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Originally posted by Bumner....and that's my friends problem: Go-getta, very high profile positions but now sat surfing and reading non-descript, non-existing documentation.... don't can it.... go for the role.... what you going for? I'll make some enquries for you...
I like a high profile go getter
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Exactly.....
....and that's my friends problem: Go-getta, very high profile positions but now sat surfing and reading non-descript, non-existing documentation.... don't can it.... go for the role.... what you going for? I'll make some enquries for you...
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Vetran has hit the nail on the head. BT is still mired in state owned mentality. Don't rock the boat, don't make a fuss, sit quietly in the corner and do as you're told (even if that means you mostly do nothing).
If you are the go-getting, dynamic, pro-active sort of person, you will hate every second of it.
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no don't can it
Just look at it as an opportunity to 'hone your skills' as there won't be much work to do you can spend your time doing private work / development.
Just realise if you are used to getting things done you need to understand its the public sector mentality as far as progress is concerned.Last edited by vetran; 5 January 2006, 12:04.
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Originally posted by BumnerI have to say.... I know someone who's been there a short time and I shout out a "here here" to all the previous comments: Inept, demotivated, unprofessional etc etc.....
From what I hear, it's not what you know or your capabilities it's how much testosterone you exude and what click you're in......
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Originally posted by BumnerI have to say.... I know someone who's been there a short time and I shout out a "here here" to all the previous comments: Inept, demotivated, unprofessional etc etc.....
From what I hear, it's not what you know or your capabilities it's how much testosterone you exude and what click you're in......
So Contractors required with Big Balls eh?
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I have to say.... I know someone who's been there a short time and I shout out a "here here" to all the previous comments: Inept, demotivated, unprofessional etc etc.....
From what I hear, it's not what you know or your capabilities it's how much testosterone you exude and what click you're in......
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Is BT all that bad? I heard the money wasn't that bad although not a lot of work being done
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so true.
Originally posted by Lucifer BoxGetting anything done is virtually impossible. The permies don't want to know and either can't help or are so paralysed by bureaucracy everything takes forever. Most staff have been there for 20+ years and are only interested in when the next early retirement package comes along.
..... However, it is perfectly possible for a contractor to be there for 10 years if you just stay quiet and in the corner, and grap hold of some obscure interface no one else knows anything about.
Overall: easy work, sh1t rates, useless demotivated colleagues, ultimately frustrating.
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Getting anything done is virtually impossible. The permies don't want to know and either can't help or are so paralysed by bureaucracy everything takes forever. Most staff have been there for 20+ years and are only interested in when the next early retirement package comes along.
In the end, I turned down a renewal as I couldn't stand it any more. However, it is perfectly possible for a contractor to be there for 10 years if you just stay quiet and in the corner, and grap hold of some obscure interface no one else knows anything about.
Overall: easy work, sh1t rates, useless demotivated colleagues, ultimately frustrating.
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Originally posted by DimPrawnBT = Bahindra Telecom = Goodness Gracious Me.
Pay is rock bottom, as is quality of staff, morale, projects, technology and prospects.
Stacking shelves at ASDA looks attractive in comparison.
You have been warned.
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the job I may go for is paying OK not $$$ but not !!@& - anyone working there at the moment - there can't be too many West End offices.
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BT = Bahindra Telecom = Goodness Gracious Me.
Pay is rock bottom, as is quality of staff, morale, projects, technology and prospects.
Stacking shelves at ASDA looks attractive in comparison.
You have been warned.
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