Working in IT for F1 Teams
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Does anyone have any experience of working for any of the F1 teams in IT? There is a job advertised at one that is right up my strasse skills wise. The factory also happens to be a 10 minute walk from my house.
The only that puts me off is the last line of the advert talking about the benefits says there is plenty of Red Bull to keep you going through the longer stints. Which I read a mean the hours can be long. This wouldn't really fit in with my work life balance as I have two kids and hobbies etc and don't want to be at work the whole time.
Anyone worked in this environment? Is it high stress and long hours?
The only that puts me off is the last line of the advert talking about the benefits says there is plenty of Red Bull to keep you going through the longer stints. Which I read a mean the hours can be long. This wouldn't really fit in with my work life balance as I have two kids and hobbies etc and don't want to be at work the whole time.
Anyone worked in this environment? Is it high stress and long hours?
Is it a factory role or race team?
Not meaning to sound harsh but if you are asking this question then you're probably not suitable for the role, unless it is just factory based and what you're doing isn't critical to dev or race team. You will be in an environment with a great deal of people who have been in motorsport since they were 15 or 16 years old and consider it a lifestyle not a job hence their expectations for those who support them in their role may not tally with what you consider to be normal if you have not worked in a similar place previously.
It would be worth having a discussion with the HR bod regarding the specifics of the role.
Not meaning to sound harsh but if you are asking this question then you're probably not suitable for the role, unless it is just factory based and what you're doing isn't critical to dev or race team. You will be in an environment with a great deal of people who have been in motorsport since they were 15 or 16 years old and consider it a lifestyle not a job hence their expectations for those who support them in their role may not tally with what you consider to be normal if you have not worked in a similar place previously.
It would be worth having a discussion with the HR bod regarding the specifics of the role.
I had an phone interview with one last year for a role as a test manager. It was a role I wasn't too sure about based on info. from a mate that had been there for a while but thought I'd give it a go. Within 2 minutes of the start of the interview I was pretty sure I didn't want the role, and they didn't want me. 
The main thing I came away with was that they were already in the s
t and wanted someone to come onboard and spend 20 hours a day sorting it out. Nah... not for me, been there , done that, not wanting to do it again, even for a number one F1 team.
Work life balance is too important to me these days to be doing that ste... unless I've been out of contract for a good few months.
The main thing I came away with was that they were already in the s
t and wanted someone to come onboard and spend 20 hours a day sorting it out. Nah... not for me, been there , done that, not wanting to do it again, even for a number one F1 team.Work life balance is too important to me these days to be doing that s
te... unless I've been out of contract for a good few months. Thanks all, confirms my suspicions. The role is not operational from what I can see in the JD. It is leading a team of software developers/architects. I do like the idea of being challenged technically and working for a company where the entire team is working towards one common goal. These days though I work to live and not the other way round. 10 years ago I probably would have loved that type of job but not these days.
My current role is dull as fk but 9 days out of 10 I leave on the dot. I've worked places before where there is a un-written culture that you work all hours.
Don't get me wrong I am not lazy and I will put in the extra hours when a project needs it or a deadline looms but I don't want to be doing it every day.
My current role is dull as f
k but 9 days out of 10 I leave on the dot. I've worked places before where there is a un-written culture that you work all hours.Don't get me wrong I am not lazy and I will put in the extra hours when a project needs it or a deadline looms but I don't want to be doing it every day.
Hmm, can't help but think that if you have found yourself a decent paying job where you only have to do the contracted hours and are not overly stretched ... you should hang on to it!
It's like the kid who was asked what they wanted to do when they grew up and said "Be very rich and do very little work". Aghast looks from teachers, but in reality it's pretty spot on!
Enjoy the free time to watch the racing and maybe take part yourself ...
It's like the kid who was asked what they wanted to do when they grew up and said "Be very rich and do very little work". Aghast looks from teachers, but in reality it's pretty spot on!
Enjoy the free time to watch the racing and maybe take part yourself ...
Flooble said:
Hmm, can't help but think that if you have found yourself a decent paying job where you only have to do the contracted hours and are not overly stretched ... you should hang on to it!
It's like the kid who was asked what they wanted to do when they grew up and said "Be very rich and do very little work". Aghast looks from teachers, but in reality it's pretty spot on!
Enjoy the free time to watch the racing and maybe take part yourself ...
You are right. I keep getting pissed off about how bored I am and not being challenged then my wife likes to point out that I do get paid well and don't have too much stress and maybe I should shut up moaning!It's like the kid who was asked what they wanted to do when they grew up and said "Be very rich and do very little work". Aghast looks from teachers, but in reality it's pretty spot on!
Enjoy the free time to watch the racing and maybe take part yourself ...
Yes, have made the mistake myself in the past of moving on after feeling I was no longer "Hands on" or "adding value". Since the Directors didn't feel the same way I could easily have sat slurping up the cash while doing the better part of nothing and gaining fulfillment from outside interests rather than living for work.
Your wife sounds wise!
Your wife sounds wise!
Spoke to someone who worked for Red Bull F1 as a network engineer.
he said good experience, but it became a pain in the ass when they would get ready to go, pack everything away and then they would decide to take the car apart for a laugh so he'd have to stay and redo the work again. Said he got bored quick of the really long shifts just because they had to be the last ones there and show off all the time.
he said good experience, but it became a pain in the ass when they would get ready to go, pack everything away and then they would decide to take the car apart for a laugh so he'd have to stay and redo the work again. Said he got bored quick of the really long shifts just because they had to be the last ones there and show off all the time.
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