Is there any good reason why this company has so many VPs?

I am looking at Teradata data social media pages. they are doing events that are burning cash and also hiring VPs. on the other hand, they are laid off many senior engineers. Can someone Tell me how many people are laid off? and why they did not... — read more 

Does he actually work there? What does he do? Other than talk about Burning Man. Seriously, I worked there for years and no one could explain it to me.

Great read on why every large company is in trouble. It’s not just TDC.

No survey is ever anonymous no matter what they say and even worse if you provide feedback voluntarily. You are doing their jobs for them or at least giving them information so they can use against you when it's time. They've we-ponized the survey... — read more 

This is a redux. The original post was deleted, probably because it had a link. Search in youtube for the "Shindler's list construction scene" and watch last 90 seconds of clip. It shows what leadership style was employed when engineers try to do... — read more 

So many VPs . They must all be useful, competent, or worth their pay right? Very troubling to see VPs hired while we sacked people that actually work. Wondered how many had to be sacked to get those glorified useless roles on board. Pricing VP? ... — read more 

Mgmt is so tone deaf that's why they're TINOs. They have all hands meetings to talk about how difficult it was to lay people off, held back crocodile tears for effect, talk about trust as if they really practice it, and then force celebration events... — read more 

Wow. So sad to think how badly TDC missed the biggest growth opportunity right in their core market. Teradata should change their name to Kodak.

It is happening - Snowflake on track to generate about $2 billion in revenue this fiscal year. TDC will not be close to $2B. Teradata “management” watched it happen for six years before scrambling with a “CloudFirst” strategy. And the board was MIA... — read more 

WARN Act has been filed at HQ. It's open season now whether you're named or not in the November layoff ? Product Engineering laid off a bunch but some high level engineering leaders are rumoured to be sacked with the power consolidation and slowly... — read more 

The TINO (Board of Directors, ELT, and mgmt directors & above, from the last 7 years and especially now) destroyed everything that Teradata stood for. They epitomized incompetency & management by fear, sowed division, and foster a culture of... — read more 

In listening to the People Leader Call sifting through a myriad of charts and what Teradata needs to do…. My thought is that if I’m a middle aged white manager, I have no career path in this company even to get to a director level. The priority in... — read more 

Not all who stayed are deadwoods, as is the prevailing opinion here.

I repeatedly see a lot of disinformation and fake news on this site, skilfully disguised as employee input. Perhaps it's got something to do with what Frank Slootman, Snowflake CEO, writes in his book Amp It Up? “In sales meetings I would sometimes... — read more 

What's your prediction as it relates to the possiblity of Teradata layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

I used to be proud to work here and I'm a bit nostalgic for TD the way it used to be. I was very frustrated by all the wrong moves that drove this company to the ground. But is it worth thinking about it? If the leadership doesn't care, I don't... — read more 

What was the main criterion for deciding who gets to stay and whom to get rid of?

Enjoy your extended thanksgiving break by searching for a new job and getting out of this dumpster like place. Thank your colleagues, note that ELT or LT doesn’t care about you, and they will cut you without battling an eyelid… Happy Thanksgiving — read more 

I was unceremoniously laid off after 5 years 2 months of "service". This is the first time in the layoffs rodeo. My severance is 14 weeks of pay. Is it fair? Is it possible to negotiate?

How is HA still employed? Nobody knows.

Other than just sitting around and just vesting their options, doesn’t look like they care about happenings in TDC. SM’s presentations to the board every quarter starts off with an excuse, in the following order (and justify the fumbling in the... — read more 

Inattention to Results - Status and Ego; All the ELThave huge egos except TC, CB, and MT. 45% y-o-y decline in TDC stock price, declining top line, high customer and employee attrition. Avoidance of Accountability – Low Standards; SM, NC, HA... — read more 

Or is there something that keep them awake. Creating a fearful, stressful work environment, is not easy..

On the bright side, Don’t expect SM to send this to us any time soon. —— From: Elon Musk To: Team Subj. All Software Engineers Date: Nov. 18, 2022 [time stamp removed] Anyone who actually writes software, please report to the 10th floor at 2 p.m... — read more 

Can someone let me know the number of associates who got laid off the most recent round. I am an ex-TD employee and would like to know.

Each reorg is worse than the previous one. Almost every day I ask myself if our leadership even knows what it is doing?

I survived these cuts, but it's impossible to be relaxed here because everyone is already speculating when the next round of layoffs might happen. Work is overwhelming, but it wouldn't be a big source of stress if, on the other hand, employees... — read more 

This was the worst reorg ever. No rhyme or reasoning why a certain person was moved around or a group broken into shards. If felt like LT was playing roulette with live people. This is probably the straw that broke the camel’s back. Expect more... — read more 

With a successful pond and top notch innovation, I can't help to wonder how long before HA is pushed out. Will her rein last FY23?

Younger and cheaper. There's only one problem with that. TD has a reputation as a terrible place to work that has gone beyond those of us who work here. These days, any person worth their salt is staying as far away from TD as they can. Even the... — read more 

As simple as that. Teradata is extremely toxic and lacks a backbone. I'm still processing the fact that I was laid off. I am extremely happy I no longer need to worry about lake this lake that. It is all behind some of us. The future is bright and... — read more 

We will see.

I don't think that the motivation of the employees was particularly high even before the cuts, but it is certainly even lower after them. What is worrying is that TD does not seem to recognize it as an issue that needs fixing. I don't even think... — read more 

I got 10, the others I know got 12 (no matter how long they’d been)

Ringing the bell is the biggest achievement for the year? Really. Anyone listed on the exchange can request to ring the bell (a simple form to fill) and they get on the list. Let’s plant more trees and not talk about layoffs. Wasted opportunity... — read more 

Our manager acts as if we should be happy that we survived these layoffs. Well, in any case, I prefer to leave when I decide to and when I get an opportunity somewhere else, but I really doubt that anyone sees any future here anymore? I think that... — read more 

Last week was tough. really tough. I'm sad and angry that we had to make these very difficult decisions. I had a different speech planned, but instead let me take a few moments to tell you why this is the last time we're going to have go through... — read more 

I know you got laid off, but YOU get a tree and YOU get a tree! I know our stock performance is awful, but here's us ringing the bell! I know our revenue is falling, yet here's our SECOND BEST cloud quarter! I know this mic doesn't work. Wait, huh?... — read more 

All hands on deck.. should be a good one.. what joke.. .