"The direction is global, but implementation may vary by country to account for local laws and regulations..." So EMEA is next once they get Work Councils sign off

In my team, some people ignored the whole hybrid thing and come to office once a month, why should I come in 5 days a week Note : nothing happened to that person, they are still working away

Part of messaging to analysts that OpenText is continuing on its promised transformation as announced when MB was fired. This says, we mean business, we are pulling out people in, we have control over their output. When business declines... — read more 

There have been strong discussions that people managers, at every level and in all locations, should lead by example by being office-based. If you are a virtual people manager at any level, anywhere in the world, you should expect your team to be... — read more 

that’s it. I lost access to VPN. Got instruction to reset my password. The instruction is sitting behind the VPN. WTH! I need to open a service support. Opened it, sorry it requires VPN. WTH! I cannot reset the password with the last 24 or 25 times... — read more 

The RTO is a bunch of Horse_sh*t, if your team is not all in the same office. But speaking as someone with 20+ years of experience, I learned a lot from watercooler conversations, hearing a hallway conversations or people in the next cube discussing... — read more 

If you're actually in OT New HR page, but no email yet. 4 days march 5 days sept Emphasis on 'core' hours and a right to disconnect, potentially for places that do not have laws for it

Get ready for the RTO email and the chaos that will ensue North America right away but it will be the same for rest of world shortly once the company has spoken to work councils Get ready for 5 days of coughing / spluttering / loud noise / body... — read more 

Yes, a new Office First policy will be announced. No, not every employee will be mandated back to an office. Yes, employees currently assigned as hybrid office based will be required to work from that office each day. No more 3 day schedule. This... — read more 

Email tomorrow? North America only? July or September? Does anyone know anything for sure ?

If you're still working there, you need to leave. The iceberg has been struck and Rose isn't going to let you on the door.

Stock down to 28. U-k! We have no mega paid people that actually provide leadership. No motivation, no nothing. What a terrible start to 26/

I've heard on good authority that there are no changes to the hybrid schedule planned

If 5 days are coming in. When will it be communicated

If the return to office thing is happening, can someone confirm what will happen to virtual There are thousands of virtual employees so they won't all be let go Will they be told relocate ? Or will they remain virtual if over 50 miles to an...

When’s the email going out ? How long do we have to search for a new job

No more hybrid schedules. More employees will be assigned to offices as well. 100 percent office requirement. Move or resign. A sneaky way to cut the workforce without having to pay severance.

Down 10% last two days and looks like it's going further south. Something must have leaked

Feb 2025 was a bloodbath. Will there be layoffs next month ?

121 open positions alone in Waterloo, OpenText is hiring lots

How will the company look in two years, OT is still hiring lots all around the world at the moment If the company was going to get smaller or fail then they wouldn't be hiring

When will the first one be announced and what will it be

Any layoffs coming up ?

It's a con game. The company has no incentive to care about your feelings. Any and all morale boosting is just managing useful distractions. They dangle carrots, or vague promises they have no intention of keeping, or soft reassurances of your job... — read more 

Get ready leadership ping pong 🏓 starts

Because it feels like it to me.

Happy new year everyone hope yall have a successful year getting out of OT and landing an actual job in a better / good company. I would say great but even good is better than OT. I will be interviewing over next two weeks. Good riddance OT. They... — read more 

It is no longer a question of if, it is a question of when. Shorting OTEX will be profitable if timing is correct. So, when will OTEX die? According to Yahoo finance, no "analysts" have rated sell.

https://www.nerdoutonbusiness.com/p/will-enterprise-software-stay-sticky-in-an-ai-world OpenText is a useful case study for this question. The company runs on long-term contracts and deep switching costs, but AI is making it easier for companies... — read more 

This is what I think will happen CEO won't be a nog enough name Stock will hit 15 dollars Struggle to sell any of the business 20% layoffs

Will they wait for May-June when the first carve out is announced?

At this point, I'm convinced the damage done to this company is irreversible. The problems are so deep and systemic now that even the most talented leadership team wouldn't be able to turn things around. We're past the point of a simple strategic... — read more 

After eight months, I'm still looking for a job. I had a few promising interviews just to get ghosted in the end. I'm lucky because I have plenty of savings to be okay for at least another year, but I know so many folks who are not so lucky. These... — read more 

I wish us all the best of luck, and hope we find better jobs at companies whose survival we don’t have to question.

Be ready

Consulting companies for modern tech recommend 1000 per billion revenue, that would mean 5000-6000 employees The math doesn't work and selling 25% of the company won't be enough. For anyone left there will be massive layoffs

Will the company survive another year ? And if so, how many employees will it have

Watch this video: https://videos.opentext.com/watch/4WQFRhcuwY5a6Psvn5Tuv2 What problem is this solving? Without Sandy and Mark, there isn’t all the ra-ra so these pitches sound worse than before.

Middle managers should be clearing paths, growing talent, and preparing teams for the future. Too many here do none of that. Here, problems always get ignored, issues mount, and nothing ever improves. Sometimes I wonder what’s the point of having... — read more