Re: 67 This Year
I was sponsored by IBM (UK).
Anyhow, I digress. As part of the 'meet the company' I travelled to numerous sites and met numerous people, more so than a typical IBM grunt would.
I heard all the tales and fables.
The 'not laying any one off' was mentioned a lot - this was pre 90s nearly going bust.
Its not hard whne a good ~30% of head count on a site were contractors.
Thats not a bad strategy.
Anyhow, I refused by job offer. Just did not fancy it.
The interview team, who Id worked with for a few summers, were shocked. Id have got less a suprised reaction if I stripped off naked. Seriously. Theyd never had anyone, ever, turn down a job offer.
About 6 years later the entire interview team were laid off.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
