Thread regarding Open Text Corp. layoffs

@1jg soon there will be no OpenText

The fact that they are now using the PIP method to target people for elimination means there's no reason to hang on. There will be no severance. No unemployment, no slim paltry reward. You are being used, and used up.

I'll say it again. Just get up and walk out. Any promise OT makes or has made is never going to be fulfilled. All OT does is let its own people and its own customers down.

@1gb Agreed. They measure (and reward) activity not actual productivity. Look busy, be engaged, you're one of the 'good ones'. Shut up and do your job, PIP is imminent.

@1e8 it’s all about who you know not what you know. And if you can wow them with positive b.s. you will get promoted until they need a scapegoat when the b.s. doesn’t work. But the ELT will do anything to protect their jobs and keep their RSUs.

Teach yourself a new skill, like how to paint and then sell your masterpieces. All while pretending to do other work ;0

@112 Yes I see that a lot in OpenText. Just look at all recent promotions… they are all their ELT favs, whether they do their job responsibly or not. Successfactor process is just a fake in opentext since a decade and more.

@vw exactly tell the ELT what they want to hear and not the truth will get you promoted. It’s all about managing up.

@a4

"See how long this lasts. You may be surprised."

Paradoxically, it may even lead to advancement. Turns out Office Space was, at least in part, a how-to guide.

Because Interim CEO James McGourlay was previously the EVP of Worldwide Sales, the Sales and Renewals organizations are currently under a microscope. He knows exactly where the inefficiencies are in the sales cycle, and the strategy has shifted from "protect revenue at all costs" to "protect margin at all costs." Until we get past this, morale will be low.

“Quiet Quitting” is a cancer that ki-ls companies as the formerly hard working, dedicated employees see no point in working hard anymore. Humans and AI bots need something to be excited about. Not sure anyone could right this ship.

@a4 Well said. I’ve never seen a company operate the way OpenText does, such a nasty management. For anyone thinking about leaving, make sure you have another opportunity lined up first. If you don’t, it may be worth staying put while you build new skills and prepare your next move, especially given the direction things seem to be heading for U.S. employees. There’s no reason to make things easier for a company that treats people this way. Pathetic leadership, VPs, directors are good for nothing and they need to be fired asp. OpenText has become a textbook example of how not to run an organization.

@a4
True, very true. In 30+ years in IT and Supply chain industries… i have not come across such least motivated environment. It must be just working for Indian n Canadians.

OTEX is by far the nastiest employer I have encountered by far

I recommend "quiet quitting".

Just stop working on anything but direct orders in writing, and then do the minimum. Reply to email/teams. "Assist" your replacements. Attend meetings. Take the useless AI training. Prepare for "career week" nonsense. Swipe your badge when required.

See how long this lasts. You may be surprised.

Meanwhile, use your new spare time, with pay, to look for another job, or plan retirement.

FWIW, in my long tech career, it never occured to me to do this. However, OTEX is by far the nastiest employer I have encountered by far, and I have no problems sticking it to them as much as legally possible.

I take issue with "Just stop. Leave. No notice, no new job lined up. ".

This is what OTEX wants. Treating employees like cr-p is not a mistake, it is a way to reduce headcount without severance and /or compliance with various layoff/firing regulations (that vary with country)

It is better to make OTEX fire or layoff.

A firing is much more difficult for employers and will require paperwork, eliminates eligibility for unemployment benefits (in the US) and opens them to possible legal issues if they have fabricated excuses. A layoff will possibly include severance, might increase unemployment insurance premiums, and in the US eligibility for unemployment benefits.