BT Openreach Engineers

flashsnaps

Hi all,


Any Openreach engineers on here?

Can one of you advise the best path to get a job at Openreach? Sussex area.

4yrs experience in IT Technical support.

John_Gray

I think you're over-qualified! :rotfl:

flashsnaps

Ha John, I've actually read alot about the rep of some.

I work for a small firm though with no ladder to climb and want a more stable path.

fwor

I haven't spoken to anyone in Openreach for a while, but when I last did they said working conditions at ground level were terrible.

High workload, low morale, no pay rises and poor prospects because of long-serving employees staying put waiting for the right package.

Things may have changed, but I doubt it.

DUTR

fwor wrote: »

I haven't spoken to anyone in Openreach for a while, but when I last did they said working conditions at ground level were terrible.

High workload, low morale, no pay rises and poor prospects because of long-serving employees staying put waiting for the right package.

Things may have changed, but I doubt it.

How long is a while as some of what you post is simply untrue.

DUTR

flashsnaps wrote: »

Hi all,


Any Openreach engineers on here?

Can one of you advise the best path to get a job at Openreach? Sussex area.

4yrs experience in IT Technical support.

http://www.indeed.co.uk/Bt-Openreach-jobs

fwor

DUTR wrote: »

How long is a while as some of what you post is simply untrue.

Fair comment - several years now.

Glad to hear things have changed, as some of my friends there were having a hard time then.

flashsnaps

DUTR wrote: »

http://www.indeed.co.uk/Bt-Openreach-jobs

Your Link doesnt work, i thought employment was handled by hayes?

flashsnaps

DUTR wrote: »

How long is a while as some of what you post is simply untrue.

How did you get started? Are you aware of any openings?

spud17

fwor wrote: »

High workload, low morale, no pay rises and poor prospects because of long-serving employees staying put waiting for the right package.

Which is what 2 acquaintances of mine did.
Both joined from school, worked their way up and have spent the last 10yrs or so waiting for the optimum time to get out. Both retired at around 60, I'm guessing.
I do have occasional contact at work with OR guys, and I'd say morale and working conditions have not improved. Work load can be pretty high, and I *think* the Infinity cable pulls around here are being done by sub-contractors.

DUTR

spud17 wrote: »

Which is what 2 acquaintances of mine did.
Both joined from school, worked their way up and have spent the last 10yrs or so waiting for the optimum time to get out. Both retired at around 60, I'm guessing.
I do have occasional contact at work with OR guys, and I'd say morale and working conditions have not improved. Work load can be pretty high, and I *think* the Infinity cable pulls around here are being done by sub-contractors.

10years? They may have missed the gravy train