Reply to: If you voted for Computer People as best Agency please explain why

[Sysman]

BA are let down by their frumpy old stewardesses.

LOL! I remember one who was incredibly bossy.

[HairyArsedBloke]

BA are let down by their frumpy old stewardesses.

Ain't that the truth! It's no better up the front end either.

[swamp]

T5 is very good.

BA are let down by their frumpy old stewardesses.

[Sysman]

I always fly BA and T5 is by far the dogs nuts.

What's your point caller?

Congratulations. You must be one of the mystery voters I've never come across before!

I will admit that I've never tried T5.

[Incognito]

cf:

British Airways "The World's Favourite Airline"
BAA "Heathrow, the World's Favourite Airport"

I always fly BA and T5 is by far the dogs nuts.

What's your point caller?

[Sysman]

It's rather like a Scottish Life Assurance company that had an advert about having the lowest level of complaints in the industry. At the time I was doing some work for a financial services company and got completely incensed as they were the company that caused the most problems.

So I phoned them up to talk to the 'complaints department'. They didn't have one, which I of course knew. So with a bit of detective work I traced it back, and the claim about the complaints was actually the brain child of someone in marketing. No data at all to back the claim up.

They suddenly stopped that advertising campaign.

cf:

British Airways "The World's Favourite Airline"
BAA "Heathrow, the World's Favourite Airport"

[eliquant]

I have a spreadsheet of all agency contact going back many years.

Computer People holds the record for having had more gig applications from me than any other agency.

Computer People holds the record for most applications / emails / calls from me despite never getting any response from them of any sort ever since at least August 1995. It is one of the few which has:

Last contact from agent: [ null ]

against it.

I have never worked with anyone I knew to be through Computer People.

I have never known Computer People to be on the PSL of any client I have been at.


I do not believe Computer People is a real agency. It is a cover for the Chinese Secret Services in much the same way as James Bond worked for Universal Import/Export Ltd.

Never had an interview through them or even had a reply or even seen a relevant job in finance advertised by them. What has their London branch been doing with my CV for the past 15 years or so ...?

[Board Game Geek]

It's rather like a Scottish Life Assurance company that had an advert about having the lowest level of complaints in the industry. At the time I was doing some work for a financial services company and got completely incensed as they were the company that caused the most problems.

So I phoned them up to talk to the 'complaints department'. They didn't have one, which I of course knew. So with a bit of detective work I traced it back, and the claim about the complaints was actually the brain child of someone in marketing. No data at all to back the claim up.

They suddenly stopped that advertising campaign.

I can probably guess who it might have been.

They were grossly negligent in processing an insurance claim for me, to the point where I proved that it could have been prosecuted as "Fraudently deceptive" on their part, and I stared legal action. They paid up next day.

I feel sorry for the Albannach lasses who suffer viduity.

[threaded]

It's rather like a Scottish Life Assurance company that had an advert about having the lowest level of complaints in the industry. At the time I was doing some work for a financial services company and got completely incensed as they were the company that caused the most problems.

So I phoned them up to talk to the 'complaints department'. They didn't have one, which I of course knew. So with a bit of detective work I traced it back, and the claim about the complaints was actually the brain child of someone in marketing. No data at all to back the claim up.

They suddenly stopped that advertising campaign.

[Board Game Geek]

Er!

It says "voted Best Agency 2008 by Contract UK readers" Not Contractor UK

Who is/are/was contract uk?

Aha, well spotted.

In an parallel universe all things are possible :

CP Head of Media : "Right, just print that A4 pdf and hand it out to the typing pool"

Sec : "Ok. Right ladies (and Jeff). Can you read this and fill it in."

Ladies(and Jeff) : "Ok. Hmmm it says we are Contract UK readers and we have to do an online poll or sumfink."

Jeff : "Oooh, and we get a free Elizabeth Arden make-up bag" <claps hands>

Ladies : "Ohhhh"

[Diver]

There appears to be puzzlement as how they could have won this, if you voted for them please enlighten the rest of us as to why they are the best.

Er!

It says "voted Best Agency 2008 by Contract UK readers" Not Contractor UK

Who is/are/was contract uk?

[norrahe]

Dear God WES+++++++++++1

awful people to deal with

[SantaClaus]

Beats me how Computer People got an award.

They almost messed up a previous contract of mine with inflexible contract terms, as they wouldn't bend an inch.

[MPwannadecentincome]

i didn't vote for them but then again I gave up on the voting as from what I remember there was no option to skip any questions - I work direct and have never used an agency so I didn't want to vote for any agency.

Maybe people voted for them 'cos all the others were worst - so CP are the best out of a bad bunch?

[chicane]

Not me...one of the worst agencies ever worked through

WHS++