For 1 billion
They don't take us seriously
I think it will be a long time before DXC realizes that not everyone is replaceable. It seems to me that their current attitude is “take it or leave it”, in other words they do nothing to keep employees thinking that everyone should be thrilled and... — read more
How was your hard work rewarded?
I really don’t know a lot of people who have been properly rewarded for their hard work. I worked beyond my capacity for a long time and in return I got nothing but more work. At first I was skeptical that it might be just me and that it’s just not... — read more
Adventure spent 1 billion dollars buying 20 companies last year
DXC technology Mike Salerno is trying to figure out how to get out from under $10 billion dollars of debt Don't expect anything from Mike Salerno and Ken Sharpie until they get rid of debt or start acquiring companies
Twisted incentives nullify Glint results
Did anyone else get staff engagement as part of their sales plan? Turkeys dont vote for Thanksgiving and when you incentivize this type of stuff you tilt the table. More Mikey moneky business.
Just in...DXC dumps Banking Business
Options Technology, a leading provider of IT infrastructure to global capital markets firms backed by Abry Partners, today announced a definitive agreement to purchase Fixnetix, a DXC Technology Company. Financial terms of the agreement were not... — read more
How to seize the market
"So easy to seize the market 1) get rid of unnecessary management layers 2) kick the sales team where it hurts, get some proper sales people 3) pay staff properly and stop s—ing all the bonuses by management 4) speak straight, speak the truth... — read more
April layoffs
Who's getting laid off this month?
How much do you trust management?
I am generally interested in how many people trust our management? It’s funny when I think about how much I used to believe that they knew what they were doing and trusted their promises. I no longer have any reason to trust them, they have... — read more
Your all doing well but...., we heard all this from Mike 1
Another thank you email from Mike, thanks for the progress, were doing well, sieze the market, up the stack, surveys, communication, all doing well through covid brilliant service, new finance year. Heard it all before, Sounds no different to... — read more
ANZ DXC - when did it last win any new accounts ?
been a while since I have seen DXC ANZ win any new (and I don't mean extension of existing contracts or work with existing clients). Makes we wonder how they continue to call themselves the #1 IT services company on Australia? Surely at some point... — read more
DXC drones and inspection to verify if DXC employees are working
This is sad and shows how this company degraded over time. Just got from director level staff meeting and found out there is another executive level initiative to have drones and inspection randomly checkin on DXC employees. This is to ensure proper... — read more
DXC technology is part of the past not the future
Computer science Corp CSC is the second oldest computer software and services company in the world founded in 1959 and the first one computer usage founded in 1958 went bankrupt and out of business in the early 70s EDS electronic Data systems... — read more
DXC ANZ Laying off prior to FY year end
Big cull in sales and presales in ANZ hit the local staff radar. Lawrie man and still MD, Selaan Nagayaram got called on it at a town hall. Given the ongoing ghosting of resources (at DXC no one can hear you leave) the ANZ MD was taken aback. He... — read more
Dxc bonus
DXC technology announces one-time bonus for all employees as the tech giant sees robust revenue growth DXC technology has announced a one-time bonus, which will be equal to one week’s base salary for all executive level management employees above... — read more
How important is it for managers to have an IT background?
I had a little discussion with a colleague about whether managers should have more knowledge about what skills are needed in IT or it doesn’t really make any big difference that managers generally don’t know much about it because they don’t have an... — read more
Last Chance Mike Wake up
All the Technology companies are giving bonuses and pay raises to staff for their excellent work during covid and to retain good talent. This is your last chance to follow the market leaders and announce the raises otherwise this company is... — read more
Hiring dynamics
After a colleague quit, who normally did work for 2 people, no one has come in his place for months already. Nor is there any chance that anyone will replace him. I don’t have any hopes anymore. I don’t understand at all their dynamics of hiring... — read more
Cognizant is the next ....
After the gloomy times of pandemic, it seems that we have finally reached the time of year when IT employees are finally awarded for their hard work for the year. Cognizant Offered Bonuses And Promotions Following the same tune, the IT service... — read more
Mike Salerno 1.25 million
200% bonus 800% bonus Mikey 1 made more money with the acquisitions and spinoffs After 5 years Salerno is going to negotiate a bigger deal I think Salerno is trying to make it 10 years
Does not include spin-offs perspecta CSRA
Michael Lawrie, Chairman, President and CEO, effective September 12, 2019. Mr. Lawrie had been CEO of DXC Technology since April 1, 2017 after the merger of Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) and the Enterprise Services Division of Hewlett Packard... — read more
TCS versus DXC
Sources said that the IT firm had given out salary hike in line with industry norms In FY21 despite uncertainty due to COVID-19 and it will continues to offer promotions as per the regular promotion cycle. According to the sources, "With FY22... — read more
Accenture announces one-time bonus for all employees as the tech giant sees robust revenue growth
This is real recognition for employees. Much better than a Thank You email. Information Technology (IT) consulting firm Accenture has announced a one-time bonus, which will be equal to one week’s base salary for all employees, globally, below the... — read more
Dxc Results
DXC technology Reports Very Strong Second-Quarter Results and Raises Business Outlook for Fiscal 2021 March 18, 2021, 5:44 am Revenues are $12.1 billion, an increase of 8% in U.S. dollars and 5% in local currency, approximately $140 million... — read more
Perspecta Arbitration still not resolved ($990 million)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) Perspecta Arbitration: In October 2019, Perspecta Inc. (“Perspecta”) submitted a demand for arbitration claiming that in June 2018 DXC breached certain obligations under the Separation... — read more
New CFO plans to pay down debt
That should raise the stock price but the stock price has gone down Imagine how much further the stock price would go down if they didn't pay off the debt And they are only paying off half a billion dollars they still have $5 billion dollars... — read more
DXC end of financial year usually means lots of WFR to try and balance the books
What's the word out there in the DXC regions around the world? Has the usual end of year cost cutting axe been swinging in an effort to meet revenue targets ? I heard that ANZ had it particularly hard in the last few weeks?
Can’t afford a job?
I felt really bad when I saw someone’s comment here that they liked the job at DXC but in the end had to quit because they could no longer afford it. That’s exactly my situation. I understand everyone who doesn’t like this company, or who has... — read more
Why only the Pommy post messages here
Why don't we hear from the American doughboys
thoughts of DXC 6 months after exiting
I made the decision to exit DXC last year and managed to get a redundancy after 5 years. Reflecting on the company from a distance here are my hot takes. the ever present threat of WFR hanging over the heads of the staff (especially onshore... — read more
Currently Interviewing - Should I Run?
Hi All, I am currently employed but looking for a new opportunity to grow. I am interviewing for an Analytics Architect but having found this forum, I'm somewhat concerned about jumping on board... are the problems company-wide or per division, or... — read more
How to repair that relationship?
If your manager doesn’t like you, you should either repair the relationship or try to transfer to a new manager. Managers tend to like the people that make them look better and will find work for them, keeping them off the “naughty... — read more
Take this job and….
Like the song goes…..SHOVE IT. After over a year of looking I’ve finally found a job and I'm leaving this hell hole. No more putting up with backstabbing managers or the toxic environment that I’ve become so used to! I can breathe easier knowing I... — read more
This is where I started...
I started not long after college and after more than 3 years with the company I decided it was time to move on. What I thought it would be like working here, compared to the reality of it are two totally different things. There always seem to be... — read more
Employee pay raises in AMS not till August
We have been told that employees who are given rasies won't see any increases till August and not everyone with a positive review will get a raise. There is no mention of the percent increase or amounts either. BUT the company can appoint Dawn... — read more
Anybody else feels like he was talking about DXC?
https://dilbert.com/strip/2021-02-25
All you need to know about DXC
As a part of my middle management death march of a job, I was tasked with identifying team members for "Project Diamond". Project Diamond is DXC's initiative to identify team members to move to "talent optimization" (i.e. layoff/WFR) in an effort to... — read more
Deadlines causing burnout
I definitely think it might be a bit of my subjective feeling because my motivation has completely dropped. Anyway, does it seem to anyone that deadlines have never been shorter? I have more and more work to do, and the time to do that work seems to... — read more
Don't dare try to buck the status quo
Even if you know there's a way to do something much more efficiently and with better results, keep it to yourself. Going to your manager will only result in a talking to (!there's a reason things are done the way they are and it's not on you to... — read more