Redundancy
August 29th, 2007 · Posted in Uncategorized · 5 CommentsI 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.
August 30th, 2007 at 7:59 am
That is messed the hell up.
D!
Dez!:Never buying any Compuware stuff EVER again
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!
D!
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?
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…).
August 31st, 2007 at 10:55 am
…yeah one day.
And when that day comes, they’ll be sorry.
Real sorry.
Yeah.
D!