It is not possible to expect that we will invest our time, talents, energy and the very best of ourselves in DXC, if the leadership does not invest a little more in its employees.
Instead of making it their priority it seems to me that this is the last thing they think about. The leadership will probably begin to understand that when it gets too late?
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Takes me back to the Isoft days ( an UK company taken over by CSC ) They were even worse , personnel was non existent, management were despots ( you think Putin is bad), and fiddled the books. You would think they would learn but they don't group think takes over and nobody will say or do anything.
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Responsible employers do care about their employees careers and development. It costs a lot of money to recruit new people, but far less to develop the ones you already have. What's more, if you actively develop your people and reward them properly, they stay with you. They stay loyal. They also deliver excellent service to your clients. When Sal started he said he would "Look after our employees, so that our employees can look after our customers". Nice words, Sal. Capgemini does it. Accenture does it. PwC, Deloitte, Fujitsu, and countless others do it. DXC is still failing to do it. Consequence, DXC is shrinking despite being part of a market segment that's growing.
Spectacular failure by a leader who's had some great successes elsewhere.
Mike S, is still upset that we ask for more money, stock options etc. His other pay is more than than I make!
My wife company gave her a 8 Grand bonus, 11% pay increase and what did I see last year after 12+ years, less than 3%. F U Mike!
HR person makes 5 million thats unheard of!
already too late.
I'm no fan of DXC, I think its a dysfunctional and cynical (even corrupt) organization but if you think DXC or any other company cares about your career you're mistaken. I worked in IT over 30 years, with multiple employers and can count the amount of company provided training in days, maybe a few weeks. Even then a lot of it was soft HR style BS, Your career is your business and you should invest in yourself, not always easy I know but its about your career survival.
Other hard learned lessons:
- don't outstay your welcome at any employer, keep moving. After a while you will be pigeonholed because people think they know what you can and can't do and you won't be given the opportunities. Or you will be stuck doing the same boring but necessary stuff because its the easiest option for management
- you can't train experience. If you want to learn something then do it, even if its a charity or hobby project outside work.
- There's no point having 20 years experience if its the same year 20 times.
- Company loyalty died about 20 years ago. Don't stay because you think you owe the company something.
Take responsibility for yourself, IT has change dramatically over my 30 years and survival has meant keeping skills up to date, if the company doesn't do it you must.