Job Responsibilities
Building PC's. Ghosting images onto them, testing and delivering
and training users. Also assisted in ad-hoc projects. Eg: s/w
rollout (MSOffice) and PDA installs
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Job Requirements
There was no academic work involved in the building of computers
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Uppers
The team environment and quality of co-workers.
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Downers
I was very happy with the company for over 13 years. Then
they 'fired' me in Jan 2003. They had laid a LOT of people off
due to the economy. But they fired me (and another worker I
heard about) as we had both been there over ten years. And a
severence package would have been a lot!! So by 'firing' us,
theye incurred NO costs. Pennsylvannian employment law allows
this too - which sucks!
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Lifestyle
Regular hours, only travel was regular trips between sites ~3miles apart in
company vehicle. Business casual dress.
But realize that it's a company that don't give a shit about you!! I'd been
there over 13 years - to be 'fired' to save themselves a few dollars!!
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Compensation
I was on ~$43K. Lowest pay for the grade (13). Annual
discretionary bonus (couple of thousand). Regular medical, 401K
etc.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Don't work at IMS Health!!!! If you do, and decide to leave -
give them NO notice!!!!!! Their internet application form has
this sentence - which you HAVE to accept before continuing:
'I understand that employment with IMS Health Incorporated is at-
will, and that either I or IMS Health Incorporated may terminate
my employment at any time with or without notice, for any or no
reason.'
So play them at their own game here - and just leave!! Give NO
notice!
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