End of a era!

spike7451 · 17-08-2005, 10:39

Well,after 7 years, NTL's Belfast in-house engineers are no more.Monday we got put on 30 days notice & so it looks like me & the other guys are off into the sunset!Over to the contractors.........Not me,i'm changinh direction! maybe buy a pub?mmmm.......

Chris W · 17-08-2005, 10:44

sorry to hear that

Good luck for the future though... buying a pub sounds like a good plan!

Angua · 17-08-2005, 10:51

Good Luck, and don't forget your friends on CF will still be here!

Stuart · 17-08-2005, 10:58

spike, sorry to hear that. Been through the redundancy thing myself, and it's not nice. On the plus side, in my case, it helped persuade me to go to Uni (although not directly - I had another job for several years before I did join Uni), and I am in a far better job now..

jonbr · 17-08-2005, 14:08

Spike, I was very sorry to hear this. Having been through it four times myself, I understand how you must be feeling. However, I have been very lucky and almost always ended up in a job with better conditions, better (nicer) staff and a more enjoyable.

I've always liked the idea of running a pub

If you do go this route let us all know where and we could have a CF reunion of sorts

Jules · 17-08-2005, 14:34

As I said in the other thread I am really sorry to hear this Spike and I wish you all the luck in the world. You will still have your "family" here and I hope you keep us up to date with what is happening job wise etc

spike7451 · 17-08-2005, 16:09

Cheers Guys,
Spike

17-08-2005, 17:02

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Originally Posted by spike7451

Well,after 7 years, NTL's Belfast in-house engineers are no more.Monday we got put on 30 days notice & so it looks like me & the other guys are off into the sunset!Over to the contractors.........Not me,i'm changinh direction! maybe buy a pub?mmmm.......

All the best m8. I hope you find something good out there.

Derek · 17-08-2005, 17:14

So who is left in Northern Ireland that actually works for Ntl directly?

SLM · 17-08-2005, 17:43

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Originally Posted by dezzo

So who is left in Northern Ireland that actually works for Ntl directly?

The man who fills up the water cooler.....good luck in the future btw

Escapee · 17-08-2005, 17:58

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Originally Posted by spike7451

Well,after 7 years, NTL's Belfast in-house engineers are no more.Monday we got put on 30 days notice & so it looks like me & the other guys are off into the sunset!Over to the contractors.........Not me,i'm changinh direction! maybe buy a pub?mmmm.......

Sorry to hear about that Spike, are you saying the in-house service techs will no longer be working directly for ntl?

What about the network technicians in that region?

I understand Headends and Telco Switch are going back under networks (national), every two years or so they change things to a format that failed before it was given a chance previously.

I bet service techs will revert to direct ntl employees within a few years, or when the contract ends. I wonder how "Manpower" or whoever the contractor is, will fill these technical positions at such appaling rates.
The job market appears to be picking up again for technical jobs, so there will probably be opportunities for poorly treated employees to move on soon.

spike7451 · 17-08-2005, 19:13

Service & Networks are still In-House but they too have lost blokes who've rarely been replaced.With the planned merger with TeleWest (when it arrives!) who know's what'll happen.They only use Contractors from what i gather, so maybe they're next.When i walked thru the office the other day,they were hardly any staff left!Half of the big 3 floor office is rented out now & the office space NTL occupy is about 1/3rd!In one office alone which used to hold 30,there's now 5!
If they offer me another post,i'll more than likely decline,there are no vacencies in Service or Networks & the only post are in Sales.
I'd rather start afresh in a new company without fear of this happening again soon.Cheers guys,
Spike

mattfrn · 03-09-2005, 22:03

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Originally Posted by spike7451

Service & Networks are still In-House but they too have lost blokes who've rarely been replaced.With the planned merger with TeleWest (when it arrives!) who know's what'll happen.They only use Contractors from what i gather, so maybe they're next.When i walked thru the office the other day,they were hardly any staff left!Half of the big 3 floor office is rented out now & the office space NTL occupy is about 1/3rd!In one office alone which used to hold 30,there's now 5!
If they offer me another post,i'll more than likely decline,there are no vacencies in Service or Networks & the only post are in Sales.
I'd rather start afresh in a new company without fear of this happening again soon.Cheers guys,
Spike

I worked in sales Spike and we all got let go in April , only sales blokes left are field sales , no chance of joining them unless plenty of experiance, something will turn up for you i,m sure , any chance of garden leave? get looking now , can be a bummer though as your job is only at risk for those 30 days , not really 30 days notice as such as they can withdraw it at any time

spike7451 · 03-09-2005, 22:54

Turns out the sales job was b******! Was in the office last week for the first time in ages & it's empty!If theres 40 in Airport Rd i'd be supprised.
We finish on 13 Sept & i've a app in for Sky (Finlays) but i'm waiting on a post in the cops as a civvie .!
Cheers mate,
Spike

03-09-2005, 23:39

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Originally Posted by spike7451

Turns out the sales job was b******! Was in the office last week for the first time in ages & it's empty!If theres 40 in Airport Rd i'd be supprised.
We finish on 13 Sept & i've a app in for Sky (Finlays) but i'm waiting on a post in the cops as a civvie .!
Cheers mate,
Spike

brave man - good luck