[plug] Re: Companies using Linux around Perth

[Jonathan]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tomasz Grzegurzko" <tomasz89 at gmail.com>
To: plug at plug.org.au
Sent: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:31:45 +0900
Subject: Re: [plug] Re: Companies using Linux around Perth

> On Nov 28, 2007 12:24 PM, Jonathan <jonathan_k at dropzone.com> wrote:
> > Thanks Adrian. iiNet were my preferred employer when I arrived here, as my last position was
> with an
> > ISP in Sydney. Unfortunately the salary was well below my expectations (the fruit and massages
> > weren't going to make up the difference ;)... ).
> >
> > Does anyone on the list work for iiNet or has worked for them in the past? I'm curious as to
> why
> > they're always advertising for engineers, when they have acquired some ISPs with very good
> engineers
> > already working for them. Maybe they just don't want to relocate?
> >
> > Thanks to the people who replied off-list too.
> >
> > Jonathan
> 
> Suggest searching the archives ... ;)
> 
> Tomasz
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Thanks Tomasz. Reading the thread that was discussed last November gave me a good insight into my
current situation with iiNet, in fact the whole thread bordered on hilarious in light of my dealings
with them.

When i initially applied the girl on the phone hurriedly got to the point in the phone interview
where she asked me about salary expectations, her reply was "let me tell you, it's way below that",
I don't know where they find these HR people... you think they could be a bit more subtle about
their salary shortcomings. I told her pretty bluntly that it must be a junior position at that rate
(I guess i could be more subtle too, I don't know where they find these candidates ;)).

More recently I've had two different recruitment agents eager to put my resume forward to iiNet,
convinced that they could secure a higher salary, I let them do so but told them it was at their own
risk, one guy did manage to get an interview, which was subsequently canceled on the day. The whole
situation makes sense after reading through that thread.

Jonathan