GAMA-1 Technologies is yet another company to blacklist. Even if you aren’t a member of the Software Contractor’s Guild, I’m going to share this with you. What makes it worse is the fact these guys are government contractors and most gigs require clearance so they should be held to a higher standard than Indian firms. Obviously the GAO doesn’t police contractors well. A casual reader who doesn’t work in IT might read this blog, not … Yet Another Company to BlacklistRead more
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You Aren’t More Productive Using Indians
There has been a push or more accurately a desperation grab by technical recruiters to use Indians for the vetting process. This is always an unmitigated disaster. The ones that are “priced right” don’t know shit. Worse, they subcontract out the actual work to people who know even less. Cox Communications Today’s foray into the realm of “priced right” technical recruiters is brought to you by Cox Communications. Obviously they have a vendor management system … You Aren’t More Productive Using IndiansRead more
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Avoid ALKU like AIDS
If you are an IT consultant with any skills, especially in the embedded systems world, you are going to encounter ALKU. They are almost as bad as Zoom Technical. You will find yourself blocking their domains on your email server, not just your email client. You will also find yourself blocking all their phone numbers. With Zoom they badger you a few days per week trying to find “one skill” for a client that needs … Avoid ALKU like AIDSRead more
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What Indian Firms are Looking to Pay U.S. Citizens
I kid you not, this opening popped up on Dice. Indian firms looking for U.S. Citizens. Keep in mind this is for a Senior developer and apparently you only need 5 years for that. That explains all of the failed projects you hear about and all of the shit candidates you have to interview. This low-skill off-shore shit has been a problem for years. In a COBOL shop you can be there 10 years and … What Indian Firms are Looking to Pay U.S. CitizensRead more