Today is the day that nearly all of the rest of my old work colleagues leave the sinking ship that is their daily grind.
I already left the company a few months ago and am already contracting elsewhere in Milton Keynes. I now feel that I can say something about the company I left, without fear of employment assassination.
It was crap.
Not the kind of day in day out crap that you deal with at work every day in every job - this was real crap. Managers (not you Gaz!) who did’nt know what they were doing were frequently brought in from a totally different section to manage us. How can they then make any sort of decision about how the department should work and who should do what - when they have no clue about what is going on?
Ah… I now know.
Money.
It all comes down to money. When we were outsourced, we were promised alot, delivered little and shit on substantially. Keeping staff morale seen as a mere afterthought as the “sideways moving managers” swept through the organisation trimming and chopping the best staff out of the sections to save money, reduce cost and increase frustration for the customers.
It was my first real experience of “US corporate methodology” compared to the touchy feely ways of the previous company. It all just comes down to money at the end of the day.
Screw the employees, screw the customers, just screw them for every penny and then get out.
I think that sums it up quite nicely. I know that current employees and ex-employees read this blog and I am sure they will agree with me. I am sure they could even leave some comments about how they feel. They are all anonymous and will be treated in confidence.
I just wanted to help people. Have fun, fix PCs, do my job and go home. Why put so much red tape and corporate bullshit in my way? Why shut down the best support section in the whole company?
Why? Damn you! Damn you all to heck!
Well, it's not a giant lizard slaying robot and its not a new religion.
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As today is my last day I am still reluctant to completely agree with everything you say. I would not want to jeopardise my position by concuring with each and every point you make. It would be unwise of me to say that I’ve never worked for a more money pinching bastard of a company that seems to be flushing each of it’s (european) contracts down the toilet. So I won’t. What I will say, is that the group of people I’ve worked with over the last couple of years have been the best. It’s been more like working with family than colleagues, and it is such a shame that we have been dissipated. I for one will be drinking myself silly this afternoon in celebration and commiseration, I hope you’ll join me brothers and sisters.
I agree too - and I’m still in it! Stuff jeopardising any position - it’s how it is. Find someone who says any different - there you go - nobody!
I will comment, in full techni-colour, on Wednesday.
Vent!
Vent!
Vent your anger!
See - The grass is greener - You guys eh. Welcome all to the real world.
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