Redundancy

August 29th, 2007 · Posted in Uncategorized · 5 Comments

I just found out that everyone at my old job was just fired.

If anyone knows of any jobs available, can you let me know and I will pass on the info to my mates back at Proxima/Compuware. Most of the guys are Java developers, but there is a good mix of other skills too (web development and systems administration plus a few other languages).

Thanks in advance.

Update: a small bit of backstory:

  • - Proxima was bought out at the beginning of the year by Compuware.
  • - We were rushed through two crappy projects.
  • - Pay reviews were pushed back throughout the year till the start of October.
  • - Everyone was just fired, finishing up at the very end of September.
  • - This means that everyone gets a redundancy payout based on their old pay level.
  • - Compuware management are jerks.

RodeoClown: missed it by that much.

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5 Comments to “Redundancy”

Dez! Said:
August 30th, 2007 at 7:59 am

That is messed the hell up.

D!

Dez!:Never buying any Compuware stuff EVER again

Dez! Said:
August 30th, 2007 at 12:51 pm

Thanks for the backstory.

My inital comment stands but now at least people can know that what I said was justified rather than the rantings of some crazy vindictive so and so!

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Andy Said:
August 31st, 2007 at 5:37 am

That is pretty crap. Glad you got out when you did (and I got out when I did)!

While it sucks, from my memory a lot of the guys at Proxima were good and underpaid (for example, you). The market is good right now so at least everyone should get jobs, and hopefully at a better rate.

Who was still there that I know? Ed I guess, and Pete. Roger?

RodeoClown Said:
August 31st, 2007 at 6:15 am

Hey Andy, it does suck.
Were you around with Felix? I think he was the worst out of everyone, as his Visa relied on Compuware keeping him hired (although Sherali has got him a job offer at Atlassian so he can stay in the country).

Ed, Roger, Pete, Sean, Brenden, Partha, Mariusz, Jacky and Jan.

Double sucks for Ed as he just bought a house.

I agree with Dez up above, I’m never buying Compuware software again (not that I’m really in a position to right now, but one day…).

Dez! Said:
August 31st, 2007 at 10:55 am

…yeah one day.

And when that day comes, they’ll be sorry.

Real sorry.

Yeah.

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