Thread regarding DXC Technology layoffs

In the 5 years prior to being WFR'd in March - the Mid-Year "conversation" was a total wankfest. The goals were not in the system until January and nobody entered any personal goals that could not be achieved. It's all a load of bollocks and all that management wants is a tick in the box to say that each employee's "conversation" has occurred irrespective of the outcomes.

In soudi, one of the employees placed his pen1s on the table while in a 1-on-1 with the manager. The manager said "there is no need for this display, I've already rated you the best" and the mid-year discussion was over.

The FY18 Performance Objectives that we get from our organization is so general in nature that Management can spin it anyway they want at the end of the year.

Last year I exceeded in almost every area and had people submit praise on my work and what did I get for it, more work, less pay (because I now work more hours, pay for my own phone, network and supplies).

What a total waste of effort for me , my managers , HR. Give me a freaken raise, I have no increase since 2013 and that increase was less than $0.50 an hour

Companies like Accenture have done away with these Annual performance reviews as they realized that it was a waste of time exercise. More stress during those periods and loss of focus until the ratings are declared.

In DXC, the practice of annual review or lack of it still continues as DXC purchased Workday software modules for a bomb.

When there is no security of employment what career can anybody think of in DXC ?

This is a Joke. This annual review is a joke. The Annual Ethics exercise is a joke. The CBT Training is a joke. Remember what i said about how and why company's fail.

Thank God I no longer have to complete this soul destroying, pointless exercise. I feel your pain.

Appraisal systems in most large companies are largely box-ticking exercises for managers and DXC's is no exception. Now that the appraisal (and associated ratings) has been decoupled from pay reviews it is even more pointless than ever.

I shall be asking my manager exactly WHAT is supposed to motivate me to strive for a high rating - the corporate message on this may be illuminating...or just plain rubbish.

With zero chance for promotion and little to no incentive to go above and beyond what's minimally required, DXC reviews serve essentially no purpose to the company or its employees. It's an exercise to give HR and middle management a reason to keep their employees on the payroll.

HR doesn't do squat with your goals. Management always tell you that you are a champion of your own career. With DXC the goal is the get out while the going is good before you get WFR'd. My goal is to get a new job before my old job runs out of team members to support the work that is being handed down. It's outsource outside of US and leave all US resources. Makes you want to quit after hearing this from leadership.

The process is largely a waste of time so somebody can place a check on a spreadsheet somewhere. As for wfr, I used to stress over it but this job is not worth stressing over. If it were a place to build a career, it would be different. But it is just a job.

My goal is to survive the stress without any lasting effects. And ideally find another job.

Or how about: my goal is to get someone to help with my work since I am being forced to do a painfully manual reporting all on my own with mental time lines with no automation/improvements in sight?

Or this one: go through the day without feeling sick to my stomach and without crying in the infrequent moments of clarity when I realise my job change (my role changed due to the spin/merge) resulted in mindless work and I am not learning anything new (no freaking time to do anything), losing my skills I don't use...... burned out....

This goals message is like telling someone with pneumonia who is barely standing up they didn't pluck their eyebrows according to the latest fashion.

My mid-year goals will be as follows:

1) Not get WFR'd.

2) Find another job before I'm WFR'd.

What if your goal is to find a company with real opportunities.

I worked for HP / HPE / DXC for five years, from 2012-2017. I only completed goals in 2012 and 2013. No one said a word to me when my goals weren't filled out - I still don't know if management even noticed, or just didn't care. My suspicion is that it was a little bit of both.

Doesn't matter anyway. The HR people who review the goals were all probably laid off!