Topics regarding layoffs at DXC Technology

Topics regarding layoffs at DXC Technology

America’s Consulting WFR today

About 50 people got let go today from America’s Consulting. Mostly people that were hired 6 months ago. Including many college hires.

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| 1790 views | | 5 replies (last December 5, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WrjvyLf

So is Americas getting better now that KP is gone?

How are the new leaders doing? I am sticking around hoping that at least someone will turn this ship around. I don’t see the new leaders in action though, assuming that they stay at a very high level. Would love to hear what y’all think about where... — read more 

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| 2400 views | | 10 replies (last December 5, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WrPa5Li

Happy Christmas from Peter

"transforming our operating model and structure to better align and optimise to support our client base on the digital journey." Is there anything that DXC puts out there that’s make any sense? I see on LinkedIn DXC posts utter bunkham, oooo let’s... — read more 

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| 1580 views | | 3 replies (last December 1, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WoPePsq

Cramer says too much DXC cutting

Quote from cnbc.com shouter Jim Cramer, FWIW: "Bottom line? There are tons of tech stocks that have sold off dramatically for no particular reason. DXC Technology is not one of them," Cramer said. "The thesis here was all about cost cuts, but now it... — read more 

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| 4350 views | | 11 replies (last December 8, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WoyiT0m

Fraud Charges Relating to Sale of Autonomy to HP in 2011

Ooh some more scurrilous scandal at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46397367 "Mike Lynch, the former chief executive of software giant Autonomy, has been charged with fraud in the US. The charge, which carries a maximum term of 20 years, relates... — read more 

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| 1220 views | | 4 replies (last December 3, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+Wolg8K4

Your fearless leader, ladies and gentlemen...

Spouting the same exact stuff in 2002 as he does today. Next time you take sh-- from one him or one of his cronies.... imagine them in a bar by themselves. Would they shrivel alone in a corner?? I bet this guy would.. maybe talk about digital... like... — read more 

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| 1430 views | | 2 replies (last November 30, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WoUHVtA

UK Cuts

Most of the threads on this forum relate to account execs and what little value they add to the account. Today rumour has it they announced 60% of the UK’s account execs are being made redundant. Am I imagining this or did Lawrie says in his investor... — read more 

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| 2700 views | | 10 replies (last December 19, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+Wn7Iq49

DXC Consulting is doomed!

Word on the street is that Carlos Lopez Abadia is looking for a new job. He’s fed up with having to report to Ed Ho. Additionally, the marquee project that DXC won with the MTA is about to be marred with scandal as one of the managing partners on the... — read more 

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| 2810 views | | 9 replies (last December 16, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WnJItZZ

McKinsey - saviours of the universe or virulent leeches

No one has mentioned the legion of McKinsey consultants that surround our CEO blowing smoke up his a-- and driving an ideology of slash and burn to reduce costs on the assumption that the client will continue to pay for a product inferior to the one... — read more 

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| 2330 views | | 8 replies (last December 1, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WmIIaQv

DXC in a nutshell

Has this been posted yet? If it has, I apologize. Too good to pass up, though. A Japanese company and a North American company decided to have a canoe race on the St. Lawrence River. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance... — read more 

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| 2090 views | | 9 replies (last November 30, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WmDMcwY

Overhead x productive workforce

I see that a wrong strategy that they are cutting productive workforce and keeping strong overhead in levels L5 and L6. South Latan are full off unproductive CRE's and AE's with no account, don't make sense. They seems parasites that will not leave... — read more 

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| 1650 views | | 8 replies (last November 29, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+Wl29DoI

CFO of DXC Americas leaves the company

Another senior exec at DXC Technology's Americas operation has left the organisation: chief finance officer Matthew Neisler split on Friday, according to an internal memo. In a note to the bean-counting department, enterprise veep and worldwide CFO... — read more 

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| 4440 views | | 16 replies (last November 28, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+Wk8WNHb

Why would anybody join DXC as it is now?

I see these young people who are joining the DXC workforce pretty much en masse to replace the older laid off workers, and I can't figure out why. The most basic search can uncover what kind of company DXC is and how it treats its employees. And yet... — read more 

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| 2930 views | | 8 replies (last December 7, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WkJ0yz0

India WFR Update

List of December WFR is ready and approved. .to be rolled out inthe next 2- 3 weeks in India centers. Approx 4000 graduate student s from Arts, animal husbandry, music, fashion studies, electrical engg have been recruited as a balancing number. A... — read more 

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| 2810 views | | 8 replies (last December 19, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WkQaPuy

It's Friday, it's five to five, it's CrackerJack!

...er no it's not, it's time for an invitation to leave the company as the next round of WFR hits everyone's inbox. Have a nice weekend, coz this smells like a biggie. With all the contractors leaving at the end of Nov/Dec who's going to be doing all... — read more 

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| 3500 views | | 16 replies (last November 28, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WhsyuI5

Time for DXC stock to break $50.00?

Doesn't look like the $2B share buy back has had much of an effect to reverse the sliding stock following its fall below $60 on Monday afternoon. Shareholders JPMorgan, Primecap Management Co., American Century Companies Inc., Eagle Asset Management... — read more 

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| 2520 views | | 9 replies (last December 8, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WgT7wYB

DxC is a good lesson learnt! [Thread deleted]

Not my thread or doing. But the 11hour old thread was deleted on here today belonging to /t/Wg2Vigd. I read back the cached version to try and discover what might have led to its deletion and can see it had an instructive point 3 that had used a verb... — read more 

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| 1780 views | | 5 replies (last November 28, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WgNhBzS

Doing the same thing, but expecting different results

What improvements has management ever made in the 1.5 years DXC has been in existence? We are all dreaming if we think things are ever going to change. The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same things and expecting a different result... — read more 

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| 1270 views | | 3 replies (last November 22, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WfrrA62

Reverse Technology

After being WFR’d from DXC , and after reading the disappointment of so many , I have been inspired by the thought of reverse technology . Any ex technical staff over the age of 55 my understand this possibility. If you are over a certain age you... — read more 

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| 2040 views | | 4 replies (last November 27, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WfDavQp

DXC's goal setting exercise is just a farce

As long as you do the Manager's personal work, your ratings will be good. Even if it as small as buying him a c-gare--e everyday. I have seen hard working professionals sidelined since they were not a55 licking

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| 1750 views | | 10 replies (last November 28, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WfTjfB8

The factors that brought DXC to this position

I don't think there were many ITO companies that were free of trauma after 2000 when Wall Street decided that now the internet was built, IT companies had no future. First came the tidal wave of offshoring, then came the 2008 financial crash and... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+Wfl2dy6

The Originators: HPE and CSC, HP

We all know DXC is not good, but the rot started with the antecedent companies, HPE and CSC, HP was rubbish for years before the sell off/merger in 2017, clueless managers, teams on the ground doing their best without leadership amidst constant... — read more 

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| 1651 views | | 5 replies (last November 23, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WfDoYYx

Companies tend to succeed or fail from the top down

Companies tend to succeed or fail from the top down. No matter how good the people under are, they are restricted by the people above them. Good workers are hampered by poor management. Good management is handcuffed by poor executives. Good ideas are... — read more 

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| 840 views | | 2 replies (last November 21, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WejhV5Q

Some good advice to the DXC leadership

What would make DXC better: ML allowing his so-called 'senior leaders' to actually lead. At present they are managers implementing his instructions rather than leaders. Having an actual strategy, i.e. a medium term plan to achieve a major goal. "Sell... — read more 

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| 3000 views | | 5 replies (last November 24, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WdgZPQi

Multiple Americas Industry GMs gone

At least 3 if not more. Guy who ran media, guy who ran TMT, guy who ran healthcare. All gone as of this week, one fired and two resigned. You can kiss your unlikely and unseen bonuses a heart good bye this year if you are on the exec team. Unless of... — read more 

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| 2040 views | | 4 replies (last November 21, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WdmMf29

What would make DXC better?

Seriously, what would make it better? No trolling just ideas and maybe someone who can make it better is reading

DXC HR contact

What's the best way to contact HR, I have a fairly unusual accommodation request (need to tend my dog as she's will be having a major surgery) and how do I go about contacting DXC HR about this? Suggestions?

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| 3080 views | | 19 replies (last November 24, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WbFAwDm

This is digital transformation?

Am in one of the new digital transformation centers. We are given computers that do not work. We can not connect to the company network. The "help desk" at DXC can not fix anything. Senior management within the company changes faster than anyone can... — read more 

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| 2220 views | | 10 replies (last November 20, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+WabE1xr

OMG... Mickey named one if best performing CEO's

ICYMI: Our Chairman, President and CEO, Mike Lawrie, was named one of the Best-Performing CEOs in the World 2018 by Harvard Business Review! https://dxc.to/2FxDKf9 Make dxc great again!

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| 2110 views | | 16 replies (last December 16, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+W9cQG0M

Watch the investor day webcast

I strongly recommend all current employees to watch the investor day webcast. It can be accessed from the Investor Relations page of the dxc.technology website. For "login" just give any email address... it doesn't have to exist and there is no... — read more 

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| 2520 views | | 9 replies (last November 14, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+W7B8y0V

Chorley Office?

As a long time member of staff at the Chorley office, I am wondering what the future is going to be here. Looking around it seems it is only at 50-60% capacity. The canteen has been shut down in favour of a sandwich van that turns up for 10 mins each... — read more 

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| 3940 views | | 27 replies (last November 21, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+W6g2lQv

We'll pay for the share repurchase

If you think the $2 billion that's going to be wasted on share repurchase is not going to result in some major layoffs, you must be very young or very naive. Stunts like these have been done before, and in the end it was always us who ended up paying... — read more 

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| 1720 views | | 8 replies (last November 13, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+W6hJZUi

DXC should go 'LEAN' like Wipro on service delivery managers

DXC should go 'LEAN' like Wipro on service delivery managers Wipro realised that service delivery managers are adding Zero value in real terms to the company as well as customer .... the result .. removed all middle level managers and supervisors who... — read more 

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| 1730 views | | 7 replies (last November 18, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+W6Npori

Video of analyst day

https://globalmeet.webcasts.com/viewer/event.jsp?ei=1215993&tp_key=142aea9b2e/ Q&A at the end is interesting, there is about an hour of it.

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| 1650 views | | 7 replies (last November 13, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+W3Bx7M3

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