Antagonistic to Employees - Director OpenText Employee Review

1.0
Apr 19, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You'd need an electron microscope to find one.

Cons

Upper management has a very negative attitude towards the employee base. HR is nonexistent: -Benefits cheapened every year -401k match is a joke, except no one is laughing (perhaps the CEO) -Can't keep a head of HR because once they realize they can't do anything to improve employees' situation, they leave. -At one point, HR department reported to Finance. -Employee awards program was eliminated, and we were told that a simple emailed "thank you" should suffice. -CEO doesn't believe in merit raises for employees, and if you take a promotion don't expect your pay to be brought up to code. -CEO personally intervenes to significantly reduce commissions for top sales performers on big deals. -Company is reliant on acquisitions for growth, yet slaps Sales organization with huge organic growth targets which are unachievable due to unwillingness to invest in product or marketing. -All supporting organizations operate on skeleton crews, meaning no work-life balance. -Telework has been severely restricted and badge check have been implements. Note, this is a "technology company" and it's 2019. -Smart and experienced leaders leave because all their best efforts are overruled by CEO's whims.

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5.0
Apr 5, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly management, no hierarchy management , support for employees during sick

Cons

Kind of Still old rules for management

1.0
Jun 26, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get a paycheck. Some of the people are nice but don’t trust anyone.

Cons

Exec leadership is awful. Always putting out the positive party line but it is all lies. Products are so far behind competitors. No investment in product or marketing. Senior executive leadership team shuffles around their “good old boy” comrades to new roles instead of retiring them or holding them accountable. The internal politics with everyone back stabbing each other to manage up and keep their jobs. Leadership is just doing what the board chair tells them to do. It is all about self promotion vs doing the job. They like to blame the previous CEO but he has been gone a year and it has only gotten worse. OpenText likes to brand itself as top company to work for , I say STAY AWAY!

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