Perhaps I would stay here a little longer if there weren't many other options out there. However, since there are currently many openings, there is no point in staying here any longer.
Those who say they can't get a better offer, I don't believe they're trying hard enough
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Sorry to say that despite being good people in the early days, any old timers that are still around are buying time. The joke is on the ELT. These old timers are survivors and highly political in their own ways. They never stand up for anything meaningful and are pleasers. They will not rock the boat and agree to anything the incompetent ELT wants to do and make the ELT think they are the wise ones. The magic of Teradata is gone. It requires a group of dedicated decisive people who are doers to collectively drive the team. The current ELT is rotten to the core, add the left over old timers and something bad will get worse and by the time it's realized, the old timers are gone and retired. Some of these are retreads and one wonders why.
Haha ... this is something ELT, HR trolls or NC would ask for ... passive agressive behavior ... laying off people and now sticking it to them
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Can you please name 5 of the "many other options"?
Asking for a friend."
Seriously, people gonna tell you potential employers on this board? asking for 5? haha
NC and ELT, if you need some leads for your friend, try 8utt L1te, Dayton Hudson, thisnay, N1kee, kracking barrel, McKinsey ...
"Those who say they can't get a better offer, I don't believe they're trying hard enough"
The market has actually been very bad the last 6 t 12 months, due to all the layoffs at Meta, Twitter, Google, Netflix etc. The market has been saturated with qualified individuals all fighting for the same positions.
But things are starting to open up again.
I should also add that even if you aren't prepared to leave TD just yet, nothing is stopping you from preparing for the day now. E.g. By applying for jobs to practice your interview skills, by seeking a job transfer from something that is only relevant to TD (e.g. database engineering) to something that is easily transferred to other companies (e.g. being a sales engineer).
Drive around San Diego for 30 minutes. You will see lots of companies hiring for tech positions. The problem is starting salaries are probably much lower than what they were a couple years ago so job seekers need to accept that and learn how to respond to interview questions like "How much are you currently earning" or "What are your salary expectations" without ever giving a number as that will immediately disqualify you if your number is above what they have in mind for the position. Personally I would happily take a pay cut or even take contract gigs to get some experience with a hot technology on my resume. You can always jump ship in a year or two to a place that is willing to pay for those skills.
I feel for the old timers that started with TD out of college. Learning how to look for a job after 20+ years and dealing with all the millennial hiring managers that are biased against you for your age and for being at the same company for your entire career is no fun so I can understand why they would try to ride it out at TD. On the other hand, I can't understand why anyone with 3-5 years experience at TD sticks around.
Nice.
Can you please name 5 of the "many other options"?
Asking for a friend.
Teradata has never had a pension plan. They offer a 401k. Some folks who were around during the NCR era may be vested in the NCR pension plan. Leaving TD doesn't prevent those individuals from collecting on the NCR pension.
There are a handful of veteran managers and directors left that constantly have to report to the ELT. Many are from, or are still heavily involved with leading the platform Engineering and Support side. I don't blame these veterans for sticking around because I know many of them have been with TD for generations and are depending on finally getting their pensions once they start retiring. I have absolutely no problem with their decision to stick things out there because every one of these long time veteran employees deserve to get their pension. This didn't stop the ELT from laying off some big manager/director names late last year so it's quite a tight rope to be walking on now there.
For the regular workers that aren't happy working for TD anymore, I would say that yes, since I left TD last year, I've discovered that the grass really is greener out there. I would probably stay where I'm currently at and not agree to come back at this point even if TD called me back.
Best of luck to all of you. Just remember that both time and life are short.