OpenText reviews

3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(468 total reviews)
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Ayman Antoun

49% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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1.0
Nov 18, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

I can't think of any.

Cons

The CEO/CFO is aware of the issues raised here on GlassDoor, but openly states he ignores it. You are forced to schedule your vacation time at the beginning of the year, and you cannot carry it over. 401K is a joke. The CEO states, "OpenText is not a place to retire from." Very true. OpenText had their most profitable year ever with employees working remotely. Despite that, they want to force people back into the offices--excuse me, "centers of excellence"--as soon as possible. "We are better together" is yet another catch phrase to justify this. Workflows are convoluted. OpenText cares WAY more about processes than results. OpenText exists solely to acquire other companies. They acquire, rip out what made that company successful, and move on to the next. Once they've made what money they can from the product, get rid of it. They wonder why the talent runs for the door.

2.0
Nov 17, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Large, growing conglomerate with steady stock performance.

Cons

A firm built out over 50 M&As, OT should be able to write the book on internal onboarding and culture evangelism. However; OT has a strategic Weakness whereby they do not effectively evangelize new team members gathered through otherwise thoughtful acquisitions. These small firms focused on client satisfaction and elegant solutions, often find out the hard way that OT is not interested in the customer experience, rather they seek large clients with low interaction.

1.0
Nov 5, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Honestly other than some layup deals from existing customers that need additional functionality, can’t think of any

Cons

Where to begin…..No culture whatsoever. Management’s approach is “just close the deal” regardless of challenges. Company is comprised mostly of old on-prem software products that other (better) companies spun off. Almost all successful salespeople (<20%) are employees that came over from an acquisition and actually understand this stale, unnecessarily complicated software. I’ve been here for a couple years and haven’t seen any new employee last over 2 years, in fact most last 12-18 months max…..and for good reasons. OT can’t keep up with innovation and customer demand to move to the cloud. If/when you’re finally able to find a customer who wants this stuff, good luck selling it! The internal obstacles are truly unbelievable. In closing, if you’re considering this company - honest advice is don’t. You’ll get an average salary with a pretty much guaranteed below-average experience. The company is not well-regarded by customers, analysts, competitors- so you’re not even building your resume by working here. Go work for a company that cares for their employees, can keep up with the times in technology, and doesn’t foster a negative employee experience in virtually every aspect.

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