Conference govt02::basingstoke

426.0. "Mercantile Credit @BST" by HAMPS::ADNITT_N (Nick Adnitt) Fri Apr 26 1991 11:29

    I've cross posted this from the UK_DIGITAL notes conference.
    
    
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Note 474.0                   Mercantile Credit @BST                    3 replies
HAMPS::ADNITT_N "Nick Adnitt"                        34 lines  22-APR-1991 16:07
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    I expect everyone's aware that since the fire at the Merchantile Credit
    building in Basingstoke a number of their staff have been
    offered, and accepted the third floor of Hampshire House (BST).
    
    This necessitated all the Digital staff from the 3rd floor to seek
    alternative accomodation within the remainder of the building at very
    short notice.
    
    I'm OK (Jack ;-) ) but I understand that a number of people have had to
    squeeze into places a little less spacious than what they were used to
    which, I understand, will be the case until the move to the Cresent.
    
    Now I've read the company line on what a great bunch of people we are
    in Digital to react so quickly, especially after our own experience
    with fire, and how this will win over Merchantile Credit for future
    business etc, and the good PR we should get, but what do you guys who
    now have to put up with the move think about it?
    
    Should the management have considered the disruption to Digital staff
    first? (maybe they did).
    
    What support did the people from the Cresent fire get outside Digital,
    the mail I received mentioned ICL being particularly helpful.
    
    What happens if there is another fire at a Digital customer site in
    Basingstoke, have we set a precedence that maybe we can't meet.
    
    Please don't repeat the company line, I'm interested in how the people
    who are affected feel, and of course anyone else who has an opinion.
    
    look forward to the replies
    
    Nick