http://danieldwilliam.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] danieldwilliam.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] danieldwilliam 2012-10-04 11:14 am (UTC)

Maybe the US and UK state sectors are different.

Maybe my observation is wrong, or just localised.

Massively adversarial relationships are not so great.

Part of the issue is that I think it is difficult for the state, with an eye to transperency to award a contract to a firm on the basis of a good working relationship in previous dealing.

I recall dad telling me about the contracting strategy at a large oil firm he may have worked for – if we see you trying to do a good job and something goes wrong, we’ll see you right, if you take the piss or try and screw us over YOU WILL NEVER WORK IN OIL AND GAS AGAIN.

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