Thread regarding DST Systems layoffs

SS&C Indicators

It seems to me that SS&C has already given us some indicators of what will happen. Go to their website and ready the press release regarding the acquisition.

SS&C expects $150 million of run-rate cost savings annually, achieved BY 2020.

How do you think they intend to get $150 million in run rate savings BY 2020 if they don't reduce staff and make some significant cuts in 2018 and 2019?

SS&C plans to fund the acquisition and refinance existing debt with a combination of debt and equity.

So...it seems they were planning to fund the purchase with a combination of debt and equity, if that's what they did then they'll have debt that needs to be paid.

I am pretty sure "big things" like this can happen quickly, haven't they in the past? You don't have to look too far back in time to see that DST has also reduced staff in companies they've acquired within the first year (or less). Unfortunately, they fact that "they" don't really know what most departments do is irrelevant, as they now have DST management to educate them.

I don't know what is going to happen, but indicators seem to be pointing in the direction of some fairly significant restructuring.

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Post ID: @OP+Tk8EUz6

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Cuts will happen. Bill wants to take SSnC to take over ALL the administrative expenses like HR, IT, Facilities, Legal, etc by next year. He will keep a small team to administer his plan. Then all offices, worldwide will need to be consolidated. Any cost or contract must be run past SS&C managers and Bill Stone. He will control DST cash holding and any expense will be questioned....nothing will get past them. SSnc will delay payments until the vendors settle.....ala Trump.

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Post ID: @13ktx+Tk8EUz6

What does 'uts' mean?

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Post ID: @Xomm+Tk8EUz6

It’s moving to slow for bill. Expecting more aggressive uts by the end of this year.

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Post ID: @Xjoi+Tk8EUz6

There are plenty of cobol programmers in the Thailand office. They just move the majority of the client services to Thailand.

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Post ID: @Olay+Tk8EUz6

Bill is a big fan of Carl Icahn and his methods. Same playbook. Bill likes to pretend to be human and care but he comes off bad. If he said he was going to lay off people before the acquisition the sale still would have occurred. He tries to soften the blows but it comes off creepy. He sends out quarterly emails to inspire his employees but they are the least inspirational emails. He’s thankful for all the things he has from your hard work. But he always say he need to give him more.

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Post ID: @Oxuh+Tk8EUz6

Vp & managers have incentives to stay until they are laid off. It will happen within the year.

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Post ID: @Fwwe+Tk8EUz6

SS&C has no mainframe Cobol programmers. They can't support DST Pharmacy Solutions without that staff.

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Post ID: @2lal+Tk8EUz6

Many of us think DST execs are greedy overpaid yes man minions who say they value their people and talk about what a great year the company is having while they leverage and layoff those same people because they want to make even more.

If not laid off or bought out in June, I'm not resigning in August, making it easy for them. I'm going to sit my old mainframer arse at SS&C for years and years s---ing up that payroll as long as possible.

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Post ID: @2gek+Tk8EUz6

I can say this, if they don't lay me off in June. then I won't be there by the end of July. I'm tired of the threats from our so called "leaders" . Little do they know, they are the first to be let go so quit with the threats. No one cares about what they say, the direction has changed, but they keep holding on. Makes me laugh. Stupid Directors at DST. Can't way to watch them go as well. I will laugh, and I am not your Robot. I laugh at you daily. I'm out before August hits, with or without another job.

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Post ID: @1bdu+Tk8EUz6

Planning on being wfa on June 20th.

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Post ID: @1uhv+Tk8EUz6

Per MM today they like to move fast to get wall street off their back to...sooo who knows when or where it could happen. If June 20th is the date or not...just be ready and not act surprised like you thought it wasn't going to happen or something...still no official email filtered to all either about Vercie or Beth....ssnc also sounds like they really dont give a crap either about loyalty so don't hold your breathe if you think they care whether or not how long you've been here...cause sounds like they dont.

All about the dollar...

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