Bunch 'bad' ones from few days ago gone.

or those who go to office 3 days a week are also impacted? I saw posts saying virtual are decimated, probably it is easier to outsource them to India

40% of customer success org is gone. Some MF legacy in India. California virutal hit hard. Colorado Virtual decimated.

$otex is taking a deep dive, do you know why? is this the reason they are laying off people?

Hearing 7-10k people are or have been laid off from Opentext this week. Gutting legacy Micro Focus employees across all products and levels of employees as well.

Everyone here deserves better than this. As somebody who was laid off before from my previous company, let me tell you, there's life after layoff. It might seem scary now that it's just happened but it will get better. You will land on your feet and... — read more 

It's time we address the pressing issues that have created a hostile work environment and take decisive action to make our workplace safe, enjoyable, and productive again. Here are the necessary steps we must take: Leadership Change: We need a... — read more 

Who makes the decision on who to lay off? Can we fire that person/people? Why are we losing some of the highest performers and retaining some of the lowest? People with the most experience are gone. Why would any rational person get rid of somebody... — read more 

Or there is more coming?

We really are the extreme example of business being just the upper mgmt money extraction scheme.

well done on year end close! so the reward is the announcement today.... Mark still pulling $20mil + while the stock crashes. In the USA we're more than quiet quitting now.

Attention Team, Tell everyone this Monday at 11 AM Mountain Time, we are staging a walkout. This decisive action comes after years of frustration and neglect. Despite our hard work and dedication, we have not seen a pay raise to survive this... — read more 

This place fu--ing su-ks and we all deserve better. We should not have to worry about layoff’s every fu--ing year. Let’s layoff Mark B and save this company a bunch of money and build back the happiness with employees.

Hear announcement will come Thursday night. Maybe 15pc. Complete in quarter.

How is this company successful? The CEO/CTO is a narcissistic loon who doesn't seem to care about much other than his hashtags and catchy project names. Upper management seems to go around like brainwashed robots, either appearing terrified to lose... — read more 

750 employees (from MF) will be moved with this deal.

We can barely get our work done with as many people as we have now. Take more away and it will all come crashing down like a house of cards.

I was laid off from OpenText, Waterloo (Canada), and I'm curious to know what other people's severance packages were like. If you're comfortable sharing, please comment below with your tenure at OpenText Canada, and a general range of your severance... — read more 

OpenText/MicroFocus are doing more layoffs this week. I don’t have any specifics like numbers, percentage, or which areas. Just hearing from numerous coworkers and seeing people fall off the orgchart in Teams.

Poor management practices include micromanagement, pompous controlling, the desire to have one's "a-s licked," management games, managerial dishonesty, and hollow promises. Not able to grant a remote contract. Rat club of Cork's top support... — read more 

Reached out to OT HR and IT email but not heard back. May need to call them next. Has anyone tried to reach out to HR or IT? how soon did they reply?

https://investors.opentext.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2023/OpenText-Reports-Third-Quarter-Fiscal-Year-2023-Financial-Results/default.aspx The amount of debt now is staggering...

It seems that 10 weeks severance pay is the max opentext will offer - even if you have worked with the company for over 10 years. Even frugal packages give at least 1 week for each year worked. Not to mention the generous Google, Microsoft etc... — read more 

How hard is it to show respect for your employees by keeping them informed on the happenings within the company, especially when layoffs are involved? It is not right to be kept in the dark for this long and to still have to guess if there will be... — read more 

Saw a lot of people have been let go today as well

Am I the only one who's having trouble functioning and doing anything productive as I wait to hear more news about layoffs? I can't understand why it takes a whole week to lay people off. Why can't it be done in one day so that we can all move on... — read more 

They are firing a LOT of good people. Some products like HPE are virtually dead by now.

Per the promise to the stock market when OpenText bought Micro Focus. 8% layoffs happening today in Micro Focus and OpenText.

Any one hear any news?

OpenText has been doing random/sneaky layoff since Fall 2022. Some people here and some people there... trying to stay under the media radar and avoid layoff reporting. From staff HR to sales reps, people have been let go from across the country with... — read more 

https://www.crn.com/news/security/layoffs-ahead-as-opentext-closes-5-8b-micro-focus-buy

OpenText announced today that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of Micro Focus >International plc, a leading provider of mission-critical software technology and services that help customers accelerate digital transformation ... — read more 

Since September 2022, OpenText has been terminating employment of people in ALL areas and departments. Trying to sty under the radar by doing their layoffs here and there to avoid their stock from dropping, the software company is experiencing... — read more 

What do you think?

Wall Street was thrilled over reported Q1 profit by OpenText, largely via layoff in May/June, now Banks are pressuring Mark to do RIF in the US, have the Indian teams replace the more expensive workforce. One firm reportedly talking to OpenText is... — read more 

We're being laid off. It appears to be OT is shedding most of its U.S. employees and eliminating remote work after bragging about how great it was for the company. Bulk of layoffs are to Core and replacements are in India and Canada. If any of you... — read more 

The company is laying off people from its core side, and adding new roles, and asking its acquired companies teams to pick those roles. In the end, its headcount is getting reduced, but company will have the same number layoff against new hires.