feels like gang rape
Go ahead, beat me up. But yes, I will choose to run with the big dogs when the time comes. We have international operations, need an international registrar, and one whose name carries weight with our clients. And I will ask for the assessor from hell.
This company hasn't learned the meaning of quality. There are no warm fuzzies here. This is something we are doing because the cost of NOT doing it is too much. It will take a big stick to make changes. It will take someone stronger than Mr. Rogers to impress on these people that they need to be doing all these things that they think they can get away from doing. I don't want someone who will say "well, you meet the minimum req's of the standard so there is no reason to do anything more than what you are doing."
And as I've stated before, I have no faith in the RAB accreditation (any more than I have faith in some registrars). Been there, done that, and they are a joke. Not that a company might have good assessors - but who can tell? Only RAB has looked at their system. A registrar is about more than the assessor. I want UKAS accreditation. For my registrar to carry, and for my cert to carry.
I used to track the costs of each registrar (not the little ones, but the ones with a credible client base) and there was not so much difference. The difference is in market perception. And you are fooling yourself if you think that other people don't know the rep or non-rep of your registrar. I heard more times than I can count that a company chose XX to be their registrar because it is recognized in their industry. Or that they chose them because the company they supply to uses them. Obviously these people thought it made a difference. I know of many companies who came to my former employer from a no-name to get better service and to "move up the ladder".
And speaking of cost and reputation, etc., what kind of car do you drive? What kind of dishwasher do you have? What kind of camera do you use? It's called "fitness for purpose". Quality. Exactly what I've been saying here. It just depends on what you are needing from registration.
A registrar who only carries RAB accreditation may have good assessors, but who can tell? Only RAB has looked at their system. (and I've stated before that RAB is a joke. ) There is more to a registrar than the assessors. I want UKAS accreditation for my registrar, and for my cert. Not perfect, but heads above RAB.
I refuse to believe that I will get something cheaper from a company because they "saved" money on their registration. This is a pass-down cost? Filtered through how many widgets? Wow. I guess that would amount to a 1 cent savings to me for buying 100 widgets. Thanks, but I would rather have a credible certification so that I didn't have to audit them myself so much.
Whatever.
We will all do what makes sense to us.
And energy, I would never drink a sparkling wine with bar-b-que! I save that for my Belgian chocolates.
