Topics regarding layoffs at Teradata Corp.

Topics regarding layoffs at Teradata Corp.

Hemorrhaging continues

JJ. CH. Seems like 2 or more a week at high levels. Turnover is to be expected, but wholesale hemorrhaging is a bit more painful.

“Salesmen” ???

Did you hear the woke cheerleader CEO refer to “salesmen” on the earnings call? Wow, what year are we living in? I wonder if KCC gets that cut out of the recording and transcript. Does that imply there is only one gender in that profession?... — read more 

Q3 Earnings Call Disaster

Rookie CEO and newbie CFO combination is not good. First, only 1% revenue growth. Second, confusing answers on new logos. Third, incoherent answer to why full year estimate is down. On the job training because we can’t attract experienced leaders... — read more 

Skills stagnation

I don’t want to sound like a TD cheerleader (I too am leaving here soon because there are a lot of better places) however, it’s not true that TD is to blame for the stagnation of someone’s skills. I had a colleague, we started working at about the... — read more 

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Micro aggressions are our problem

Forget poor quality, a cloud product that’s not elastic, no innovation, flat or declining revenue, and paucity of new customer wins - micro aggressions are our biggest issue. KCC to the rescue!!!!

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Diversity is actually a Diversion

Much easier for SM, KCC, HA, and NC to talk about social and woke issues like racism, gender, white privilege, se-ual orientation, climate change, …than why we are not winning any new customers or growing revenue. Diversity is actually a diversion... — read more 

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| 2300 views | | 8 replies (last November 18, 2021)
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There's no room for hope?

I will give notice soon because there is no point in being frustrated working for a pay that I can earn in another company without so much unnecessary stress. Management never seemed more clueless. I wish I wasn’t right but today I have definitely... — read more 

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Tight deadlines don't work

I agree that a little pressure can sometimes positively affect productivity, in the sense that it can reduce procrastination or improve mental focus. However, what we have at TD are not shorter deadlines, but unrealistic deadlines that are very... — read more 

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| 1740 views | | 4 replies (last October 31, 2021)
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People don't want to do their jobs

I'm sure that some of the people who're complaining about their managers have legitimate reasons for that, but a good part is simply lazy and trying to find an excuse for themselves. I've been present when people were simply asked to do something... — read more 

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| 2270 views | | 9 replies (last November 19, 2021)
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Diversity and Inclusion Training

We are spending so much time on this and it is diverting attention from our core business. I have over 20 emails from KCC on this. Here is your Diversity training simplified. 1. Respect everyone no matter their background, 2. Be nice to people and... — read more 

RIF in r&d?

Does anyone know if there will be layoffs in r&d this year?

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| 1810 views | | 5 replies (last October 28, 2021)
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Where did most TD employees go?

People I know went to any company where they could get at least a little better offer. I had a discussion with a colleague about where most TD employees went, in which companies, so I'm interested in what you think?

You have to love teradata diverse ELT.

Not: lets remind terada what is diversity.. the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, se-ual orientations, etc. TD leadership, please take a look in a... — read more 

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| 2020 views | | 7 replies (last October 29, 2021)
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Why TD is not innovative,

and competitors are? I am leaving this company soon, but I am sorry for the young people who will come here to work in a company where innovation is no longer a priority. It is enough to compare TD and other competing companies and it will be clear... — read more 

RIF timing?

Has anyone heard anything or have a guess?

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| 1680 views | | 3 replies (last October 25, 2021)
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Ignorant, Hypocrites or perchance Cognitive Dissonance?

Awoke thinking about these infantile rants from current employees which infuriate me and have turned me into an ar-e in my posts. I won't continue exhibiting the same behaviour, but will recognise errant ideas or comments. Logic would assert... — read more 

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| 3000 views | | 29 replies (last November 1, 2021)
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This is not unique to TD

Things have doubtlessly changed for the worse in the last decade or so but the same is the case for 99 percent of other companies. Everything around you is changing - most often for the worse - so I don't understand why people act shocked that TD is... — read more 

old timers

looks like r&d brought back TW and DS says he is bringing others back from retirement. think he is getting a referral bonus?

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RIF timing

There is more and more talk about cuts. I need the job desperately, but I’m so outraged at this company that I won’t be much disappointed at all if they tell me they don’t need me anymore. It is RIF that sometimes helps people to work harder and find... — read more 

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| 2880 views | | 9 replies (last October 20, 2021)
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Winter is coming….

With that, another round of significant layoffs (but low enough not to need a filing)… long serving employees are on top of lists (some are customer facing), all affected will be notified by mid December at the latest. Good luck to all. Spend your... — read more 

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| 2910 views | | 8 replies (last October 20, 2021)
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ELT reshuffling on its way

ME out soon HA has been flipped McK.. have been asked to keep costs optimal . Q3 is looking really bad .. no new customers .. only cloud conversions.. Fears at top that market analysts will find out our Cloud BS. Next year we will put TD for... — read more 

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| 2820 views | | 3 replies (last October 18, 2021)
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Lost cause?

I am afraid that this company has long been a lost cause and that it is unrealistic to expect any improvements here? Their only focus is on how to make savings, cut expenses, and it seems that everything has become an expense for them. There is no... — read more 

Recruiting: Someone to turn off the lights

We’re leaving - please turn off the lights No previous experience necessary HA McKinsey / NC KCC Me The A Team Scooby Doo… where are you?

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ELT RIF

The RIF this year needs to be at the ELT level. Starting with KCC. The last all hands was a joke. Can we please talk about our business for a change? How many ELT members actually know our industry and business?

This is worrying to me

As an employee, this much attrition is worrying to me. Colleagues are leaving and this has started to affect my work more and more. On the other hand, I haven't noticed that a lot of new people are coming. It does not seem to me that the leadership... — read more 

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| 2110 views | | 6 replies (last October 11, 2021)
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M.e. On The Way Out?

Rumor has it there is a confidential search for a new CMO. I guess it’s not confidential anymore. They will probably bring on a McKinsey pick. This will not help. Our problem is not Marketing, it’s lack of innovation. And our product reliability and... — read more 

Cultural Transformation All Hands

Listening halfway through the cultural revolution... err transformation, I am losing the will to live. I've rarely heard a more banal, infantile, repetitive, artificial kumbaya devoid of any meaning and substance. As if someone took the photos and... — read more 

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| 2250 views | | 9 replies (last October 12, 2021)
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Unreasonable manager

I'm getting sick and tired of my manager expecting things from me that are not doable in the timeframe he expects them to be done. Not to mention, half the time those are the things that have very little to do with my actual job. I wish I could have... — read more 

HA’s Honeymoon Is Almost Over

Even SM is realizing how little innovation we have. HA is no longer the chosen one. Other ELT members like NC are throwing her under the bus, and all the sales leaders are disillusioned with nothing new “on the truck” to sell. #GameOn

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| 2170 views | | 7 replies (last October 12, 2021)
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Any news on layoffs?

Is there going to be layoffs? It’s almost that time of the year… Has anyone had a hiring freeze in their dept? I’ve seen people leave, but rarely anyone new to take their place.

Is Teradata pushing the vax mandate yet?

We all know how the ELT loves to virtue signal, demoralize and humiliate employees, and pump the stock price with constant layoffs. From that perspective, it seems a "get the vax or you're fired" mandate would tick all the right boxes. Anyone know if... — read more 

This survey is so d-mb

We’ve been in a transformation for what, at least 10 years now? I’m so sick of hearing that word. And now another d-mb survey on if we understand our transformation. I certainly don’t. Has something changed since our first transformation way... — read more 

Leadership failure

There’s only three things that happen naturally in organizations, according to Peter Drucker: Friction Confusion Underperformance Those three themes come up repeatedly on this forum - there’s usually at least one in every post and some make it a... — read more 

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