- Block out the noise — from managers and colleagues.
- Accept you will not get a meaningful pay rise from DXC. EVER.
- Focus your energy on a side hustle — something that could become your main income soon, or at least a solid exit strategy.
- Realign your working hours to suit you. They need "outcomes" not b-ms on seats - but most managers don't understand this concept.
- Your lunch break is not a free slot for other people’s meetings.
- Decline all meetings that don’t directly benefit you.
- Never attend town halls. They’re for show, not substance.
- If told to do training, ask what. When they say "anything", pick a random Udemy course and let it autoplay while you work on your exit plan.
- Remember: They only want the paperwork. Not the actual work.
- Triple your time estimates. If questioned, ask what they would accept — and use that instead. Deliver “sometime never.” They’ll forget they asked.
- Take your full sick leave entitlement. If you’re feeling burnt out, a doctor will usually agree. Choose your timing wisely — nice weather, side hustle peaks, or when work’s getting annoying.
- Don’t be afraid to disappear for a while. In a virtual workplace where no one really knows what you look like you don't need to stay in bed.
- CYA (Cover Your A-s). Never trust vague promises, and always confirm the nonsense back to them in writing "just to be clear."
- Don’t feel guilty. DXC made this culture. You're just surviving it.
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At the same time they can't even be bothered to effectively use you.
God damn, this exactly right here is why I gave up completely, and now only do what's required of me. Multiple times, I've approached management and even executives, attempting to argue what they want to achieve. Either I get a "I don't know", or so much word vomit chatgpt nonsense that I forget what we're talking about. There's no reason to care, because management doesn't.
The company demographics suggest most people get it. You're either just using it as a stepping stone, or long since paid off your mortgage and generally doing something else whilst continuing to use this company as much as they use us. Until they agree a pay off, or work just gets in the way of life. We're all too old to take any notice of managers flapping about in a panic over something inconsequential. If these systems were that important to the clients, they'd have upgraded them long ago. When they do finally fail I think even they'll have to admit we did say!
Just remember the company sees us all as disposable and is just waiting for the right spreadsheet decision to get rid of you.
You have no value, only a cost.
At the same time they can't even be bothered to effectively use you.
They just wait until the magic number comes up in excel and rub you out.
So make sure you are ready with a plan and understand the risk to you personally is real... Or it will crush you when it comes.
As the op says, use the time they give you well.