Corker: Amazon leaves Slough!

[Don]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4

The gist is that Amazon is packup up its Customer Service centre from Slough and moving it to Cork. The article propounds the view that Amazon is going to do this as it would like to be able to hire people with better language skills.




Really?

Couldn't be anything to do with absolutely slashing costs, could it? No. Better not say they'll be able to hire people for a lot less money in Cork. Staff from Slough are being given the opportunity to "relocate" they say...I'll bet less than 5% actually do it...although maybe some will. The country around there is lovely so maybe it'll be a compensation for lower wages...

Another multi-national we've managed to drive away somehow.

Bizarre spin the BBC are putting on it though. I'm amazed that given Amazon actually put out this story that anyone believed it enough to actually bother writing it down!

[puggit]

Unfortunately it is English which is a 2nd language in Slough - I doubt many European languages are spoken there at all!!!

[oi_oi_savaloy]

If I had the opportunity to relocate from Slough to Cork I'd jump at it!

Cork is absolutely wonderful place.

[Jay GTI]

puggit said:

Unfortunately it is English which is a 2nd language in Slough - I doubt many European languages are spoken there at all!!!

I agree, I have a few mates who live in Slough... none of them are English.

[Eric Mc]

Have you ever heard a Cork person speak? It is English - but not as most of us know it (spoken as a true Dubliner).

Cork people speak VERY fast. Maybe Amazon feel that they will be able to speed up the order processing by moving there.

[Prof Beard]

Faced with a choice between Slough and Cork, I'd be off like a shot to Cork!

[timmy30]

Eric Mc said:

Have you ever heard a Cork person speak? It is English - but not as most of us know it (spoken as a true Dubliner).

Hmmm have you ever been to Slough? It's England but not as most of us know it

[Eric Mc]

Pity the Germans didn't follow John Betchman's advice.

[Don]

The angle I was looking at was the credulous reporting of an obvious cock-and-bull story...

[puggit]

Don said:

The angle I was looking at was the credulous reporting of an obvious cock-and-bull story...

Tough luck

[Eric Mc]

This is PH after all.

[Don]

puggit said:

Don said: The angle I was looking at was the credulous reporting of an obvious cock-and-bull story... Tough luck

[Nick_F]

Eric Mc said:

Pity the Germans didn't follow John Betchman's advice.

John who?

[NiceCupOfTea]

Betjeman

[Don]

NiceCupOfTea said:

Betjeman

Come friendly bombs and land on Slough.
It isn't fit for humans now.


ish...

[Bodo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bet