Topics regarding layoffs at DXC Technology

Topics regarding layoffs at DXC Technology

I love it if this is true

"Lots of empty desks lately, a majority of the grads are leaving for better jobs with better pay. If you look at the jobs board they're constantly hiring externally because they scared everyone off and realised they still need people to do the work."... — read more 

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| 2660 views | | 9 replies (last August 29, 2018)
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DTC (Newcastle)

Can anyone working at the DTC in Newcastle, shed some light on the working atmosphere there? Is it the same as the grim picture painted by the other threads?

How much is ML paid, again?

Must be well below the average... /end snark CEOs who are paid less than their peers are four times more likely to engage in layoffs, according to research led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York... — read more 

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| 1600 views | | 5 replies (last August 29, 2018)
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Unlimited Vacation

We already knew this, but thought an interesting read considering how unlimited vacation came about in DXC and the issues we knew would come to pass. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lets-call-unlimited-vacation-what-really-scam-paul-suggett/ Just... — read more 

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| 2210 views | | 6 replies (last September 10, 2018)
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CBA blames data centre woes for outage

https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/645486/cba-blames-data-centre-woes-outage/ Any guesses as to who provides support for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) applications?

India work force reduction (separation) plan

India wfr compensation looks like below. India separation plan format is : Total CTC = X Total monthly salary (Y) = X/12 Daily salary (Z) = Y/30 Number of days of service = A No of days salary to be paid (B) = A/24 Hence separation payment to be paid... — read more 

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| 5680 views | | 21 replies (last September 28, 2018)
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Glassdoor reviews

Is it just me or do the latest set of reviews on glassdoor look a bit out of place? https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/DXC-Technology-Newcastle-upon-Tyne-Reviews-EI_IE1603125.0,14_IL.15,34_IM1138.htm

Get out and never look back!!

Thankfully I got out a couple of months ago, but I can’t recommend it enough. I fully appreciate leaving doesn’t suit everyone for all sorts of reasons, but if you can do it! For months, if not years I felt like I was fading away, doing the work of... — read more 

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| 2580 views | | 9 replies (last August 22, 2018)
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Surprised no one mentioned

That the head of App Services left this week. I can tell you exactly why he left. He “owned” a $4b P&L but Lawrie and Saleh micromanaged him to a $2m Line item that he was trying to keep. They said no...weeks of back and forth and they won (big... — read more 

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| 2060 views | | 3 replies (last August 22, 2018)
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Working from home now a crime in ANZ

New direction from the gestapo seems to be that the last perk we had is no longer available. Can't wait to see all those hard working people slow down to a 9-5 in the buildings.

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| 2250 views | | 8 replies (last September 23, 2018)
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Anybody else thinks we need more layoffs?

Some departments are so overstuffed they could be reduced by sixty percent at minimum without work suffering at all. People are spending most of their work hours on their phones, just wasting their and company's time. How come those people are never... — read more 

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| 2350 views | | 7 replies (last September 18, 2018)
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Headcount 134,999

Well headcount is changing after Friday, its down to at least 134,999

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| 2360 views | | 4 replies (last September 1, 2018)
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What is DXC's failed product NGDM stand for ?

What is DXC's failed product NGDM stand for ? Some sort of 'Delivery Model' where neither the Model is being supported nor are there any employees or manager for that matter supporting it. The teams that I has to interact with were all offline and... — read more 

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| 2950 views | | 7 replies (last August 14, 2018)
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135,000 headcount

Did anyone else catch that during this morning's call or did I mishear?

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| 2420 views | | 6 replies (last August 9, 2018)
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The cheese has moved

A quote from our amazing CEO and his monkey subordinates on this morning's Americas call. What the hell does that even mean?

Q1 Earnings call - transcript and slides

If you missed the investors call yesterday, have a read of the slides and transcript. I urge you to do so because these calls provide more information on the future and direction of the company than any internal propaganda. Despite the details being... — read more 

Corporate loyalty has been dead a long time

Senior Mgmt know that if you leave they can easily replace you with someone cheaper who wants the job. The personalisation and human factor was removed when they centralised HR into the corporate, faceless mess it is today. In such toxic atmospheres... — read more 

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| 1760 views | | 4 replies (last August 16, 2018)
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Promotions @ DXC

These days a promotion just means more work and no pay increases. F--- that, leave me at my old job. Since there have been no pay increases for years I am taking the time off during the week to do personal things. My hours always show 40 otherwise I... — read more 

DXC don't care about customers

Employees's PC are migrating from HPE to DXC. The whole site where I work is migrating the same day. So, no one will be able to support customers and their critical application. Well done. CSC Management does not take care about employees jobs, but... — read more 

Success Sharing Bonus?

Anyone got it? ML did say they met the SSP target so top performers should get a bonus, supposedly in July payroll but could be smoke and mirrors.

Any layoffs coming?

Very little talk here lately on future layoffs. Should I take this as a good thing? Or is there something brewing I should be preparing for?

Samson David for this DXC Deliver Town Hall webcast

A lot of talking and not much substance on how Delivery is going to take care of existing employee's, and Customers. Move into the digital world is a crock, we have been in the digital world for that the last 40 years. Stop using Cloud / digital /... — read more 

Come on Shareholders !! J. Mike Lawrie isn't giving his employees a payrise but he wants you to vote for him a multi-million pound payrise.

Shareholders, J. Mike Lawrie isn't giving his employees a payrise but he wants you to vote for him a multi-million pound payrise. Go on support poor Lawrie the man with 100's of millions in dollars. Come on support LAWRIE GREED at DXC, vote for... — read more 

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| 980 views | | 1 reply (July 26, 2018)
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Severance

Does anyone know how long it takes to get the severance promised? I was laid off June 29, 2018 and still don’t have ny check. I know they had time to cut the check, I had to train my replacement in India!!

Productivity??

Has anyone else had this rolled out to their teams, an efficiency tool? A tool to monitor teams which are undermanned due to the layoffs and apply more pressure on the overworked and understaffed teams? Next Level Program - Application deployment... — read more 

Steve Hilton fired?

Just got the comms.. Steve Hilton is fired on the spot it seems..... "effective Monday 23rd Jul" - naughty naughty.... I guess he will be replaced by a young graduate?

dxc please stay in india

just stay in india... sell everything off to india..let india have dxc including mikey. that's the best place for dxc...

Financial Problems?

If DXC was in financial trouble pay cuts versus job cuts might be a way to go to try and save the company and save jobs. But this company isn’t in real financial trouble it’s profitable, there is no need to do either, but cutting jobs and threatening... — read more 

What's better?

Now that it looks like we'll be all getting a significant pay cut, I'm just wondering what people here prefer: a pay cut but still having a job or risking a chance of being on the list of next layoffs but still having the same pay? I'm asking this... — read more 

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