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Originally Posted by th'engineer
This has not been announced and as usual will expect the usual stick aboput it untill its announced .
Due to many savings in the company, and a better financial outlook within the communications sector. In other words its more profitable a nice pay rise for NTL directors in september.
Watch this space
Remember i got the BB upgrade dates  not been wrong on my predictions, remember that NTL is like a colander full off leaks. |
I haven't any inside info on this, but I would think its almost a certainty. I'm not a gambling man but would feel safe putting my money on it.
CableTel/ntl as a company of pulling the wool over peoples eyes, its not difficult to manipulate things to make them look good to shareholders. The only way ntl directors have improved the figures is by shedding loads of jobs, they are playing the old corporate game of keep chopping at the roots and hope the tree doesn't fall over. When they get to the stage that things dont operate anymore, they know they have found the minimum staffing level. Unfortunately some functions in a company do not show the signs of harm with these prsctices until its too late.
The company has been squeezing employees for a long time, they are increasing peoples workload and managers are acting like dictators whilst telling people to walk out if they dont like it as they are easily replaced. this is happening in some ntl departments, I know its certainly happening in one of the old departments I used to work for, as the department has recently had three people go sick with stress within a metter of weeks. The hours lost through people being sick with stress in that department over the last three years has increased dramatically, a certain amount was due to the slackers who were unhappy at having to pull their finger out but now it is causing previously concsientious, keen workers to take time off.
These factors and the general operational shambles that ntl is in will be well hidden amongst the figures, and the shareholders will be unaware about the huge potential pitfalls waiting around the corner.
I will admit that when the economy starts to look better and more suitable jobs become available in the next inevitable boom for technical employees, I for one will have a big smile on my face.
ntl will reap what they sow, the directors can only get away with treating people like s**t whilst there are so few jobs around.
I am prepared to have a tenner on the directors getting a good rise and bonuses, certainly far higher that the little rise and bonus the ntl workers are getting these days.