Re: FN-FORUM Re: [ OT ] physics question...

date posted 10th January 2003 14:52

Ah, most of the EDS people are contractors AFAIK. A friend of mine worked at
DSS Longbenton trying to run a tech author team. The EDS project manager or
team leader insisted on making her look at his (nasty) S and M Web site
(which apparently included pictures of him) and she said that they had 30
writers to do the work of two and most of them couldn't write. Even though
she was getting decent money, she walked after two weeks.

We always used to say of them "Over time, under spec and over budget"...
oops.

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> Interesting - Where did you hear that one - Nothing surprises me any
more -
> I was a contractor at the DSS until EDS took over and got rid of all the
> Contractors - Pam
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> > There's not much to choose between them. However rumour has it that EDS
> had
> > a positive part in getting IR35 implemented...
> >
> > Computacenter has a bad habit of cancelling requirements at the last
> minute.
> >
> > Depends on the contract.
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> > From: "Mark C" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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> > > Who is the worse of the 2
> > > EDS or Computacenter (saying a very bitter contractor who was told
> earlier
> > > that "we wont be having you back after all")
> > >
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> > > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 11:32 AM
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> > >
> > > > Who are all contractors on lousy "caught by IR35" contracts on a low
> > > hourly
> > > > rate (or FTVs), while EDS rakes in the mark-up.
> > > >
> > > > Excellent place though. I went there in about 1997/8 and they had
ATM
> to
> > > the
> > > > desktop even then.
> > > >
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> > > > Kathy
> > > > http://www.vendetta.co.uk
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> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 10:41 AM
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> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > Does anyone else find it amusing that the majority of Boeing
> > > > > > 747's run on P&W engines, but airforce 1 & 2 run Rolls Royce.
> > > > > > I suppose it says we are still doing something right as a
> country.
> > > > >
> > > > > It is amusing, but whether we're doing it right or not is another
> > > > > question. As far as I remember, Rolls Royce laid off a lot of
their
> > > > > aero engines staff last year.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm sure it's nothing to do with the fact that their Derby HQ is
> > > > > crawling with EDS consultants. Oh no. They're all there for free
> for
> > > > > the love of the job. ;)
> > > > >
> > > > > Darran.
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