Reply to: Positive things about contracting for banks here in the UK!

[AtW]

I was spot on with my judgement of them.

I've heard some stories later about it too.

[HairyArsedBloke]

No they would not have. Do you know why? Because I have no desire to work for a bank. I did have interview in 2000 with Barclays Capital but I did not like their attitude, I think shortly afterwards I read about them outsourcing IT functions or something like this

A former client that moved to BarCap phoned me to ask if I wanted to have a contact name so I could sell to them. I said I wanted nothing to do with the <expletive>s. He lasted less than three months before leaving; I got an e-mail from him saying that I was spot on with my judgement of them.

[DiscoStu]

they kicked me out after 5 minutes because I talked crap and looked like a bag man.

[sasguru]

No they would not have. Do you know why? Because I have no desire to work for a bank. I did have interview in 2000 with Barclays Capital but I did not like their attitude, I think shortly afterwards I read about them outsourcing IT functions or something like this

they kicked me out after 5 minutes because I talked crap and looked like a bag man.

[DiscoStu]

No they would not have. Do you know why? Because I have no desire to work for a bank. I did have interview in 2000 with Barclays Capital but I did not like their attitude, I think shortly afterwards I read about them outsourcing IT functions or something like this

it only lasted 5 minutes because I didn't understand the questions they were asking me.

[AtW]

Well they would have chopped you straight away.

No they would not have. Do you know why? Because I have no desire to work for a bank. I did have interview in 2000 with Barclays Capital but I did not like their attitude, I think shortly afterwards I read about them outsourcing IT functions or something like this

[sasguru]

head count

Well they would have chopped you straight away. There are better programmers in India.

[AtW]

Banks are desperate to reduce risk.

head count

[sasguru]

out

Nah salaries/rates going up for those with the right experience.
Banks are desperate to reduce risk.

[AtW]

Lots out of work for Credit Risk analysts

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[realityhack]

Plenty of office space to play chair races.

No problem finding a parking space.

Loads of free booze with all the leaving dos.

[sasguru]

Lots of work for Credit Risk analysts

[Mailman_1]

Lots of work for off-shoring Technical Architects!!!!!

[sasguru]

Loads of luvverly tax-payers money to play with.
Boomed!

[AtW]

Not my fault mate - blame the sadguru