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 

I did not apply to TD because this is my dream job, but I thought I could stay here for a while and gain some experience which would help me get a better job in another company. However, what has been happening to me here for several months now is a... — read more 

The ELT has messed so much stuff up they actually solved the annual RIF problem. The few smart people left are proactively jumping ship. At least HR won’t have to schedule those awkward last minute meetings to read their layoff script. “So sorry your... — read more 

I often hear so much hate over the hiring of young, inexperienced employees but that's not always a bad thing. Sometimes a fresh perspective is a good thing, especially in a company that is so stuck in the old ways. The fact they are willing to work... — read more 

I’m sure many view this board and wonder if things are really that bad here. Unfortunately, they are. The smoke and mirrors analogy is accurate. Nearly all customers are either leaving or moving to the cloud with heavy erosion. Of course Cloud ARR... — read more 

Something doesn’t compute. I can’t connect the dots to a growth play. Am I missing something?

Sometimes it feels like Teradata is outright abusive towards us and nobody gives a damn. And they should. There can be serious consequences to employees' health - both mental and physical - of such behavior. I wish somebody would pay attention... — read more 

I stopped by this forum to see if there were any new rumors about cuts, but mostly I see posts criticizing Marketing. I have nothing commendable to say about TD marketing, but it still seems like a bit of an exaggeration when people say we may not... — read more 

Management’s focus is clearly on the share price and the analysts, rather than on customers and the company is definitely not geared up to look after and nurture the employees anymore. Clearly missing customer events like Partners, where feedback... — read more 

We are forming a Cloud BU and moving it all under the CRO? How will a sales guy drive cloud innovation? He can’t even do his day job and drive revenue growth. I guess this means BR is moving on. He did not last long. Was this a McKinsey work stream?... — read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4455094-teradata-growth-profile-is-slowing-no-longer-a-compelling-investment Stock-based Compensation As is becoming more and more the rule rather than the exception these days, TDC's stock-based compensation is... — read more 

Investors saw nothing new from the “new Teradata” - just stale leftovers re-warmed. But hey - bring your own model! Seriously how can we survive with zero innovation?

Reading through the comments made here, it’s quite clear that current management have lost the locker room at Teradata, just as the previous regime(s) did. However, if the customer numbers and claims of voluntary departures are correct, then this... — read more 

I took the Labor Day week off and now that I'm back at work I realized just how much I don't want to do this anymore. Never in my life did I feel like this after a vacation. Before, I'd have enjoyed my time off but when it was time to get back to... — read more 

Another post said Teradata went from 1150 to under 800 customers over the past 5 years. That is alarming. Do they report this? If so what are the numbers? If not, why. They sell analytics software so surely they have the data. This may be the most... — read more 

Teradata employees 2020 = 7,543, a 11.62% decline from 2019 2019 = 8,535, a 15.93% decline from 2018. 2018 = 10,152, a 4.36% decline from 2017. 2017 = 10,615, a 5.17% increase from 2016. Do we have any data scientists who can do linear regression?... — read more 

Apparently the investors aren’t fooled by SM’s “vision.”

I’ve never seen anything like this before. We have multiple people giving their notices on the same day in the same department. How is that even possible? I think attrition is much worse than any of us can even imagine. We’ll know soon enough what... — read more 

The last set of best and knowledgeable people are leaving this sinking boat. I have never seen such high attrition for Europe region in last 15 years . Good save this company

Could only watch the first 5mins of this - unbelievable nonsense. How much do we pay Forbes to entertain us? https://www.forbes.com/video/6270764233001/teradatas-chief-explains-how-an-old-tech-star-found-its-new-relevance-/amp/

TD's senior leadership is incompetent, and praise does tend to go to yes-men and cheerleaders (Example: there was a Yammer thread that lasted for THREE WEEKS, praising a secretary for bringing in a candy basket for "critical staff", while NEVER... — read more 

Demotivating environment. Lack of clarity of vision, because what's show on slides as vision is vastly different from the way the ELT executes that vision. Poor organizational stability, attrition seems to have no impact to management as they don't... — read more 

We will be working from home until January. Can anyone tell us why the ELT, SM $105K and KCC $44K and others are getting paid commuting expenses, when nobody is commuting? According to the TDC 10K. Wouldn’t those dollars be better spent saving people... — read more 

e. flushed millions on this d-mb marketing campaign. Nobody even knows what it means. Paid a brand agency tens of millions for this and a new logo. He paid for it by cutting half his people. No smart people are left in Marketing. How does he still... — read more 

How can we determine if TD is underpaying us?

I haven’t heard any new rumors about the layoffs, but given how many people are considering leaving here, there won’t be a need for cuts either. A lot of things have led to this being a company that people are happy to leave. I would like to know... — read more 

34% approve of CEO / 50% recommend to a friend. Not great. There are few companies that rate so badly… The scary thing is, these figures are with marketing adding positive reviews. Wonder what it would be for real…. You don’t need to come to... — read more 

2016 Revenue was $2.32B, 2020 Revenue was down $1.83B. After 42 years in a high growth market segment this is pathetic. Management can try to spin it but the math is simple.

Four years of my life wasted here... Four years of toxic team dynamics and unrealistic goals... Four years of disrespect and fear-based culture... I left two months ago and I will not look back. There's nothing positive to look back at. I've been so... — read more 

That's the thing that bothers me the most here. Some repeat like parrots what their superiors want to hear. In essence, they are not interested in this company at all. Classic opportunists. So where is the company headed that is full of yes... — read more 

Here is where you get honest feedback. Most employees just kiss up on Yammer. The ELT does not really want the truth. All employees should migrate here and report on what is actually happening. Continued cost cutting will improve operating income in... — read more 

https://www.nexusdataserver.com/post/ibm-takes-over-teradata

CRO tenure at TDC is 15 months. That’s how long it takes new CROs to realize the swamp they are in. Any idea where TC will be headed? So many sales leaders are leaving. Not a sign of a successful company.

Teradata are hemorrhaging top talent. McKin are running riot, NC and strategy team are way out of their depth and clueless. 25+ plus work-streams, each with another five or six sub work-streams. Really? KCC MIA. Does the ELT, them, he, she, it ... — read more 

HA and SB are not getting it done. We have presented product issues to HA for months and she acted “shocked” to hear it last week? What is she doing? The only new innovation started outside her group. SB is a part-time CTO? SM needs to wake up or... — read more 

Did anyone catch the number of new customer wins? Have they reported that in past quarters? SM babbled on forever and threw out a bunch of buzz words but he danced around this important metric.

Hiring and Welcoming continues @ Teradata. Stock continues to Soar. As the company strengthens its capabilities to support the GTM organization, yet another ex-Oracle joins the team. The ELT is still not where it needs to be, as they struggle to lure... — read more 

I wanted to vent about how much I hate working here. Childish, I know. That's it done. I'm looking to exit and want to work somewhere where I am valued ...... it's not here, for sure.

Considering that we've been dealing with constant layoffs, reductions in benefits, having to watch wrong people get promoted over those who earned it by working their butts off, and so many other things, how are you managing to stay motivated to give... — read more 

What do investors know that we don’t? I guess we’ll find how the numbers spin tomorrow.