I used to love playing buckeroo as a child. Do you remember? There was this white horse thing that had two feet firmly locked into the ground and its a$$ stuck up in the air, that you had to press down.
This white horse had an empty saddle with promises that it could lead you through the dark times no matter what challenges were laid upon it. Remember? Then this nice guy with the funny chin started to attract lawsuits. First it was just a few american health accounts,. Then it was bigger society's and companies.
Soon, it became obvious to everyone that the company was not doing well (year on year revenue declines) and lack of real leadership.
So then, this toxic meglomaniac drives the business into areas that attract even more lawsuits which are claiming damaged for failed deliveries. Meanwhile, meglomaniac-man is far too busy doubling reduction targets - to test the resolve of his EVP - to notice things like legal weight. Soon, the white horse becomes overloaded in lawsuits and starts to buckle.
A man called Hilton adds one more almighty bucket to the saddle of said horse!
The horse could take no more....BUCKEROOO!! It snaps and kicks! All of DXC comes tumbling down all over the place.
Let the world rejoice - finally!!
But alas, fairy tales never end as you'd like them to. I am afraid, Lawrie will continue to ruin families and livelyhoods for another 12 months. But am I not alone in wishing (nae hoping and praying) that he gets his come-uppence before the year and the world smack as many lawsuits onto his sorry a$$ as they can!!
I mean, come on, we know the company needed a turnaround, but the bullying, toxic style of management and incomprehensible reductions over customer satisfaction is close to insanity now!
Wtf is this company doing to itself?
Now for the rest of us who left and now watch from the comfort of other companies: It feels very much like watching the volcano erupt on the island, as we watch from the comfort of the ship sailing quickly away. Most of our colleagues have luckily left, but we still all watch to see the last remnants sink into the ocean and Mikey to be arrested and put behind bars for the damage he has done.