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Accenture and other big consulting firms have been plaguing Southern Europe for many years. They mostly operate by "earning" as many public contracts as possibl
by mkl95 6y ago
Accenture and other big consulting firms have been plaguing Southern Europe for many years. They mostly operate by "earning" as many public contracts as possible and bringing in grossly underpaid and sometimes unqualified professionals (e.g. the first or second job of that uni friend who wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed).
By doing this, consulting firms obtain a lot of liquidity (usually 5-6 figures for a small project and 7+ figures for the bigger ones) after a few months of subpar work.
The socioeconomic consequences of allowing these companies to operate are pretty serious imo. Not only do they dump the salaries of all IT professionals and create a culture of wage theft, but they worsen the quality of every service they are allowed to work on. Their bugs and security holes make it harder to do your taxes, vote, get a doctor's appointment, etc.
- jakub_g 6y agoIMO the root problem is that government projects in most countries are full of bullsh*t requirements, lack of technical depth of product owner; lots of paperwork etc; on top of that, huge scope, long planning phases, a lot of legal risks; and also potentially some behind the scenes corruption; all of which make it unlikely for smaller, responsible, non-bullshit companies to even bother applying for such projects. The only ones who can manage all the legal things, endless spec meetings etc. before the project starts, without bleeding themselves to death, are the behemoths like Accenture and similar.