In India few managers announced officially about layoffs.

For a change, our shares are going up. We outperformed the S&P 500 in the last month, since the last earnings report. So why do we suddenly need to get rid of so many people when things are going so well for us? What's the point? Except maybe having... — read more 

Just saw Lawrie sold another $5m of shares at end of Aug! Let’s treat the staff said Mikey never. Or a very expensive holiday , he has to keep the HR officer sweet! He’s only got another 600k+ shares to sell!

Latest DXC post on LinkedIn - "Learn to 'Manage with Power' from these historical examples "Walking, talking and managing with power is not an innate ability. It is a skill that can be learned and practiced. DXC's Steve Harris looks at examples of... — read more 

Are the planned cuts just for IT? Everybody else is safe?

As per the call that happened today, the current staff is approx 110 K , this number needs to be brought down to approx 60K by 31-Dec-2018. Do you honestly think that DXC can get rid of 50,000 people within four months? Seriously? Man, it's easy to... — read more 

Is it true you guys are eligible for maximum of eight weeks of pay for severance, no matter how many years you've been with the company? Somebody told me this and I find it hard to believe that they would cap it so low. Is the situation really that... — read more 

"This was an ownerless company denuded of any purpose except seemingly to enrich its directors and keep its rootless multiple shareholders happy from one profit-reporting period to another. There was no mission to deliver, no drive for excellence, no... — read more 

There are people who still to this day believe that their years with the company (and its previous iterations) actually mean something. They truly believe they are safe despite everything - every single layoff so far that had people exactly like them... — read more 

Just imagine how money they are going to save by not having to match the 401K plans for the people let go, if this report is true. You must be on the active payroll list as of 12/31 to get your match in the MAP plan.

With the Ts. NO suprise this and if were honest why would they agree to it!...

From Bureau of Labor Statistics Daily Report, 8/29/18 American taxpayers are subsidizing wide gaps in compensation at major U.S. corporations that receive lucrative federal government contracts and subsidies, a new report shows (Kevin McCoy, USA... — read more 

I know we are told 1000000 times a day how "BOOMING" the economy is, stock market all time highs, etc, etc. But folks, the stock market is ALWAYS at an all time high long after the real economy tanks. Every single time it's been that way. And if you... — read more 

Mass layoffs planned in DXC in December 2018 worldwide. This will be for all centers irrespective of country / location unless bound by specific customer agreement. There is a plan to reduce the technical / IT staff by approx 60%. As per the call... — read more 

UK VR call is way short of Mikey's b--ch's target so you all better pucker up. Projects that can't get enough security cleared staff are going to outsource to CGI and everything else is going to India - Aldershot, Erskine, and Hook all to close by... — read more 

Resent the beach chair, as my time was spent caring for my parent... — read more 

Did anyone received or notified SSP Bonus in US?

"Lots of empty desks lately, a majority of the grads are leaving for better jobs with better pay. If you look at the jobs board they're constantly hiring externally because they scared everyone off and realised they still need people to do the work."... — read more 

Can anyone working at the DTC in Newcastle, shed some light on the working atmosphere there? Is it the same as the grim picture painted by the other threads?

Must be well below the average... /end snark CEOs who are paid less than their peers are four times more likely to engage in layoffs, according to research led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York... — read more 

Interesting article "https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sorry-employers-25-year-olds-20-years-experience-paul-suggett/" I know there is a huge focus on workforce transformation (swapping more experienced employees with employees with more recent... — read more 

We already knew this, but thought an interesting read considering how unlimited vacation came about in DXC and the issues we knew would come to pass. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lets-call-unlimited-vacation-what-really-scam-paul-suggett/ Just... — read more 

https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/645486/cba-blames-data-centre-woes-outage/ Any guesses as to who provides support for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) applications?

India wfr compensation looks like below. India separation plan format is : Total CTC = X Total monthly salary (Y) = X/12 Daily salary (Z) = Y/30 Number of days of service = A No of days salary to be paid (B) = A/24 Hence separation payment to be paid... — read more 

Is it just me or do the latest set of reviews on glassdoor look a bit out of place? https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/DXC-Technology-Newcastle-upon-Tyne-Reviews-EI_IE1603125.0,14_IL.15,34_IM1138.htm

Thankfully I got out a couple of months ago, but I can’t recommend it enough. I fully appreciate leaving doesn’t suit everyone for all sorts of reasons, but if you can do it! For months, if not years I felt like I was fading away, doing the work of... — read more 

That the head of App Services left this week. I can tell you exactly why he left. He “owned” a $4b P&L but Lawrie and Saleh micromanaged him to a $2m Line item that he was trying to keep. They said no...weeks of back and forth and they won (big... — read more 

Article from the Register... https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/17/dxc_latest_in_a_long_line_of_redundancies/ According to the Register, a memo from the DXC UK and Ireland VP Deliver... "Within the UKIIMEA (UK, Ireland, India, Middle East and... — read more 

D-ON'T X-PECT C-OMPENSATION!

Better get used to it, because the future is more of the same race to the bottom. Just in case anyone was in any doubt about the future direction of the company, this afternoon's layoff notice to all UK staff should leave them in no doubt. Mikey and... — read more 

New direction from the gestapo seems to be that the last perk we had is no longer available. Can't wait to see all those hard working people slow down to a 9-5 in the buildings.

Some departments are so overstuffed they could be reduced by sixty percent at minimum without work suffering at all. People are spending most of their work hours on their phones, just wasting their and company's time. How come those people are never... — read more 

"Business as usual"..."Delight the customer"...and all the false promises for those that remained of a future full of hope and opportunity to actually get to implement the many hours spent completing training modules in "The University" training... — read more 

Well headcount is changing after Friday, its down to at least 134,999

What is DXC's failed product NGDM stand for ? Some sort of 'Delivery Model' where neither the Model is being supported nor are there any employees or manager for that matter supporting it. The teams that I has to interact with were all offline and... — read more 

Did anyone else catch that during this morning's call or did I mishear?

A quote from our amazing CEO and his monkey subordinates on this morning's Americas call. What the hell does that even mean?

If you missed the investors call yesterday, have a read of the slides and transcript. I urge you to do so because these calls provide more information on the future and direction of the company than any internal propaganda. Despite the details being... — read more 

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Senior Mgmt know that if you leave they can easily replace you with someone cheaper who wants the job. The personalisation and human factor was removed when they centralised HR into the corporate, faceless mess it is today. In such toxic atmospheres... — read more