Working at VF HQ?

[AnnaO]

Hello All

Are any of you working, or have worked at Vodafone HQ in Newbury? I understand that there is no parking on site and that it is all hotdesking. Sounds like a bit of a pain. Does anyone have the experience of working there?

[northernladuk]

Mobile signal is bloody rubbish as well. If they offer you a company phone ask them to make sure it is on O2.

[stek]

Quality of bogs and 3G signal therein is critical in choosing a contract.......

[northernladuk]

You forgot...

Quality of hot brown stuff (to call it coffee in most places would contravine trade descriptions act)
Quality of totty

[stek]

Desk position, for worry free jobserve browsing and CUK posting.

Install poo-timer.

Test access to home systems

iPhone charging - possible?

[Troll]

Did 2 years there - just as they were bringing in the no parking bollocks

Plenty of totty on site

Occasional F1 events outside the canteen as part of the sponsorship deal

HMQ visited when I was there but that may be unrelated

Stayed at Travelodge - Tot Hill is nicer than Chievely - although IIRC there is a B&B closer whose owner is an ex-airline stewardess that some guys lusted after

Some nice pubs by the waterside

HTH

[Troll]

Mobile signal is bloody rubbish as well. If they offer you a company phone ask them to make sure it is on O2.

This is actually true - oh and they also issue you with a mobile Sim foc that lets you make calls anywhere in the world charged back to VF
Other memories are having to use Alexander Mann who were a bit sensitive if you call their joining process over complicated & bollocks

[curtis]

So no contractors can park onsite. I've heard about this and they all try and grab a space round close by.

I wonder if thats the same for inside as no one owns a desk its all hotdesks is it race in otherwise you have to work outside.

I started one contract once (not VF)and they told me on day 1 I could not park onsite which I thought was great luckily there was a Pay & display but that meant an extra expense I had not budgeted in so not a good start!

[JaybeeInCUK]

Hello All

Are any of you working, or have worked at Vodafone HQ in Newbury? I understand that there is no parking on site and that it is all hotdesking. Sounds like a bit of a pain. Does anyone have the experience of working there?

Was there for a few months in '07, parking was never an issue, just outside the building IIRC.