Posts by ThirdMan

Fujitsu cuts 1,200 UK jobs after revenue mauling

Large IT Company Treats Workers Badly - Shocker?

Seriously guys, are there any large IT services companies which are good employers. IT companies own nothing, make nothing and only exist to serve their "customers" and make money for the "executives" and shareholders. No customers - no profits - no reason to exist. There is no room for loyalty to good employees, the good, the bad and the ugly alike get the chop. We are in a "Economic Downturn" and these companies are showing their true colours. If you are getting the boot I hope that you can find alternative employment quickly.

IT workers grumble about lack of career path

Roll Up, Roll Up Join the IT Jobs Merry-Go-Round

I've worked in IT for the last 15 years since leaving University, I've observed the following pattern in myself and co-workers, lets call it the IT Job Life Cycle

1. See "fantastic opportunity" advertised

2. Apply and get interviewed

3. With a bit of "luck" get offered the job

4. Start job, take a few months to get acclimatised

5. within 6 months you've had your first taste of being messed around by "little Hitler" management and corporate bullsh*t

6. After 9 months the penny drops that you've been sold a crock of sh*t

7. After 2 years start to think about getting a new job

8. After 3 years of imposed misery, pain and sorrow goto 1.

Basically IT jobs are just Hi-Tech Sh*t shovelling, there are no professional standards and there is no respect of abilities. You need 5 years of highy specialised experience just to get through the door so even if you want to do something different no one will give you a job unless you've got a CV full of acronyms in exactly what the employer wants. If you work somewhere where this is not the case please contact me with with any open vacancies but I suspect I won't get much response.