If there’s one attribute Martyn Etherington is counting on to realise his ambitious brand transformation plans at Teradata, it’s bravery. “As a CMO, you cannot have fear, you have to be fearless. You can’t blink otherwise the team senses that... — read more 

Not sure anyone would want to be re-hired, but I've heard that RIF'd employees are not eligible for re-hire due to some lawsuit or legal action. Does anyone have any information about that?

How many more posts are there on this thread than any other company ? Does Teradata win yet another benchmark ? How many times have management tried to intervene and had their posts deleted ? M.e. keeps on knocking but he never gets in...probably... — read more 

This post will either generate some hate or a debate. I have been with TD for a while. Not dinosaur while but a while. The last few years I have had decent productivity: brought in 2x-3x of my cost to the company ( measured by billable hours and... — read more 

He knew OR is not going to cut it.. OR you got played.

Splunk revenue up 30%, stock up 7% today 11/22/2019. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/splunks-splk-q3-earnings-revenues-135701238.html TDC is a dead cat that can't bounce, kinda like a watermelon dropped in a grocery store.

Almost every MBA case study examines companies that have strayed from their core competencies. it is imperative for TDC to get back to what made the company; EDW, massive parallel processing, providing unlimited data queries. Now, we must been... — read more 

The employees , sure as hell, didn’t create this mess, but they are, most definitely, going to pay the price. I really don’t buy the story that that the leadership isn't aware that layoffs are only a temporary fix that ultimately brings the company... — read more 

Anything is better than this mess. I gladly volunteer to be paid to leave this sh—show.

Workforce Reduction Plan that expected to cost the company $20 million to $25 million, half earmarked for international... — read more 

Teradata has lost its way for the last 3 years now. You need to forget about Branding or what ME, CT and the rest of the marketing VPs tells you. Or what the supposed Revenue Managers tell you Its all smoke and mirrors. Your mission is to get the... — read more 

It wouldn't surprise me if the answer was yes, to be honest. Our leadership has long shown they lack any kind of a moral compass. Laying off a bunch of people just ahead of Christmas wouldn't even be a blip on the radar for them. Hopefully I'm wrong... — read more 

If you can mentally block out the trauma from OR, there are a few items on the bright side. HQ employees will no longer have to shill for the company with pointless LinkedIn puffery that virtually no one sees and which have zero affect on the... — read more 

Employee morale is at an all-time low. The results of the Employee Survey: Leadership needs improvement Lack of career development Lack of belonging The recent events show that management doesn't give a care about employees. In hindsight... — read more 

This thread is for info about potential Teradata Layoffs 2020? Any news or rumors?

https://www.warrenbecklaw.com/Employment-Law-Overview/Severance-Packages.shtml Many others. Can get 15-21 months?

I heard majority of the App-C team has been laid off. Any idea on that?

What is the latest list of people laid off - counts/regions/depts please

The ones that have been there 10 to 15+ years typically have no other marketable skills. When TD collapses they will struggle. This entire group generally is fairly low calibre anyway (Especially in PS), which followed weak leadership. The result... — read more 

Predictions please.

When are RP and the "PMO" getting fired?

TDC is an annuity business and it always has been. Nothing they have tried to acquire or start outside the core database and ecosystem and surrounding services has EVER worked. Best advice is to stop wasting money on that stuff and just trust your... — read more 

Are there any layoffs in india any managers who are not worth removed

If Teradata's director levels and above had any honor, they would be letting themselves go and getting replaced with professionals who can actually manage and not just kiss butt. But of course, they won't. They will watch their underlings head out... — read more 

Infosys is actively hiring NA based hands on resources immediately in Bay Area, Seattle, Austin & Dallas Search for postings with #teradata that went up today on LI

This is a sad day, sad week...

I wonder how many people who moved to SD in the last year or so from different parts of the country and some International are let go. These people packed up with enormous disruption to their families but still moved believing in the company and its... — read more 

Word from inside is that the layoffs are starting today. Be prepared for a lot of LinkedIn requests.

I find it extremely funny that a company that prides themselves as the best decision possible and invest in answers can’t even help their own business case in terms of analyzing and forecasting for the future. How the hell are companies suppose to... — read more 

Thoughts on the fact that Bob Joyce already got canned?

As long as Teradata has the same inept director levels and above, they will be a bit player and lose market share. What a shame that a once-good company has such id–ts for management.

Is anyone else out there thinking about what it takes to file a class action against this company? Complete incompetence by the board to allow such failings. The whole VL/OR thing is crazy enough, but then fold in Dayton, Seattle, ThinkBig... — read more 

There are 11 EVPs on the Executive Leadership Team, not counting the other EVPs that report into EVPs. 3 hired in the last 3 months - who should go first?

Everyone I know is waiting for one. The place would be empty. You think it's bad now?

Olivet’s glass door ratings are still at 82 per cent. Someone should tell Martyn’s team that they can stop posting to boost Oliver’s ego. Martyn and team can locate more airport signs to place TDC billboards or replace the Vantage brand with... — read more 

Instead of firing n letting go of people with knowledge and commitment like has been done in past 2-3 years. For once let go of army of useless manager layers who are in company adding 0 value n r kept to forward emails. IC, BC, SE, Deal desk... — read more 

Problem was not Dayton ...the real problem was lack of tech leadership and vision. VL and OR are not qualified to lead this company. VL needs to be kicked out. He was the worst leader in Teradata's history. A failed and retro retail person to lead a... — read more 

In her interim HR role, she oversaw the reduction of hundreds of customer facing associates and lost revenue. Teaming with Vic and Oliver, they had no idea of the negative impact. In addition, layoffs were handled with zero respect. As General... — read more 

And so the buffoonery continues... The OAP with health issues and a track record of hiring and then firing increasingly incompetent id–ts, who only deliver vast mountains of 'debt,' is going to run things until he helps to find a... — read more