Thread regarding Teradata Corp. layoffs

In group settings he would ask rhetorical questions.. then call out people whom he thinks should answer.. belittle them in front of of everyone.. tell how he solved all these problems before at the startup he got kicked out of.. psychotic behavior..

HR should shadow him

He is also misleading the CEO and the board. The AI studio is built on publicly available code and LLMs, with MCPs connecting to databases—a relatively straightforward implementation that a college student could develop and demonstrate. Yet it is being positioned as a significant ARR driver, raising a fundamental question: why would customers pay millions for a solution that is relatively easy to replicate?

I’d better brush up on my Hindi guys, if takes Hutch out we are fu---d over here

Go to workday and look the first level and second level managers in product. Two white dudes left in product management out of 40, ALL new hires Indian. Engineering even worse only three out 30 non Indian above sr director. ALL new hires Indian. All Bay Area his close circle

There is clear discrimination in this company. Where the fu-k is HR

I will give you one specific example he hired a leader for product automation she did absolutely nothing tangible after more than a year. She does busy work rename layers rewrap code In layers like mre. Busy work. And talks over everyone so no one gets a chance to speak.
She was a stay home mom and close family friend to him. I know it because there are no secrets including salaries in Indian community. And I am Indian
Hr can easily trace this if they want to but they won’t.

CPO is a total je-k to Support and Sales. People moving over from Engineering are sharing the same stories about disconnected management that pushes people around, barking down orders without understanding the products. The way people are mistreated publicly is unacceptable.

The CEO and his spineless HR must to be held accountable.

I've heard they have a hiring process that starts in India. If you are from the same village as one of them you msg them and they don't even conduct an interview. You turn up at the airport where a plane ticket will be waiting for you to go to the US where riches await you. Don't know how to use a computer? No problem, we'll put you into a design team with a fancy title.

Keep in mind these Indians he brought as new management — making sh-t load of money — while none of us get any raises

That sharat is the worst his pitbull

Honestly, people are fu--ing scared to go to HR because they are afraid they will get targeted in the next round. He basically replaced the whole leadership team. Now you have a 500-person AI team, and the new leadership probably doesn't even know who is working on what, which engineers are doing the real work, or how the products actually work.

When you don't understand the products or the technical details, how do you prove yourself as a leader? The easiest way is to make people afraid of you. At least then nobody dares to challenge you, and you can make it look like you are in control.

Put yourself in the employees' shoes. If you think speaking up today might get you cut in the next round, are you really going to take that risk?

HR has in this company su-ks big time.

Anyone who’s been around this company long enough knows these big-shot execs usually last 2–3 years tops. Dude’s already been here two years and hasn’t really got much to show for it besides his sparkling personality. Just take it on the chin, let his buddies do their verbal abuse, put your head down, do your job, pay your mortgage, and hope for the best.

HR is there to protect the company, not you. I know of specific complaints against the database vp on vulgar language and intimidation. Both cases —-?under the rug by HR. And guess where head the HR is from for engineering

The comments on this thread are spot on. The relationship between Bay Area Indian management and engineers has become very toxic.

Suspended h1bs, until the bribe checks clear.

@h9 curious when the Trump Administration will reverse the real job loss to offshoring.

Effective immediately the Trump administration has hereby SUSPENDED ADOBE, MICROSOFT, Cognizant, Tata, Infosys, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini from the Permanent Labor Certification Program

https://apnews.com/article/h1b-visa-program-vance-microsoft-e7b3a407f822702b269ee277d21343ea

Uh oh they got Microsoft for replacing Americans with h1b scabs. Tic Toc its just a matter of time for Teradata.

Yeah everyone knows AIstudio is a wrapper around a prototype build by CTO. My guess is he will be gone in a year—- once higher ups and the board realize what it is. I know because I am working on it now! Unless they also remove his top level hires, toxic culture is here to stay though

Ever since this new CPO, nothing is more important than meeting unrealistic timelines. Constantly boundaries are being disrespected. You can be on vacation or even lying in the hospital unconscious and they will be calling you to join "urgent meetings". People are staying up and joining calls until 3am regularly including on weekends. Constantly management is deploying fear tactics onto those below them. This culture definitely came with the CPO and totally ruined what little TD had left going for the culture. Meanwhile all these arbitrary deadlines are for customers that don't even exist. Even if you're not laid off, your body is bound to give out eventually.

When these SVPs or newly hired top VPs, directors join a meeting, everyone goes quiet. Unless you’re a yes-man, nobody feels comfortable speaking. Whatever your background is, it impacts everyone.

Fear is real in engineering

I agree with the last comment, culture is very toxic and everyone is afraid. Engineering Svps in larger forums yell and demean engineers regularly.. I guess this is the culture new CPO brought in.. I hope someone who can make change is reading these messages..

It's not even just the CPO, his cronies all perpetuate this culture top down. Even if you survive the layoffs you will be an outcast and never included if you're not Indian. There are even meetings where all conversation are in Hindi. You will not be promoted or visible if you're not Indian. You're automatically excluded. If you're not Indian don't plan to survive here long.

same story in engineering. Look at the new hire VPs and senior directors, SAs close family and friends circle.

@a4 There have been SEVERAL essential non-Indian PMs let go recently. Huge mistake for TD. Maybe it helps the immediate budget but stupid move for the company to replace them with Indian resources with zero knowledge. I would make the same claim if they had replaced them with non-Indians. The fact is you laid off valuable players in the company and lost tremendous knowledge and decision making abilities.

All you need to do is report Teradata to the EEOC.

https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-sibitalent-h-1b-visa-based-national-origin-discrimination

@a4 You are wrong there are non Indian PMs.

I am still watching/waiting for something significant that SA has delivered as CPO besides silly RTO rhetoric and carnival barking.

“Proximity to the indian race provides greater job security and career opportunities.” There, fixed it for you.

Look at the product management organization. Last non Indian product manager was let go recently, he was a very knowledgeable cloud PM.

Are you telling me there is not even a single non Indian who qualify to be a PM at Teradata?

SA is an Indian nationalist and clearly favors his people. Actions speak for themselves.