Glaxosmithkline (GSK)

[realityhack]

FFS

http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache...lnk&cd=1&gl=uk

[n5gooner]

why can't your drvier just drop you off and pick you up in the evening ??

[DodgyAgent]

I'm about to start an IT Contract with GLAXOSMITHKLINE in Brentford, Middlesex

I've been informed by the agency that there may not be any car parking on the GSK's site (HQ) but he is not sure and cannot find out as the manager is on holiday for another week

When I went to the interview I had to dump the car on a yellow line with the inevitable result

As the site is in the middle of nowhere (Great West Road) with no local buses and the train station out of reach, has anyone here worked at the new GSK building and can advise on car parking

Cheers

get a bus, park and ride, or park & Jog you lazy git

[BoredBloke]

GSK at Brentford has about 1/7th of the parking needed. I know people who work there and parking is a big issue. They used to rent parking in an unused building up the road and run a shuttle bus - but this has stopped.

Stockley and Greenford both have tons of parking availble, but Brentford is a mare.

What are you going to be doing for them?

[rootsnall]

I did a stint for GSK in lovely Slough. Very very beauracratic due to US Food and Drug Agency requirements that had been allowed to get out of control. In theory they produce a perfect system but in reality lead to the exact opposite. It was one of those jobs where it was a few weeks before I could log in and basically progressed from there, did about a weeks worth of coding spread over 6 months. I did have parking though, and free butties, all in all not a bad contract.

[Buffoon]

'their IT security policy made it impossible to do his job',

I guess you mean your mate wasn't used to working within the
contraints of the FDA and SOX

I don't know the details, I wasn't there. But this was well before Sarbanes-Oxley. I remember him moaning that he couldn't get C++ installed on his PC for some stupid reason to do with his machine being connected to the nextwork or something.

[Clippy]

A friend of mine is currently on contract with GSK.

You are right in your assumption, parking is limited at the Brentford site.

My friend started off driving to work for a few weeks but ended up catching the train thereafter.

Eventually, his team got moved to another office in nearby Stockley Park where, I believe, parking is not an issue.

With regards their IT Security Policy, he's never mentioned this as a concern but has praised the IT resources available.

HTH.

[foritisme]

When applying for a job away from home, I always ask about the car park facilities - especially if its out of town. Have turned jobs down because of it, also if they don't allow late monday / early friday getaways.

[milanbenes]

'their IT security policy made it impossible to do his job',

I guess you mean your mate wasn't used to working within the
contraints of the FDA and SOX

IQ's, OQ's, PQ's, SOX and lots and lots of doco and change management.

Lots of people squirm at it, but it can be used to your advantage, you just
have to slow the beat down to a crawl and have lots of patience.

Milan.

[Buffoon]

I knew of someone who worked there (maybe the old site) and had to resign after a couple of months as it was killing him. He had trouble getting there, management were arseholes and their IT security policy made it impossible to do his job. It was a number of years ago though.

[BlasterBates]

I think you should take this up with the agency.

Just tell them you need a parking space, or some form of transport.

If they offer no parking space and there's no public or company transport then basically you can't work there can you ?

[DimPrawn]

Just put your rate up by £60/day and park on the double yellows.

HTH

[n5gooner]

sorry, only worked in the old one, with lots of parking...

[nelson]

GSK Brentford

Has anyone worked at the new GSK building and can advise on car parking