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Tony / Dave B
Interesting one. I've been watching BTGS lately and it seems to be almost running under a state of Administration after the Finance people were put in charge. I can see the logic in retraining existing permy staff and phasing them into contractor roles but to just wholesale dump hundreds of contractors and replace them with unqualified staff in the hope that the clients won't notice seems like commercial suicide.
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Originally posted by dack View PostReal contractors go offshore and kiss the 24 month rule goodbye, accept 12 month renewals and use this to fund Plan B.
You've been in the Public Sector too long mate.
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Originally posted by TonyEnglish View PostI've been checking jobserve and the only people who seem to be taking on are govt gigs - I was given my notice last night along with a ton of other contractors working at Global Services for BT
Interesting one. I've been watching BTGS lately and it seems to be almost running under a state of Administration after the Finance people were put in charge. I can see the logic in retraining existing permy staff and phasing them into contractor roles but to just wholesale dump hundreds of contractors and replace them with unqualified staff in the hope that the clients won't notice seems like commercial suicide.
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Originally posted by Bagpuss View Post7 years on one site = permie
Real contractors do 2 years max (end of expense rule)
Besides, who wants to have been onsite longer than most permies?
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7 years on one site = permie
Real contractors do 2 years max (end of expense rule)
Besides, who wants to have been onsite longer than most permies?
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Originally posted by TonyEnglish View PostI've been checking jobserve and the only people who seem to be taking on are govt gigs - I was given my notice last night along with a ton of other contractors working at Global Services for BT
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Originally posted by dack View Postrevolutionary product that I could produce and market on the cheap but yielded large profits.
Just gotta think up said product and I'm laughing.
Go around buying up all the debts in really downtrodden neighbourhoods and then package them together in an expensive envelope, pay an ‘independent’ body, possibly Moodys, S&P or Ronnie Biggs, to stamp ‘AAA Solid Gold investment’ on the envelope and sell them to people who know nothing about money, like banks, finance ministers and pension funds. Guaranteed millions.
Oh sorry there’s a catch here…
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Originally posted by dack View PostHuge war chest, but wife and two kids found, opened it and spent it.
I’d spend the next few months brushing up on how the rest of the world operates if I were you, the private sector expects you to really work for the money... it was a big culture shock for me.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostIf I see your ice cream van anywhere near my patch, you’re in for it!
Just gotta think up said product and I'm laughing.
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I've been checking jobserve and the only people who seem to be taking on are govt gigs - I was given my notice last night along with a ton of other contractors working at Global Services for BT
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Originally posted by dack View Post.. or maybe time to dust off Plan B ....
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Originally posted by dack View PostThe real world is gonna be a bit of shock to the system, I've heard all sorts of horror stories like deadlines, profits and effiiciency.
Deadlines; things which go 'whoosh' as they fly past
Profits; things which used to happen but don't any more
Efficiency; something which small diesel cars are good at, allegedly
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