Blame the DXC managers for mismanagement. When something is not managed properly over time, a problem like the one (including WFR and layoffs) is what happens.
who is to blame ? many manager say we were only doing what we were told, whether good or bad.. we were getting orders from above against our wishes even for WFRs ... that is not a valid answer.
any opinions ...
dxc managers are morons! f*ck them!
DXC has reached this situation because the management puts themselves first not company. Managers ensure that their pockets are filled before any is passed on to the employees.
Why should employees be interested in working for managers who are out to pressurize its employees for a larger output while doing almost no work themselves.
Managers are like lame ducks on the payrolls of companies.
I think DXC has the managers it deserves. They wouldn't survive 5 minutes in the real world and they know it, which is why they are clinging on for as long as it takes. :-P
IT services are as strong as ever, and there are a lot of open positions throughout the country that can't find qualified individuals to fill them. DXC has a lot of good, qualified individuals with proven track records, which is a combination that is difficult to find. Yet, the company is content to WFR or chase away these valuable individuals while expecting to win recompetes and new business. It is mind-boggling.
IT services market has not shrunk. what has shrunk is your wallet and peace of mind.
Microsoft, Google, Amazon, have all grown, Alibaba, UBER, Netflix, OLA, etc have expanded tremendously, and so have other companies. Dont remain under a wrong impression.
and yes, I too agree mismanagement is everywhere in DXC at all levels of the management.
traditional IT services market was shrinking...
Pls explain exactly what has shrunk? What new in DXC that wasn’t here 10 yrs ago.
Managers at ALL levels should be accountable..... It appears DXC is starting to fail in some respects. hahahahahaha. Management accountability is the expectation that managers are responsible for the quality and timeliness of program performance, increasing productivity, controlling costs and mitigating adverse aspects of agency operations, and. assuring that programs are managed with integrity and in compliance with applicable law. If the standards by which performance is to be measured aren't well-conceived and clear, how can managers hope to hold people accountable to high levels of productivity? ... If these objectives are meaningful and measurable, then managing becomes a great deal easier - a rational not emotional process. THERE ARE NO STANDARDS at DXC.
Didn't the NAZI's say something to this effect at Nuremberg? Only following orders from above? This Company is doomed!
The chat tool is locked down directly from ServiceNow. Fruition can't change it. The UI is what you get.
from the comments , this is a clear example that DXC is not "democratic" but instead "autocratic". With its head office in the USA, wonder if all US companies function in the same way. It would be a positive step to restrict such autocratic companies worldwide, for the sake of mankind.
@fwl Please read the post again - I didn’t say that traditional IT was shrinking, I said that the traditional IT services market was shrinking...
Traditional IT isn’t sinking, anyone who thinks it’s shrinking is either brain washed by lawrie or needs to read up.
10 yrs ago I had a PC, today I have a PC as well, I can guarantee in another 10 years I’ll still have a PC. Explain the shrinkage please.
Companies rely on their employees using traditional IT to get their work done. That will never ever go away. Yes the margins are not great but frankly DXC are sooo sh--e they can’t even deliver their own IT properly, how do you expect them to sell it to clients.
Have you ever tried logging a ticket via service now using the chat feature? A 10 yr old can do a better job off designing the UI. And they supposedly paid in excess of 600m buying out SNOW companies to be the top integrator in the world.
The truth is traditional IT requires staff, skills, money to invest in the vision and patience, the money is in the realised saving to the client dictated in your contract. Lawrie isn’t sticking around for long term, he wants to fill his pockets and rape the company for what it’s worth and f--- off into the sunset.
Lawries old hatchet man Gary Budzinski was all about standardisation across the estate, no custom. They lost hundreds of millions of dollars because this bafoon thought you one size fits all... needless to say he isn’t around and nor does anyone speak about standardisation.
Bunch of crooks n bastards who I pray will get their comeuppance for destroying the lives of so many hard working staff.
Skilled workers are hard to find. That is why idots are promoted to management. :-)
Blame execs
DXC is a heavily centralised organisation, with Mike Lawrie the only person with any real power. All below him do as they are told so, in a way, it isn't the managers' fault.
What's happening with DXC is two-fold - they are trying to sell new Digital Transformation 'stuff' in an attempt to grow, replacing the revenue from the shrinking traditional IT services market.
At the same time they are trying to shore up the profit margins by moving roles to low-cost countries, which is why it seems like they are offshoring every possible job they can. DXC laid out its plans for cost-cutting at the April Investor Day - the WFRs/layoffs will continue until 2020.
Who's to blame? Ultimately it is Lawrie, NOT lower level managers.