The biggest mistake was when I thought it wasn't true what others were saying and that working hard couldn't go unnoticed or unrewarded. Not only was all that extra effort not rewarded, but I was gradually getting more and more work.
And finally, when I finally decided that it was enough and that I would not do anything more than what I was paid for, the reaction of my superior was as if I am the biggest rebel and the biggest slacker, as if the extra work I did before was something that I was definitely supposed to do.
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Keep head down, do bear minimum, don't volunteer to do any more than that and avoid contact / conversations with your manager(s). Don't do anything outside your job role, especially don't do anything in regard to their job; let them fail themselves.
I remember the DXC Management Culture. They will pile too much onto you and make you feel like you are not doing enough. I see nothing has changed. All I can say is that when you get out, you get your life back, the pressure reduces dramatically, the money goes up and you think to yourself: 'Why didn't I leave a lot earlier - why did I put up with all that?'.
I guess sometimes if you've been in the fire too long, you are afraid of moving into a place that may be cold. But if you can leave, you will see that new adventures are out there with great people.
Happy to see that OP stands up for himself, like many more should do while working at DXC. No one benefits when you overburden yourself with work at DXC or, perhaps even worse, burn out. When that happens, that's where the nightmare begins: DXC will do anything to "take care" (read: get rid) of you.
Always tell your superiors that you are busy. This is easier than ever now with this "virtual-first" nonsense - it's ridiculously hard to check on what employees are supposed to be doing, or actually doing.
At DXC nobody believes you until it happens to them. Execs living in an ivory tower.