If DXC gets sold or has to declare chapter 11. You will get close to nothing. We just had a colleague laid off after 25 plus years and only got 15 weeks (based in US) For the love of whatever you believe in, read the terms for YOUR contract and location. I'm all for sitting around and doing nothing (it's quite nice) but look for an exit while you can so you are not blindsided. Leaving on your own terms is much nicer.
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@1nq That’s brand integrity. You are living proof that the undeliverable can be delivered. Be proud. You are living the DXC brand: Impossible. Delivered.
@1kf I would happily work if a few basic conditions were met:
- I was paid a fair wage in line with my colleagues
- There was actual work to do
- I wasn’t blocked by lack of access
You cannot fire someone for cause for waiting patiently for work that never materialises. What I do with that idle time is nobody else’s business.
To be clear, I’m not “slobbing out”. I’m actively doing useful tasks for people who value my skillset. I’ve volunteered to move on; DXC have declined. Their position seems to be that they might need me to answer a question, or there might be a project at some undefined point in the future.
Because I’m still attached to a client-billable WBS code, this appears to be treated as nobody’s problem except the client’s. If meaningful work does eventually appear, I may well leave at that point—which would defeat the very insurance policy they’re trying to maintain. That is their choice, not mine.
You may feel strongly about this company, but that doesn’t change the reality: the management here is deeply ineffective. The clients don't want us so very little comes our way, and they like to make it difficult to deliver. I know I'm not adding value, and it would be better all round to accept my offer to go. They can't see it - so I'm still here.
@1h6 side hustle is the best way to do it... Have an idea for a start up or an app or if you just want to spend time with family. Do it while getting paid and looking for a job. That's what a lot of us are doing. As long as you agree with management and make them feel important, you are safe! No work needed.
@1h6 haven’t done anything particularly meaningful since the last application. Then you should be FIRED for cause! Hopefully that happens so us true workers can get stuff done and not have you drag us down more. F U slacker
@1gz DXC is my side hustle! My other work is more rewarding, pays better, and the clients actually respect and trust me. But why would I walk away from a DXC salary and benefits on top.
2026 already feels like more of the same: lots of “we’re all very busy”, which mostly translates into meetings with 10+ people watching someone else click through screens. If people were genuinely trusted and empowered to just get on with the work, DXC wouldn’t need me — yet the organisation insists it does.
I’ve been pretty open about this, including applying for VR more than once. I’ve also been clear that I haven’t done anything particularly meaningful since the last application. If that doesn’t signal redundancy, I’m not sure what does. I have skills they could use them, but for whatever reason, choose not to.
The company lost its way a long time ago. Until it properly wakes up, I’ll continue doing what makes sense for me: just taking the money. What I won’t do is jump from DXC straight into another dull IT job elsewhere.
Why would you stay??
Get paid for doing little to nothing while working a side hustle.
If you're in the UK, just get out. Leave. Quit. Resign.
You can get a job with a decent employer who will treat you as a human being, not simply a cost to be removed.
You can get a role that pays better
You can work for an employer who pays bonuses, and gives raises
You may be able to work for an employer that does valuable work, not just takes money from clients for doing as little as possible.
Why would you stay??
This is one interesting company where closer to 40 percent of the people are waiting for wfr.
I got redundancy in January 2025, and thanks to having legacy T&C's from my BAe days, I got my full 2 years redundancy. I didn't honestly think dxc would let me go, but they did, and honoured my contract terms. So if you too have legacy terms, then you will get paid that you are due.
Good luck everyone, 🤞 for a good pay out for all.
DXC will either pay me a redundancy to go in 2026. Or I will take that redundancy by doing as little as possible for the last year of my career. Hint - it's cheaper to let me go now. Which will they choose!?
15 weeks , he’s lucky as it used to be only 8 weeks and it’s not mandatory in most states of the USD that you get anything. In my state Illinois it’s right to hire/fire and their are no protections for the employees
I was lucky I received 6 months severance plus 5 weeks of vacation pay from the employer I had just prior to DXC
@jd careful not getting fired for cause. Then you get nothing. Otherwise just enjoy the new year doing nothing. Or just tell the client all the way they are getting sc--wed and you might get a job there
Holding out for severance is just selling your sanity for pennies. If you’ve got a decade ahead of you then you still have time to not ruin your mental health.
Agree — know your terms. For many, those terms are simply too lucrative to ignore. Colleagues have left with two years or more of severance. The company offers no real incentives for strong performance, and has limited mechanisms to manage people who understand the system and have no intention of taking another role in IT. They’re content to wait it out. Given that reality, I’ve joined the “pick‑me” club and will be stating plainly that I’ve delivered nothing of value since the last submission. The only complication is that this time has been entirely client‑billable, so from the company’s perspective, it still appears acceptable.
@fd 25 years, BAE, CSC, DXC.
@dm well done. How long had you worked here to get your 33 weeks ?
If you're in the UK don't wait for a redundancy, engineer your way out !
Speak to your manager saying how dissatisfied you are, see no future, fed up etc and most of all, hit that WFR mailbox every 6 weeks after getting the previous negative response.
I got out beginning of 2025 having emailed the WFR team about 8 times asking to be considered for redundancy, each time I received a "not at this time" response.
Finally after the 9th email and a frank conversation with my manager, he authorised my release. Walked away with 30 weeks redundancy, 12 weeks PILON and 2 weeks holiday pay.
I was retiring June 2025 regardless so 44 weeks of pay was the icing on the cake !
There are lots 25 plus year dinosaurs in internal IT, finance, value streams etc. - they do nothing. There is one character who has finished 40 years, if you can believe it.