Anybody else in a similar situation? And before you come after me, yes, I'm trying to leave. I'm just having no luck so far.
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@OP Then get your CC/Resume out and find a new employer. If you can’t then shut up and do your job to the best of your abilities!
No.
I have gotten 4 raises in 6yrs, not including my increase for promotion.
I used to feel proud of who I worked for. Then it became CSC — a big company that nobody had ever heard of. Since it turned into DXC, I don’t even mention it anymore. For years, I felt like I worked for my client.
The problem is, that loyalty doesn’t go both ways. To them, we’re just contractors they’re paying a fortune for. But we never see that reward. It leaves me questioning who I actually work for, and what, if anything, I can do to earn a pay rise. So far, the answer seems to be: nothing, or quit. Inertia is a powerful thing, I should have done the quitting thing years ago.
@b2 Same here. I was also a manager at DXC in DACH. Back then, being a manager basically meant spending the whole day executing McKinsey-style actions, handling WFRs, and pretending to talk about growth on behalf of the people above me in the management chain. Luckily, I managed to transfer to the customer and experiencing sustainability right from day one. Over time, that meant more than 30% higher salary, better benefits, improved work–life balance, and—most importantly—being able to focus on people and meaningful content that actually drives the company forward.
Still wondering how DXC could survive up until today.
@jp problem is a lot of DXC techs would struggle with mcd flipping burgers..as means working consistently and diligently over a 7 hour period.
please do not insult mcd workers by comparing with DXC dross!!
@jp lol northern dxc overpaid anyway..
@jp Everyone expects I.T. for free!! All those apps nobody pays a penny for! Meanwhile our clients make millions, DXC execs make a tidy profit. I'm not so sure about the share holders!!? I hope it all goes bust, statutory redundancy caps have come up from £19k fifteen years ago to £37k now. In that time, my salary has been pretty much stagnant.
Lucky bas*ta-d....only 5 years with no rise! I went 11 with no pay rise! Pretty soon everyone in the company in the UK will be on minimum wage, and then finally get a government increase every year! Pretty ridiculous that we have IT professionals who could earn more flipping burgers at McDonald's.
The dilemma for most of us is simple: by the time we’re ready to retire, a redundancy package is just the cherry on top. Do we really need it? Are we going to hang around waiting for that cherry to be grown, shipped, and placed neatly on our cake—or would we rather just walk out the door and say, sod you, DXC, and be done with it? After all, pay rises—and even redundancies—seem reserved only for the people the bosses happen to like.
This is a rotting mammoth. Will take time to decompose.
In the meanwhile, AI infused platform-x is running it customers.
From the day I was hired at HP, until the day twelve years later that DXC sent me away via WFR, my pay increased a total of 6.3%.
Neither HP, nor HPE, nor DXC respected existing employees.
When I was a DXC Manager, left about 2 years ago, I inherited an employee who hadn’t had an increase in 11 years. The person was top in their area, spoke at conferences, was in the middle of the salary range, and not topped out. I pushed very hard for an increase. HR seemed supportive but didn’t really help. HR just stalled and delayed. I worked it for over a year, and eventually helped the person get a better job outside DXC. It was DXC’s loss. 5 years or more without an increase was normal. I had some successes, but eventually left myself for a better company that actually values employees. My compensation is 30% higher than when I left DXC.