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Originally Posted by Tom2270
U can't blame the contractors. Mcnics and fujitsu try there hardest for the guys. But when they keep the same bully boy managers from Kellys map avonline etc then nothing will change. Tellin u to cut corners and bodge jobs so they all go in. Then tell u Ur crap cuz Ur stats r *****. It is a good job just a shame managers think it's the army.
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Why not blame the contractor? they are the ones who bid for the contract from Virgin!!
So if they try to undercut the next company or make their bid as competitive as possible its usually the wage or the amount of staff that pays the price for competitiveness, after all the worker is the biggest cost but also their biggest asset (although you would think they forget that bit!)
The only way the industry will change (for the contractors) if there is a engineer strike across the board. As we all know these companies are nothing without the engineers, with no engineers how does the company run?
or.... get yourselves in a union like Virgins employees at least there is someone who cares a little about the welfare of an engineer
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Originally Posted by JayJay
Im also an ex avonline now McNic, Beller - Still have to go up to Bristol and help out  . I felt sorry for you guys, you was basically a hub for engineers to cover every where! Dont blame you for getting out. |
This was not so bad a while back but due to cost cutting the work force was cut back as well as depots, like north bristol and Cots. Bristol covers a massive area teams having to do over an hour's drive to a different region to do the first job and then have the same amount of jobs as the guys who are less than 5/10/20 minutes from their first. The sensible thing to do you would think is to maybe give less to the guys who had to travel...you would think but of course no. It's pure cost cutting at the engineers expense. I know the cuts were because of company merges but this still goes on and hasn't changed