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[h=2]True account of the plight of a SG IT professional working in SG[/h]
December 21st, 2012 |
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Hi readers,
I want to report a real case that happened in my office of a large MNC which feeds numerous IT consultants from India and Philippines. Mainly india.
I needed to tally data from one system with their system. An Indian PR developed the codes. Our system data is different from theirs when they should be the same.
Our system has been in use for about a decade. So, in the all countries, all the users believe in its accuracy like they believe in their gods.
So, I investigated the problem and checked with the IT consultant, the Indian PR. His first reaction was he did not know, which is quite unprofessional of him to answer in this manner. Because he did not want to reveal his codes, he said he didn’t know.
As we all belong to an internal IT team, I did not want to complain about him. I thought that teamwork and team spirit are important in a team. So, I didn’t complain about his attitude to my boss.
Our IT system has been running for over ten years but it’s poorly managed. The IT consultants could get away with it as they can collude with each other to cover themselves. The users are also foolish and did not test properly. So, for ten years, these “pien jia” (i.e, swindlers) can get away swindling our SGD at the expense of sinkie jobs.
Now, I finally caught them red handed. The part of the program coded by this Indian PR consultant was found not to meet the requirements at all. The user is also blind. Money spent on quality control and assurance is all a waste. No one is really working!
All sorts of rework were needed. This created tonnes of work for support, all at the expense of the company and users.
My conclusion of these foreigners (at least those that I’ve encountered) is this:
1. It’s true that productivity has dropped with influx of foreigners.
2. Foreigners are not committed. They may use cheap and dirty ways to get by. As long as companies cannot check their work in detail, the companies will not know that they have been getting wrong data and information from their systems.
3. IT in Singapore is so infested with foreigners that now, even the hiring managers, team leaders and senior managers are all foreigners. And they all tend to come from India. They will go all way out to protect their own kinds and names. They help each other but do not really help Singaporeans who now are the minority in IT sector.
4. I tried to criticise the foreigners in my earlier job as QA. My manager, a PR here for 10 years, was from India. He had earlier engaged a vendor team of what? Consultants from India. I was hired to check their work. I found design flaws and reported to my manager. Guess what? In the end, he defended his compatriots from India and I had to go.
5. Same case here in my current job, another large MNC. These Indian nationals have colluded and created a haven and enclave such that they will carry on their dirty tricks to help them get by and continue to earn SGD for years to come. They never really put in any sincere effort to work. They now have the you-owe-me mentality.
I have suffered under PAP rule for a decade at least. I am unable to get permanent positions due to long history of contract jobs. I swear to Lee Kuan Yew that I will VOTE the PAP out!
I am so pissed with PAP policies. I have nothing to lose anymore. I have no Fear!
.
Anthon Jack
* Comment first appeared in: Foreign talent who used to work in NUS is a fraud



I want to report a real case that happened in my office of a large MNC which feeds numerous IT consultants from India and Philippines. Mainly india.
I needed to tally data from one system with their system. An Indian PR developed the codes. Our system data is different from theirs when they should be the same.
Our system has been in use for about a decade. So, in the all countries, all the users believe in its accuracy like they believe in their gods.
So, I investigated the problem and checked with the IT consultant, the Indian PR. His first reaction was he did not know, which is quite unprofessional of him to answer in this manner. Because he did not want to reveal his codes, he said he didn’t know.
As we all belong to an internal IT team, I did not want to complain about him. I thought that teamwork and team spirit are important in a team. So, I didn’t complain about his attitude to my boss.
Our IT system has been running for over ten years but it’s poorly managed. The IT consultants could get away with it as they can collude with each other to cover themselves. The users are also foolish and did not test properly. So, for ten years, these “pien jia” (i.e, swindlers) can get away swindling our SGD at the expense of sinkie jobs.
Now, I finally caught them red handed. The part of the program coded by this Indian PR consultant was found not to meet the requirements at all. The user is also blind. Money spent on quality control and assurance is all a waste. No one is really working!
All sorts of rework were needed. This created tonnes of work for support, all at the expense of the company and users.
My conclusion of these foreigners (at least those that I’ve encountered) is this:
1. It’s true that productivity has dropped with influx of foreigners.
2. Foreigners are not committed. They may use cheap and dirty ways to get by. As long as companies cannot check their work in detail, the companies will not know that they have been getting wrong data and information from their systems.
3. IT in Singapore is so infested with foreigners that now, even the hiring managers, team leaders and senior managers are all foreigners. And they all tend to come from India. They will go all way out to protect their own kinds and names. They help each other but do not really help Singaporeans who now are the minority in IT sector.
4. I tried to criticise the foreigners in my earlier job as QA. My manager, a PR here for 10 years, was from India. He had earlier engaged a vendor team of what? Consultants from India. I was hired to check their work. I found design flaws and reported to my manager. Guess what? In the end, he defended his compatriots from India and I had to go.
5. Same case here in my current job, another large MNC. These Indian nationals have colluded and created a haven and enclave such that they will carry on their dirty tricks to help them get by and continue to earn SGD for years to come. They never really put in any sincere effort to work. They now have the you-owe-me mentality.
I have suffered under PAP rule for a decade at least. I am unable to get permanent positions due to long history of contract jobs. I swear to Lee Kuan Yew that I will VOTE the PAP out!
I am so pissed with PAP policies. I have nothing to lose anymore. I have no Fear!
.
Anthon Jack
* Comment first appeared in: Foreign talent who used to work in NUS is a fraud