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Re:Poll: Full-time software engineers in London, what's your... by tptacek on Sunday June 02, 2013 @01:39PM (#5809368)
Oh, oh oh oh. You're talking about the UK (of course). I'm sorry, I misunderstood.

Is the UK class system still that bad? (I'd heard horror stories but assumed they were at least somewhat overblown).

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Re:Poll: Full-time software engineers in London, what's your... by gaius on Monday June 03, 2013 @12:49AM (#5811447)
Imagine Downton Abbey with beige carpets and fluorescent lighting and that's most British companies today. Except it's not blue-blooded aristos running the show, it's old boys, school ties, golf buddies, MBAs. Contrary to popular belief the old boys network isn't actually sexist: it discriminates equally against male non-members too.

Same in out politics too actually. Might not be Lord-this or Lady-that running the show, but they all graduated in PPE from Oxford...

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Re:Poll: Full-time software engineers in London, what's your... by russgray on Monday June 03, 2013 @08:06AM (#5812715)
I've worked in the UK tech industry for 15 years, none of it for an investment bank, and I don't recognise your description at all.
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