I definitely think it might be a bit of my subjective feeling because my motivation has completely dropped. Anyway, does it seem to anyone that deadlines have never been shorter?
I have more and more work to do, and the time to do that work seems to be getting shorter and shorter. I’m very close to a total burnout.
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@1pgi+19EtTWb5 - that is exactly what I did! Plan your exit, the ship will roll on... Get your certs on Microsoft Azue, they are all free and testing is remote.
I resigned a couple of weeks back, I have a new role and of course the package is better. There is life outside DXC! A lot of employers will recognise and reward capable individuals - have you been performing 2 - 3 roles at DXC? Tell people about it, capability under duress.
Go for it, research, plan and get yourself out!
Based on the comments I see here legacy CSC employees at dxc in UK seem to have it a lot easier than USA
You have a golden opportunity to look for a better job while you still have money coming in. Don't waste it.
9EtTWb5 - agree nothing has changed at DXC ( got even worse ) compared to the latter part of CSC, answer is to work to rule, collect the pay cheque and either sit for retirement or look for another job outside DXC.
Unfortunately, the more you do, the more they will push on you. Don't do it, just work the hours you are paid to work. DXC will not improve all the time people are prepared to accept the poor management style.
It was like that when I left there. Very poor management from the top down. They'd sell at a price the client was willing to pay for rather than sit down and estimate the thing properly and cost it out properly. Once started, Management would step in and take the key resources off the project because project Y needs the resources more than you and in 6 weeks (on average, we worked it out once) the project hits RED on budget, schedule and risks become issues being escalated to faceless drones who kick the PM for allowing it to happen.
Whilst the answer is to say "NO" and to stop taking on such risk, unless you have a Manager with a spine to support you (which is not going to be easy in a toxic atmosphere) then the only thing left is to leave. That's what people do. Good Managers don't want that to happen and try and sort out the environment to prevent that. But in DXC that would be an impossible feat now.
Stress. Yeah, been there. You become irritable, short-tempered, you drink more 'to relax', you don't get enough sleep, you constantly worry that there is not enough time, and of course it affects your family life and general well being and is your health worth it to line the shareholder pockets? No it isn't.
It's the DXC way of managing projects, cut resources and cut dates and then expect doers to hit unrealistic dates!