Agreed and confirmed 100%, these moves will drive the company forward We are going to be more agile, leaner and will deliver value faster and more effectively Our car parks are going to be full 7 days a week. You will need armour to protect... — read more
New leadership Team
Does Shannon Bell have any product or technology experience?
Leadership reorg
What's people thoughts? Iam surprised no changes in personal, however a few wings look to have been clipped!
Numbers don't lie
ot stock down 3.68% 1M ot stock down 1.14% 6M ot stock down 20.11% YTD ot stock down 41.25% 1Y ot stock down 54.23% 5Y
New Building
What’s up with that new building? Are we gonna be hiring?
When are Octo layoffs
They usually fire people for performance in Oct , anyone know the date ?
Rumour or speculation ?
There has been a rumour about layoff for around 4000 employees by next year's start. I overheard it from discussions in the office. Looks like some employees might be in loop or getting their info from somewhere Could it be true or a rumour?
Is Cluj (Romania) next?
Well-founded rumors have it that management has finally decided to close the site in Cluj, Romania. Some employees have already been kindly advised to start looking for jobs elsewhere.
The Power of being in the office
Since we did a full RTO the energy amongst team members had become truly incredible I've never seen such eagerness to get to work as there is at the moment, people just dripping cars outside the door and leaving them running so they can get to... — read more
ADM Business ?
What’s happening with this BU they all seem to be busy. Does anyone have real insight the rumours of a sell off keep circling. Their performance tool is world class loadrunner. ALM is used by all TOP 500
Any Insights on Q1 Results?
Will Ayman get his 20% growth?
People not doing RTO are losing out
These people are losing out on the incredible energy in the office, positive atmosphere, everyone working together doing high 5s, meetings rooms and car parks heaving with new hires It's unbelievable
Remember when hard work was what got you respect and promotions?
Now it's a-s kissing. Kiss the right behinds, and you'll end up higher than any of the hard workers can even dream of. What a joke of a company OT is now.
Careful - fired x2 for RTO Non Compliance
Two employees outright fired today for non-compliance with the RTO policy. Company was well prepared with legal and HR. They had been warned twice, and apparently on their calls HR had a lot of data around badge swiping, interviews w office... — read more
OpenText Corp to OpenText Cloud Service Company ?
Does this mean we will be split up ? Any news ?
Share price on a tear
Watch it go, flying upwards again today The most amazing company on the planet , car parks and board rooms are full to capacity
Update Banking Info
Did anyone else get a cryptic message from HR to “targeted employees” about updating your banking information by October 6th? It was sent under the guise of improving payroll processes but the “targeted employees” at the top is concerning. Could they... — read more
I asked AI about the future of OpenText. ... Sorry, Bots. The answer is not good.
Questions: Considering the status of OpenText’s debt, constant layoffs, and low stock price, what is an honest outlook for the company. What does the stock market think? And what grade would you give Tom Jenkins for his stewardship of the board of... — read more
Stock market perform
Bot keyword bot test Stock Perform Lousy Terrible Market
Confirmed 100%
Our great company is driving forward, onwards and upwards is the direction No layoffs on the horizon and 100 USD stock price is on the cards
Bright future ahead
Has everyone seen how much more work is getting done after RTO? Sales getting done, massive deals closed Support teams sorting out customer issues proactively, everyone pulling in the same direction 100 dollar share price here we come
Strong Stock Price
The markets clearly love us What would happen if it hits 15? CEO firing I presume at least, maybe a PE takeover
Staying is hurting my career and mental health
I've been with the company for several years, and honestly, it feels like things are getting worse by the day. Between the constant talk about someone buying us, people resigning, and the general atmosphere in the offices, morale is basically... — read more
Please just give us hybrid...
Weds night, I laid in my bed thinking "not only do I have to go in tomorrow, I also have to go in the day after" Traffic, office buzz, constant distractions, lack of personal space, zero ability to focus. Just give us at least one day a week to... — read more
This outlook hasn't changed since February
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4872039-opentext-a-dividend-doesnt-compensate-for-years-of-debt-paydown
Anyone remember the survey?
As the title says - anyone remember the survey we took two months ago where there was a question on ‘are you planning to leave in 6 months?’ Or something like that lol 😆 What was the whole point of it? There’s literally zero effort being made to... — read more
October - Performance based
Traditionally we have had performance based layoffs in oct - is that still the case this year or is it november ?
What is actually going on in Marketing? (Venting)
When leadership basically sawed the marketing department in slices last year, it made zero sense to any of us in the trenches. But honestly, things were such a gong show before that we were just naively optimistic that anything had to be better... — read more
This company is broken see below
They have laid off so many people not one person wants to go the extra mile. Everyone is deflated, everyone says not my department. This company is honestly so fkd up. Why isn’t management stepping up? Protect the base ….. how about treat our... — read more
What will happen this company
In 6 months will the company be bigger or smaller ?
Prediction
The company is currently liquidating legacy assets, rewriting its core operational script, or letting go of divisions that no longer serve it. It is a period of internal "rewiring" that paves the way for massive efficiency. Expect a major battle... — read more
Town hall question
Someone asked CEO if employment would be affected by a project that was going on and CEO said he wouldn't know until the team reported back in mid Sept What were they talking about
Do you know where your employment contract is?
It's dawned on me that during the hiring process, with its flurry of emails and documents going back-and-forth, I didn't get a signed copy of my contract back from OT. (Obviously, OT isn't foolish enough to add a copy to employee profiles in TC.) It... — read more
Soooo all of the noise around AI to partner with an AI company instead of using our own agents?
Am I reading this correct? Am I just stupid? We spent however much money developing Aviator so we can provide agentic AI to companies because we're like an AI company (allegedly) right?? So why are we now partnering with an AI company to bring secure... — read more
Are you following RTO mandate?
We’re 5x back in office since Sep 1. How’s it going? My manager just reminded me about attendance’ - he’s remote btw! I hate going into the office but not landed a remote role yet despite interviewing. So, my act of defiance is coffee badging and... — read more
Chaos
I’m in sales at OT everyone is heads down in PTEP SFDC spending all day filing out stupid fields. It’s so cumbersome….. Q1 is a mess anyone agree ?
The bots are back in force - you know what that means, layoffs time!
You pesky workers! We had a good thing going! All you had to do is go back to your dreadful office every day for the rest of your miserable life, get berated by management, enjoy whatever snacks we stole from the food bank down the road once a blue... — read more