RE: Dumb Company18 May 2023 00:47
Mat, bullet point is easier to respond to...
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Private medical, training Bear in mind though arbitrarily the company launches "new deals" which is a byword for removal of benefits you thought you had when you joined.
Answer> you sign contract and that defines what your are entitled to...
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It enjoys a cosy relationship with an in house union that nods through everything so the company can side-step statutory consultation.
Answer_ so go elsewhere for employment if you do not like terms they offer
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Whatever they tell you in the advert or on joining, you can expect to have changed if not before you start, certainly within 12 months and not for the better.
Answer- whatever you sign in the contract is what you get
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Company ideally wants candidates of graduate quality (but not at graduate pay rates) in their 20s unencumbered with caring responsibilities and baggage who'll put in long hours to grab experience and then shove off elsewhere before they acquire life responsibilities like kids, elder care, disabilities and then start to become a burden and a nuisance.
answer* all companes are the same with graduates
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It's a blue-chip consulting firm transactional model but with pound-shop cheapness.
------------ it is a business and its purpose is to make money. There is a problem with that?
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If that's what you need at this point in your career then go for it.
Answer 555555 easy decision for any graduate then....
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Lloyds will certainly give you more experience than your grade would normally command because it's chronically short-staffed so there are endless opportunities to step up and do things as long as you don't expect to be paid for the responsibility.
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that is the way it is in all firms who take on graduatues
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Then after 18 months clear off somewhere else.
Answer -- bye
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Don't give / expect any loyalty or longevity and you'll be fine.
answer - are you desussional - the comPany owes you NOTHING
Some people do well on pay advancement by flipping in and out of Lloyds - external experienced hires are nearly always paid more than internal promotions.
aNSWER - So play the market, if you have experience