what are your thoughts on shanon as the new AI leader compared to savnay? do you think she has a vision to turn it into a core flagship offering or will it remain optional feature with limited adoption?
The knowledge drain
We spend decades learning how to do this work. Layoffs can erase all of that in a day. That's going to hurt us eventually.
Layoffs before or after ceo
Will be do layoffs after joining or will they be done before ? Seems likely they will be done before in my opinion
Manager acting strange - what's up ?
My manager isn't engaging with the team at present, I pinged the other day and not even an acknowledgement Not joining daily calls etc Are there changes coming ?
Dead end for women leaders
After years of working hard and doing everything possible to earn a director role, I eventually realized I was being strung along. My director repeatedly made promises about promotion that never came through, while simultaneously expecting me to... — read more
My earnings prediction
From where I sit in the company. I see lots of customers leaving and almost zero new ones With that evidence and the currency headwind with the stronger dollar and the fact we made last quarters numbers with two lucky unexpected last minute deals... — read more
Getting worse and worse
I hate this company. Micro managing is becoming intolerable Luckily I have 3 years savings so can walk out and likely will
Layoffs in India
I’ve seen heard of layoffs in India on Monday, is that accurate ?
Not worth it
Boss has no life outside work and expects the same from me. He's paid well, I'm not. Even if I was, I wouldn't sacrifice everything for this place. Starting my search.
Upcoming layoffs
Anyone know when the round is coming that James spoke of in the all hands , he said "we still have 150 million to go to right size the company " Does he mean in fy 26 or fy 27? Will they wait for the new CEO to do it ?
Next week 4 days
Is next week just for people going from 3 to 4 days? Or is it affecting people who were remote and not remote anymore Also what happens if we don't do the 4 days
Career week is amazingly cringe
Does anyone actually get anything out of this other than disgust and insult? This has to be one of the most bizarre corporate nonsense campaigns I have seen across at least 7 employers. Is anyone following this directive?: " And don’t forget to... — read more
Remote Employees Forced Back
It's recently come to my attention that any remote employees that live close to an office they are able to travel to will be told to go back to office again. There are teams that are remote only that will be told the same thing that do not live... — read more
OTEX Stocks getting dumped
I wanted to sell off all of my PSU and holdings, I made in last decade over employment. With constant low performance, when I should sell off. Analysist are too brutal about OTEX #1. wants investors to sit tight and collect a 4% dividend while the... — read more
No layoffs according to Shannon
Someone asked in the all hands, could they expect any changes to operational activities etc and Shannon said no Looks like we are good
Password Change Time Again
Cloud Service team should be fired. What a terrible account system they designed or managed…. Why is so complicated… And people in the team are rude, lazy and ignorant
Need AI Producer instead of AI Speaker
The 1st question Elon Musk will ask Erica Dhawan is what product did you create? Please please do not hire those people.. They are just good at talking instead of doing. In AI world, we need someone can actually create something
What happened to the Menlo Park employees?
US billing and payment is moved to Provo. Did those employees get canned or are they expected to move to Provo?
April layoffs
I've heard there are none, can anyone confirm or deny ?
The new workforce is different
Apparently you can't just tell someone to do something anymore. You have to wrap it in praise and compliments or they think you're attacking them. I'm not yelling, I'm just asking you to work. When did that become a problem?
RTO enforcement
Will this be enforced ? I mean why bother complying ? By not complying you will prob get at least a year before being laid off
I still have a job, why?
Why? Seems strange, is Stefan still thinking about Content Server? Why Directory Services and not just OpenLDAP?
Not much talk about layoffs lately
Should I take that as a good sign? Or is it just the calm before the storm?
OT Reddit?
Why are all the Reddit posts on the r/Waterloo page? We need our own page. Would have been eye opening to read through prior to signing my contract. But now I get to sleuth this website and random others for any insights. Huge loss and su-ks for... — read more
150 million cost for company right size
There is 150 million left in the plan for right sizing the company, that's roughly 1500 jobs Will this happen before end of financial year ?
SMBC is next or coming up soon
Too many weird financial requests for information from 2-3 years ago. Stop telling us "Audit requests" or "forecast" we are not that stupid, since prior fiscal years have already been audited.
What happened to Sandy Ono?
She was removed from the leadership landing page and linkedin has Dec 2025 as the end of her time here. Seems like more shuffle, more noise and no clarity
Proud to work at OT - sales perspective
Firstly in sales you have to believe in what you sell, for me unquestionably Opentext are a leader in the information management space , and we should have full confidence in telling that story to our customers. The old adage of no one got fired for... — read more
Company going under
Stock price collapsing again. Heading to ten bucks a share There will be no OpenText in 18 months
Aviator not core?
Seriously!? OpenText reverting back to just Content Server, when will serif font logo come back?
150 restructuring charge
He made it known when discussing RTO that there is still a 150 million restructuring charge to "right size" the company Wonder what the reason for that comment was
How much did OT spend on Shannon's book+
Self published and thousands of copies. So sad. So NOT what AI is all about - actual paper copy book. Good grief. Then there are the WILD events Sales sponsors for leadership and their pets & the wink wink business travel needed to international... — read more
All hands fiasco
This company isn't even capable of running an all hands
New Offices
Where and when will these new offices open that they mention on the RTO email ? Kinda hard to imagine they will spend money on opening offices in the US
Is the current low growth just a temporary result of selling off assets, or is this the new normal for OpenText?
Will Ayman have a plan to switch the company from cost-cutting back to growing revenue? Are customers actually paying extra for the new AI features, or are they just free add-ons to keep people from leaving? I don’t see a way to break out of our... — read more
Look for the exit
Never stop networking and checking job boards even if you're comfortable. A better environment makes all the difference for your mental health. Open Text isn't the end of the road, so plan your next move carefully.
What did you think of the mandatory AI training
I know a lot of people that thought it was a waste of time with a complete random set of videos to watch. No fundaments or structure to really build a knowledge base. I'm guessing Shan picked each and every one of them.
Business Optimization Plan
Reading the investors call transcript. The CFO said the plan is going as expected and that the company should save around $490–$550 million. What that actually means. When this plan was talked about before (back in May 2025), it was tied to cutting... — read more