Seeing the same thing (upselling, recent grads, gullible management) here with EY.
I overheard one of the grads talking about resourcing others in at the "discounted rate" of £1180 pd, his linkedin profile had 3 months experience (and that was managing a risk spreadsheet)!
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Client manager: we want you to implement archiving of 3 objects
Accenture: 1000 man days
Client manager: On a project two years ago, I took on a consultant with less than one year's experience, and she managed to implement archiving of 50 objects is three months. Now piss off and come back with a realistic estimate
Time passes
Accenture: 950 man days
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Originally posted by Scruff View Postvery fit girls from all over the world, particularly the Danish and Swedish, stereotypically too.Originally posted by Troll View PostGot some fit birds thoughOriginally posted by FatLazyContractor View PostThat said, the birds they fly in from Spain are fecking hotSeems to be a pattern - young hot girlie grads , but where do they all end up?Originally posted by Coalman View PostOh and top totty,
Do they all do a few years post grad, meet the PM of their dreams and then drop out to get married and have sprogs?
There appears to be a lack of 30 something totty out there for me to letch at
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Sounds like current clientco. Excellent sales team, gullible management, poorly defined contract. Accidenture money printing service. Oh, they've been told to do one when they stated they needed more money to complete the work they signed up to! Oh and top totty,
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Bob never made the grade. His (fake) degree wasn't Red-BrickOriginally posted by MicrosoftBob View Post
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There was a girl on our uni course who got a job offer with one of the consultancies back in 96 - about 12k above average graduate salary and she could have every other Sunday off! She sacrificed 3k a year to have her weekends off with a different company.Originally posted by vetran View Postwas the way when I used to visit Arthur's there would be grads running round at 11pm and 7am.
that was 25 years ago.
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was the way when I used to visit Arthur's there would be grads running round at 11pm and 7am.
that was 25 years ago.
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Current gig is infested with them. That said, the birds they fly in from Spain are fecking hot
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https://youtu.be/rqQT3oKA3v8Originally posted by LondonManc View PostThe ridiculous hours part sounds awesome. Do tell.
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The ridiculous hours part sounds awesome. Do tell.Originally posted by Scruff View PostI had a great time working there. Ridiculous hours, very fit girls from all over the world, particularly the Danish and Swedish, stereotypically too. Best paying Consultancy role I have ever had.
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I had a great time working there. Ridiculous hours, very fit girls from all over the world, particularly the Danish and Swedish, stereotypically too. Best paying Consultancy role I have ever had.
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New to Wipro and Infosys?Originally posted by MicrosoftBob View PostThey can certainly do the needful
I wonder if Bob Shawadwadi ever worked for them ?
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They can certainly do the needful
I wonder if Bob Shawadwadi ever worked for them ?
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The biggest problem is that the "best" consultants tend to have been told to focus on upsell rather than delivery.Originally posted by Troll View PostFlooding the Project with recent Grads so far up their own ar5es and creating more issues than actually resolving
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