Honest question. How are we supposed to work and live like normal when our reality is anything but?
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@b1 I've never been injured, slow walking to my desk, taking as many breaks as I can, playing on my phone and waiting for an amount of time that will satisfy the time I need to be in the office so I can leave again
You can’t
The goal of RTO and now these changes is to force people to leave so OpenText doesn’t have to pay severance.
Damn the employees who have been abused, overworked for years. All they care about are the investors. I wish the Canadian government would hold them accountable instead of inflating Aymans ego.
"Normal" left the building once they ushered in C0vid.
Nothing's been normal ever since, and things are only getting more insane all around.
Not being a pessimist here, but being a realist.
It's important to be honest with yourself about what's really happening here.
At least that way, you can work now to position yourself to be in a better spot, once everything really goes into hyperdrive.
It's every individual for themselves, scrambling to grab as much as they can, before it all comes crashing down.
Tangible assets and skills will fare better for you in the long run over non-tangible, including cash.
Next year there will be supply chain disruptions to the point of food scarcity, along with continued mass layoffs. Get your house in order now (spiritually, financially, physically), and encourage everyone that you care about to do the same for themselves.
Godspeed!
One of the healthiest things you can do for yourself is to start proactively looking for another job and to save as much money as you can to soften the blow if you’re let go before you find something else. Realistically, there’s no longterm future for you at OpenText, so accept that reality, calibrate your effort and work/life balance accordingly, and do everything you can to leave on your terms before they show you the door. Anything else is fruitless denial.
@b4 incorrect and confirmed 100%. The company wants to keep hard working, office going people with good mental health
We are just trying too offload the poor performers
@OP For the thousandth time, they want to quit.
Asking the same question over and over will not change the answer.
The threat of job cuts and generally bad culture is designed to drive people off without severance, bureaucratic overhead, or rank stacking games.
@OP completely agreed and confirmed 100%. It's great to be in a growing, thriving , ever expanding company
When was the last time you didn't get injured racing to your desk by someone even more eager to start doing their best work