The environment is so toxic these days, we can’t get anything done because so many people have been let go. I personally have IT tickets pending for 3 months. God help you if you need to find an SE to help spec a sale. No leads from marketing. Every... — read more 

I posted an honest view of the challenges at TD yesterday and within several hours it was removed. A company fails not purely on strategy but also the incompetence of those charged with the responsibility of driving success through growth. When... — read more 

https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/tech-layoffs-2025-ibm-lays-off-8000-employees-as-ai-replaces-hr-department-478053-2025-05-28 Tech layoffs 2025: IBM lays off 8,000 employees as AI replaces HR department May 28... — read more 

https://www.semafor.com/article/05/22/2025/cognizant-ceo-ravi-kumar-s-on-staying-ahead-of-the-tech-jobs-tsunami-when-half-its-code-is-written-by-ai Cognizant’s CEO on staying ahead of the tech jobs ‘tsunami’ in an AI world Andrew... — read more 

There’s been a rumor going around for a while. June is just around the corner.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out where things have gone wrong at Teradata. The company has a history of the leadership rewarding incompetent employees by promoting them into roles that require strategic vision. This is evident in EMEA... — read more 

I worked for Teradata for a number of years, was there for the VL & OR era. I was part of the rif end of last year. There is a lot of disgust with the ELT on this board. The blame starts and ends with the BOD. They hired and continue to support these... — read more 

Across most posts we see messages of inept management, unengaged Board, greedy senior management, kissing-up, bad morale, sales personnel who can't sell/deliver a vallue-prop, never-ending layoffs, missed market opportunities, so-so product (except... — read more 

You heard it here first

Does that mean we're safe for now?

Should we read anything in to the new CFO John Ederer's experience of the "successful sale" of his previous company? Not the only one either and specifically called out in the announcement.

Congratulations to TD executives for continuing to ride a once-great down the drain.

Watching Teradata’s Q1 earnings announcement later today with real interest. Expectations are muted—revenue is projected to decline around 9% YoY, even though EPS may still come in above estimates. The market has punished TD hard in the past for... — read more 

I just found out that a good TDC friend Jay has passed away recently. He ran the security group at teradata and was a great manager and person. I had a ton of respect for him and when I got laid off he spoke the truth. My Manager in Denver lied... — read more 

Microsoft shares jump on earnings, revenue beat as Azure cloud business grows 33%. Huge market and TD sinks. Management is a disgrace.

Management rule with fear, constantly blaming others for their shortcomings. This is not the fault of the managers, it’s the fear of loosing their job. Layoff after layoff after layoff. We must be below 5,000 people from 10,000 a few years ago. ”I’ve... — read more 

They have laid off so many people, it is impossible to get anything done. It’s now bone deep. Before people would long finger your requests, now they laugh.

The problem today is that the only voices heard when making critical Product Engineering decisions are those that are tenured and have been around longest -- but these are not necessarily the voices that know how products SHOULD be built in the... — read more 

I recently came across a public retirement post from a Teradata leader. As someone impacted by one of the many workforce reductions over the past several years, I found the tone difficult to reconcile with the experience of so many dedicated... — read more 

With TM exit and New Guy entrance, might these changes bring the kind of change Teradata so desperately needs?

In our region, we have one CSM and one CXM. In theory, their responsibility should be to drive customer expansion and manage renewals. However, in practice, their weekly activities mainly consist of casual conversations with clients—grabbing coffee... — read more 

If you were affected in one of many WFR at TD, did you receive follow-up email or additional document to sign, days after the separation email from HR?

Within the sales organization, many highly talented individuals have been let go — notably Account Executives and Industry Experts. A few years ago, in EMEA, I had the opportunity to review several account plans in sectors like Telco, Aerospace, and... — read more 

Not sure when it started but it's a sad reflection on what it was.  Used to have Account Execs who could operate at C Level and actually visited the client in both good and bad times.  These days major clients openly state they are moving from TD yet... — read more 

This place is possibly the worst place in the world to work. Great people being cut every 2 months. All good people want is to work hard and have decent job security in this time but the ELT just keep cutting, the place is falling apart with no more... — read more 

What effect, if any, will tariffs have on TD sales?

Any good news?

https://www.gurufocus.com/news/2747396/lynrock-lake-lps-strategic-acquisition-of-teradata-corp-shares https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/lynrock-lake-converts-9-9-teradata-stake-to-activist-reports-talks-with-ceo-1034508721

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackmccullough/2025/03/13/claire-bramley-cfo-storyteller-and-boundary-breaker-at-teradata/ CFO, Storyteller, And Boundary-Breaker At Teradata ByJack McCullough, Senior Contributor Mar 13, 2025 C* and I recently... — read more 

I don't have a choice right now, but what about the rest of you? What's keeping you here?

And I see no way out. There are no job opportunities. I’ve lost count of how many resumes I’ve sent. I’ve reached out to everyone I know and exhausted my networks. When will this nightmare of a job market turn around? I’m just an average worker, not... — read more 

It would be nice to know for sure.

Who is responsible for choosing who is laid off? We've had some very weird choices in the last few layoffs, so I'd like to know who makes the final decision. I know most of it is decided higher up, but do our managers get any say in who is selected... — read more 

It wouldn’t be surprising, nor would I be particularly upset, if I ended up being caught in the net. If it weren’t for the poor state of the job market and the less-than-rosy economic outlook, I might even welcome parting ways with TD. I can no... — read more 

After so many reorganizations and layoffs, we've become the most unorganized company I've ever worked at. I'm pretty sure we're at the point where the left hand has no clue what the right hand is doing. Trying to get anything done outside your own... — read more 

Not really a surprise. April Fools Day seems apt

The only viable strategy is to sell to a PE firm to take TDC private and they will milk the cash flow from support revenue. They will sell off most assets while phasing out new R & D. SM is already discussing this with the board. He will get a huge... — read more 

Teradata Corporation (TDC): Among the Worst Performing Software Stocks to Buy According to Analysts Rizwan Siddiqui Sun, March 2, 2025 We recently compiled a list of the 10 Worst Performing Software Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. In this... — read more 

Teradata annually holds a 'Winners Circle' celebration to recognize top performers, but this year, we didn’t bring in any new customers. Despite that, they’re still hosting a big event in Rome, Italy. Who exactly are they celebrating, and what’s the... — read more 

What really happened after the earnings call this past month that caused the stock to drop down into the low twenties? Someone explain how missing the goals by a small margin resulted in such a decline. And why hasn’t Teradata been acquired by... — read more