First Civil Service job?

You'll notice two things.....

It is still mahooosively bureaucratic and hierarchical.....

But, if you can justify it, you'll be able to get a shedload of training.

Posted By: Johnny Comecardiff on December 30th 2008 at 13:44:41

Message Thread

Someone in our office has ordered in from this place (General Chat) - conker, Dec 30, 12:36:57
- cor.... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Dec 30, 12:41:14
  - WHAM BARS!!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Dec 30, 12:41:28
    - highland toffe! (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Dec 30, 12:48:25
      - and also toffee (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Dec 30, 12:48:33
- nice one, someone did the same at ours! (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Dec 30, 12:38:34
  - Maybe it was the same person (General Chat) - conker, Dec 30, 12:39:10
    - I do indeed. (General Chat) - lurd, Dec 30, 12:40:20
      - We get through a lot of Banner staff (General Chat) - conker, Dec 30, 12:47:56
        
        Yeah we're all lazy. (General Chat) - lurd, Dec 30, 12:51:20
        
        I thought that when I worked at TSO (General Chat) - conker, Dec 30, 12:56:12
        
        It's the ex-civil service mentality! (General Chat) - lurd, Dec 30, 12:58:33
        
        Or (General Chat) - conker, Dec 30, 13:06:15
        
        I start my new Civil Service job on the 12th. :) (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Dec 30, 13:08:57
        
        Who you working for, DD? (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 30, 13:26:04
        
        DWP. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Dec 30, 13:28:06
        
        Fair enough.... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 30, 13:29:47
        
        We've done a lot of work with your new lot - buying guides and English Nature publications (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Dec 30, 13:39:18
        
        It's the new ERP system I think... (General Chat) - Declan, Dec 30, 13:43:57
        
        That's not a new procurement system at all..... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 30, 13:46:25
        
        We don't have much over 10k to be honest... (General Chat) - Declan, Dec 30, 13:48:37
        
        Ah......Zanzibar..... (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 30, 13:50:57
        
        That's the one, although we've branded our system 'ERP'. Doesn't sound fun at all! (n/m) (General Chat) - Declan, Dec 30, 13:52:56
        
        I'll mention it..... (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 30, 13:40:13
        
        Ah, OGC...the department with the re-branding issues! (n/m) (General Chat) - Declan, Dec 30, 13:33:21
        
        Yep..... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 30, 13:35:38
        
        Been working on our new house style, couldn't work out how we could make ours offensive! (n/m) (General Chat) - Declan, Dec 30, 13:38:26
        
        Here..... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 30, 13:37:12
        
        oo er, all looks rather high brow! Best of luck!! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Dec 30, 13:32:00
        
        Is it balls..... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 30, 13:35:17
        
        Wiki was designed to aid you in such a role! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Dec 30, 13:35:56
        
        Arf.... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 30, 13:37:52
        
        Trumped up sort of Customer Service role really, but the moneys good and it's fixed term. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Dec 30, 13:39:04
        
        Whereabouts are you going to be based? (General Chat) - Declan, Dec 30, 13:40:57
        
        Job Centre Plus? (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 30, 13:40:45
        
        Benefit Delivery Centre, near the Train Station. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Dec 30, 13:41:40
        
        First Civil Service job? (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 30, 13:44:41
        
        I've done a bit of research - got a few friends who worked for the old CSA. Ouch. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Dec 30, 13:46:06
        
        From applying to getting the job took 3 months - the checks they do are endless it seems! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Dec 30, 13:29:00
        
        Yep..... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 30, 13:30:37
        
        Would'nt be surprised, it all seems a bit convoluted but I suppose it has to be. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Dec 30, 13:33:13
      - OMG = Oh My God? (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Dec 30, 12:44:28
        
        Indeed (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Dec 30, 12:48:04

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