I was coldly let go a few months ago. I took some time to deal with the consequences of what they did to me, but now, I'm ready to go back to work. Could mentionning TD on my resume be a deal-breaker preventing potential employers to hire me? I've stayed for 5 damn years in this sh*tty company 🤡, so it isn't something I just can hide 😞! 5 years with my mental health declining, not enough sleep, nightmares, etc. So for those of you, who like me, aren't there anymore, how did you do it? How did you convince an employer to hire you after TD? Sending hugs and take care ❤️
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@a8 well complaining to HR did nothing. I am still here.
@he Yes. I think super-engineer needs to inform us of exactly what successes he has personally had. He loves to insult others, but never mentions why he thinks he is so valuable. Any contributions he is making aren’t working so I question his value.
@em Great point! They have really boogered things up by keeping many of the wrong people while ushering many key and knowledgeable people out the door. It's crazy to me that they continue to keep things status quo there while the company spirals in an exploding market where their competition reports significant growth and they report YoY decreases. Does super engineer have a thought on this?
@e4 If you’re so incredibly talented, why is the company tanking? You must not be valuable at all. Once Teradata is actually growing revenue, we will consider your comments. Until then, you’re part of Teradata’s problem.
@e4 you must be the a-hole "running" this company.
Teradata isn’t the problem. You are. Five years is a long time to stay somewhere you claim wrecked your sleep, your health, and your personality, and staying anyway is what hiring managers actually see: deadwood that finally got cut. You didn’t get ‘coldly let go.’ You got finished. Now you’re on a layoff board asking if the company name is the deal-breaker while you type nightmares, send hugs, and decorate it with a clown and a crying face like that’s a professional brand. That’s not trauma. That’s a personality. Nobody is rejecting you because of TD. They’re rejecting the deadwood who spent five years there, then needed months to ‘deal with the consequences,’ then came back with emoji therapy. Put it on the résumé. Leave it off. Same result. The logo isn’t toxic. You are
Don't let your time at TD define you. Employers are hiring you, not judging a company name on your resume. Five years there shows resilience, experience, and commitment. Focus your resume and interviews on what you accomplished and learned, not on the circumstances of your departure. The right employer will value your skills and experience
The word is "cachet", with a "T" at the end, not "cache".
It's pronounced as, "cash-shay", rather than "cash".
"cachet /kă-shā′/
noun
A mark or quality, as of distinction, individuality, or authenticity.
Great prestige or appeal.
"a designer label with cachet."
A seal on a document, such as a letter.
vs.
cache
noun
ˈkash
: a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
: a secure place of storage
discovered a cache of we-pons
: something hidden or stored in a cache
The cache consisted of documents and private letters.
: a computer memory with very short access time used for storage of frequently or recently used instructions or data
called also cache memory
cache
verb
cached; caching
transitive verb
: to place (something) in a cache: such as
: to place or store (something) in a hidden or secure place for safety or concealment
cache camp supplies by a lake
coins cached in a teapot
computers : to place (instructions or data) in cache memory for temporary storage
caching websites to speed up future retrieval"
@a8 I've never seen anyone say hateful comments on this board before. I looked back for weeks. Besides it's the Internet
Teradata has zero cache with employers. Learn about GCP, AWS, Snowflake, Python, MCP servers, etc.
Terafata will not open doors for you so try to de-emphasize it whenever possible.
While the conditions may su-k, in the leadership may su-k, and the sacrifices you made for this company may su-k, you definitely gain perseverance working here. Regardless of the situation, you pull the positives and expand on those.
@a7 thank you! The hard part for me is to stay positive, but it's managable. I just have to remember who I was before entering this company...
Are you still at TD, or did you find a better job?
@a5 of course you wouldn't! How would you? The only thing HR knows is laying people off 🙄. Btw, I'm sending an email to HR department on Monday, with the screenshots of your hateful comments. On Glassdoor too.
Just put a positive spin on your experience/skills learned while at Teradata and then quickly shift the focus of the convo. to whatever aspects of the the potential new employer's position where you are excited about utilizng your skills and learning new ones, which really interests you in wanting to work there.
In other words, LIE, but make it a white lie, and then immediately change the subject!
Be prepared in advance for such questions as:
- Why did you leave your last position?
- What about your last position didn't you like?
- How would you handle a difficult coworker or conflict in the workplace?
- If other people were to describe you in 3 words, what would those words be?
- Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Everyone knows it's all a bunch of BS, but part of asking the questions is to see how you handle "curveballs on the fly". There aren't really any right or wrong answers, they're just looking to see if you're capable of being level headed enough to answer in a professional manner, without badmouthing other companies, people, or circumstances. Keep it all positive and upbeat!
You may need to find another career path. Maybe oil change place or tire repair where people spew such rubbish
I would not hire you.
During an interview, the hiring manager said, "I didn't know Teradata was still around?"