OpenText Lead Software Engineer reviews

3.0

43% would recommend to a friend

(112 total reviews)
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Ayman Antoun

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35% positive business outlook

Lead Software Engineer employees have rated OpenText with 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 112 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Lead Software Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. OpenText is rated 22% below average by Lead Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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112 reviews
1.0
Jun 20, 2023
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Pros

There is absolutely none. Please read the cons for why.

Cons

Want to join Opentext? read on. 1. Some managers are out for vengeance which make people's lives miserable. which is the case with almost every org. However, here, such people are promoting a godfather type culture with impunity. They are promoting a culture of favoritism without any checks and balances from HRs/higher management. 2. HRs : They are there, not sure why. OpenText makes sure to hire the worst of the lot, half educated people who unfortunately behave as if they are the boss. They are there to make your life difficult, and if you question them, they will point their fingers at the top management shifting all the blame. I mean, I bet you try find out a job which has zero responsibilities. What I don't understand is, even when your paycheck comes from the hard work of the very engineers who you should be helping, you end up creating more problems for those very engineers!! You guys should be ashamed of what you do for living. To put it mildly, it is grossly immoral and borderline criminal. OpenText, if you ever want to cut costs, get rid of these folks first. They are doing more harm to the org. than you can imagine. 3. Process and Product : No one has any clue on what is going on. Everybody is busy shifting blame on other teams for the very mistakes they should have taken care of. 4. WFH policy : this is a beauty. You have to work from office 3 days a week. If you have a genuine case where you can't come to office, you HAVE TO apply for leaves!! If you don't, disciplinary action will be taken against you. @OpenText, punish China for Covid, not your employees. You would think, HRs wont allow such things in the org, but you would be wrong. They are the active participants in such schemes, which is in turn is putting a very bad name to the org. At the time of your full and final settlement, the days you have been working from home will be deducted as leaves too! This is what OpenText is actively promoting in their Bangalore office! I was told once that (and I quote) : "CEO is providing free lunch too, so that's an incentive for you to come to office" Think about it, how petty these people are. [Mark, if you are reading this, connect with me so that I can give you the names of these people.] Have some self respect for yourself. You deserve much better than OpenText. Such organization is acting on borderline criminal policies and will someday be sued into oblivion.

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OpenText Response
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Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention through your Glassdoor review. At OpenText, we strive to maintain a supportive and positive work environment, and we acknowledge that effective management plays a crucial role in achieving this goal and we provide continuous development opportunities for our leaders, to ensure they support and manage their teams efficiently to foster progression. All office-based employees have flexible working arrangements in line with our policy yet, over time, we have seen that while virtual work has undeniable benefits, coming into the office brings about more creativity, innovation, and collaboration. We value open communication and transparency, and we encourage you to reach out to our HR department or a trusted member of the leadership team to provide specific examples or discuss your concerns in more detail.
4.0
Apr 28, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Free Food, Transport. Technology depends on Project specific. Mainly does inorganic growth by acquisition of different IT competitors, After acquisition of Micro focus, they have done work-force reduced, which is a concern. Except this recent tragedy, even in covid management supported permanent workers a lot.

Cons

Hybrid work culture, 3 days mandatory work from office . Not much hike in appraisal cycle.

5.0
Apr 19, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Have been with Opentext for three years, has been amazing three years as an employee. Strong vision, enthics, values that the company has makes me a proud opentext employee Has numerous benefits. Best place I have worked at till now.

Cons

Nothing much, some office politics can be avoided

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