[Andy E]

Originally Posted by jaycee

I have heard that NTL do installs 2 ways, depending on the area:

1) own personnel
2) Contractors

I was warned once by an NTL own installer that the local contractors are often complete cowboys who will totally fail to do the job properly. They don't care as 9 times out of 10 the job cannot be traced back to an individual workman and the contractors are simply not bothered.

Lol , the old them and us mentality, mind you I've never seen any management in Ntl trying to discourage it.

Contractors get double the work that a NTL installer or in house installers do. This does not seem to bother NTL who expect the same quality of install between in house and contractors, even though the contractors have approximately half the time to complete the same job .

Having said that I know a lot of contractors here in Belfast that do take pride in their work, Which is surprising really considering the amount or crap they have to take both from NTL and their employers . I also know a few who couldnââ‚Ã⠀šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢t give a fiddlers .Same as anywhere really.

One of the neatest contractors ever IMO, used to post regularly on this board , under the name of Earl of Bronze, who sadly left because of the daily cockups that NTL make, he just couldnââ‚Ã⠀šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢t take it anymore and walked.

Interesting fact †¦number of Ntl "in house "that have been sacked in the last 6 months for gross misconduct †¦ââ⠀šÂ¬Ã‚¦.4

Number of contractor sacked in same periodââ‚Ã⠀šÃ‚¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¦ÃƒÂ¢Ã ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ã‚¦Ã ƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã ‚¦Ã¢ââ↚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ã‚¦ 0



And regarding not being able to trace who did a job.. thatâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s complete nonsense

When a job is complete it must be booked off or you donââ‚Âà ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢t get paid for itââ‚ ¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¦ the first thing NTL ask for when you ring them (after being on hold for 30 mins or more) is your crew number .



Andy E