Shell plans to outsource IT jobs

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Tensai replied

31 December 2007, 11:24
Nowt new

Shell have been offshoring for a few years now. Their central IT group was rebranded GITI (Group IT Infrastructure or somesuch) back in '04, and it took some wag all of 30 seconds to come up with "Give IT to India" instead....

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04...hores_it_jobs/

offshoring->outsourcing->hellinahandbasket

I used to be with them in the dim and distant past, but feeling much better now [facial tic]
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Diver replied

30 December 2007, 23:16
They are outsourcing to foreign IT specialists only. so most of the jobs will be coming to Britain
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The Lone Gunman replied

30 December 2007, 23:13
Originally posted by threaded View Post

Yes, this is a cause for celebration. Shell have a significant amount of kit that is non-trivial i.e. give it a few months of those muppets and a few more months for the management to find out and it'll be fill yer boots time!

Wot he said. C'mon.
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RandyW replied

30 December 2007, 22:35
Originally posted by AtW View Post

Lots of jobs in ContractorCity...

Yes, lots of virtual jobs and virtual women for you to fantasise about...
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AtW replied

30 December 2007, 13:59
Lots of jobs in ContractorCity...
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threaded replied

30 December 2007, 13:15
Originally posted by swamp View Post

Should be quite a bit of contract work in a couple of years at Shell to sort out all the mess created by EDS et al.

All part of the Contractor -> Permie -> Outsource -> Disaster (-> Contractor...) business lifecycle.

Yes, this is a cause for celebration. Shell have a significant amount of kit that is non-trivial i.e. give it a few months of those muppets and a few more months for the management to find out and it'll be fill yer boots time!
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swamp replied

30 December 2007, 12:54
Should be quite a bit of contract work in a couple of years at Shell to sort out all the mess created by EDS et al.

All part of the Contractor -> Permie -> Outsource -> Disaster (-> Contractor...) business lifecycle.
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SandyDown replied

30 December 2007, 10:05
well Shell has been having record profits in the last few years, how else they are going to top that this year?

btw: I thought International Business Morons were doing all of Shell's work... I bet they recommended the outsourcing to cut cost !!
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TimberWolf replied

30 December 2007, 07:58
nominating EDS, AT&T, and T-Systems to take over the work.

EDS must be doing something right somewhere?
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30 December 2007, 07:48
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