| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 3621.1 | Stealthy mushroom management | PEKING::RICKETTSK | Drop the dead donkey | Mon Jan 09 1995 13:57 | 13 |
| Apparently true, effective last Friday - some notes in UK_Digital on
Friday about it, and a rumour here in the repair centre. I heard 'over
90' engineers, so 95 sounds about right. There hasn't been any official
announcement that I've heard, I wouldn't be surprised if it came as news
to customers as well. It seems to have come as news to the engineers
affected.
I'd heard something a while back about the 'man in a van' idea, using
contractors to service desktop equipment, but I didn't realise that
this was to be in place of, rather than additional, to the existing
desktop service engineers.
Ken
UK PRC
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| 3621.2 | | WELSWS::HEDLEY | Lager Lout | Tue Jan 10 1995 19:03 | 7 |
| I heard from one of the engineers that the number was over 100. Another
cause for concern is that the call handling staff at Welwyn still haven't
been relocated, although the `official' closure date of that office was
at least 2 months ago (we got 3 weeks notice that the building was to be
closed; thanks guys)
Chris.
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| 3621.3 | time to give the pot another stir ?? | VIVIAN::P_MILNER | | Thu Jan 12 1995 14:37 | 14 |
| Digital is also looking for contract engineers in the traditional Vax
space in London via at least two agencies that I know of.
I wonder what the customers will think of this when very experianced
engineers are replaced with contractors.
Why is it that just when we seem to be making some headway in MCS. that
the management true to past form have this almost obsessive need to get
digital into another round of upheaval.
If only a period of stability in thoughs areas that are doing well was
allowed then employees wouldn't feel the need to leave so the business
could be allowed to grow.
I get the feeling of here we go again right now.
/phil
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| 3621.4 | And the answer is....... | MPGS::CWHITE | Parrot_Trooper | Fri Jan 13 1995 11:56 | 4 |
| because, according to Star Trek, "the needs of the few, outweigh the
needs of the many" you can figure that one out.
chet
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| 3621.5 | | WELSWS::HEDLEY | Lager Lout | Fri Jan 13 1995 13:00 | 6 |
| Apparently the 100+ engineers have been replaced with 50 poorly trained
(ie not at all) contractors. I bet the customers are delighted.
Chris.
PS I wonder how many managers went?
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| 3621.6 | Spock's death scene | NEWOA::COURTNEY_M | Excuses not acceptable-Money is. | Sat Jan 21 1995 18:55 | 5 |
| Wasn't it -
"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few...or the one."
/Mark.
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| 3621.7 | not only, but also..... | WELCLU::SHARKEYA | LoginN - even makes the coffee@ | Sun Jan 22 1995 08:25 | 3 |
| Ahh, but there was Kirks response at the end......
Alan
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