Congratulations to TD executives for continuing to ride a once-great down the drain.
Palantir Crushed It. Stock Tanked. Will Teradata Get a Pass?
Watching Teradata’s Q1 earnings announcement later today with real interest. Expectations are muted—revenue is projected to decline around 9% YoY, even though EPS may still come in above estimates. The market has punished TD hard in the past for... — read more
TDC Environment will effect your health ....or worse
I just found out that a good TDC friend Jay has passed away recently. He ran the security group at teradata and was a great manager and person. I had a ton of respect for him and when I got laid off he spoke the truth. My Manager in Denver lied... — read more
While Teradata circles the drain
Microsoft shares jump on earnings, revenue beat as Azure cloud business grows 33%. Huge market and TD sinks. Management is a disgrace.
The culture is horrible at Teradata
Management rule with fear, constantly blaming others for their shortcomings. This is not the fault of the managers, it’s the fear of loosing their job. Layoff after layoff after layoff. We must be below 5,000 people from 10,000 a few years ago. ”I’ve... — read more
Can’t get anything done in this company
They have laid off so many people, it is impossible to get anything done. It’s now bone deep. Before people would long finger your requests, now they laugh.
More than a leadership problem
The problem today is that the only voices heard when making critical Product Engineering decisions are those that are tenured and have been around longest -- but these are not necessarily the voices that know how products SHOULD be built in the... — read more
Humility is dead - it's all about "me" I guess
I recently came across a public retirement post from a Teradata leader. As someone impacted by one of the many workforce reductions over the past several years, I found the tone difficult to reconcile with the experience of so many dedicated... — read more
Change…. Might it be good?
With TM exit and New Guy entrance, might these changes bring the kind of change Teradata so desperately needs?
What exactly are the roles of a CSM and a CXM ?
In our region, we have one CSM and one CXM. In theory, their responsibility should be to drive customer expansion and manage renewals. However, in practice, their weekly activities mainly consist of casual conversations with clients—grabbing coffee... — read more
Additional document past severance
If you were affected in one of many WFR at TD, did you receive follow-up email or additional document to sign, days after the separation email from HR?
ALL GONE WITH THE WIND
Within the sales organization, many highly talented individuals have been let go — notably Account Executives and Industry Experts. A few years ago, in EMEA, I had the opportunity to review several account plans in sectors like Telco, Aerospace, and... — read more
Broken and beyond repair
Not sure when it started but it's a sad reflection on what it was. Used to have Account Execs who could operate at C Level and actually visited the client in both good and bad times. These days major clients openly state they are moving from TD yet... — read more
OMG this place, cut cut cut every two months
This place is possibly the worst place in the world to work. Great people being cut every 2 months. All good people want is to work hard and have decent job security in this time but the ELT just keep cutting, the place is falling apart with no more... — read more
Tariffs
What effect, if any, will tariffs have on TD sales?
End of Q1
Any good news?
An activist at last, or beginning of the PE takeover ?
https://www.gurufocus.com/news/2747396/lynrock-lake-lps-strategic-acquisition-of-teradata-corp-shares https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/lynrock-lake-converts-9-9-teradata-stake-to-activist-reports-talks-with-ceo-1034508721
C***** and I recently connected to talk about the importance of storytelling in finance
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackmccullough/2025/03/13/claire-bramley-cfo-storyteller-and-boundary-breaker-at-teradata/ CFO, Storyteller, And Boundary-Breaker At Teradata ByJack McCullough, Senior Contributor Mar 13, 2025 C* and I recently... — read more
Why do you stay at TD?
I don't have a choice right now, but what about the rest of you? What's keeping you here?
I feel like I’m slowly drowning at TD
And I see no way out. There are no job opportunities. I’ve lost count of how many resumes I’ve sent. I’ve reached out to everyone I know and exhausted my networks. When will this nightmare of a job market turn around? I’m just an average worker, not... — read more
Have the layoffs at the beginning of April been confirmed?
It would be nice to know for sure.
Layoff selection
Who is responsible for choosing who is laid off? We've had some very weird choices in the last few layoffs, so I'd like to know who makes the final decision. I know most of it is decided higher up, but do our managers get any say in who is selected... — read more
Do we expect a 10% reduction throughout this year as well?
It wouldn’t be surprising, nor would I be particularly upset, if I ended up being caught in the net. If it weren’t for the poor state of the job market and the less-than-rosy economic outlook, I might even welcome parting ways with TD. I can no... — read more
How is anything getting done?
After so many reorganizations and layoffs, we've become the most unorganized company I've ever worked at. I'm pretty sure we're at the point where the left hand has no clue what the right hand is doing. Trying to get anything done outside your own... — read more
Another round of layoffs on April-1
Not really a surprise. April Fools Day seems apt
Private Equity Discussions
The only viable strategy is to sell to a PE firm to take TDC private and they will milk the cash flow from support revenue. They will sell off most assets while phasing out new R & D. SM is already discussing this with the board. He will get a huge... — read more
Teradata Corporation (TDC): Among the Worst Performing Software Stocks to Buy According to Analysts
Teradata Corporation (TDC): Among the Worst Performing Software Stocks to Buy According to Analysts Rizwan Siddiqui Sun, March 2, 2025 We recently compiled a list of the 10 Worst Performing Software Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. In this... — read more
Winner's Circle ?!?!
Teradata annually holds a 'Winners Circle' celebration to recognize top performers, but this year, we didn’t bring in any new customers. Despite that, they’re still hosting a big event in Rome, Italy. Who exactly are they celebrating, and what’s the... — read more
Stock Decline - $23 / Acquistion Rumors?
What really happened after the earnings call this past month that caused the stock to drop down into the low twenties? Someone explain how missing the goals by a small margin resulted in such a decline. And why hasn’t Teradata been acquired by... — read more
Teradata Launches Integrated Enterprise Vector Store
Teradata Launches Integrated Enterprise Vector Store to Help Customers Be Ready to Implement Trusted Agentic AI Wow! That will save the company!
65+ separation - possible class action
If you are a former Teradata employee age 65+ who was not aware of the requirement for Medicare with COBRA due to Teradata improperly burying this information, please respond to this thread. We are gauging the interest for a possible class action.
Teradata Corporation's (NYSE:TDC) Popularity With Investors Under Threat As Stock Sinks 28%
Teradata Corporation's (NYSE:TDC) Popularity With Investors Under Threat As Stock Sinks 28% Feb 22, 2025 The Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) share price has fared very poorly over the last month, falling by a substantial 28%. Instead of being... — read more
Bonus
Have you received your bonus yet? If you were laid off recently, your separation letter mentioned getting bonus this year. Any indication when this would happen?
Sridhar Ramaswamy, the CEO of $43 billion AI company Snowflake…
That's $43B (with a "B"). I wonder if they show a tombstone of competitors it has surpassed or put out of business at their annual kickoff conference.
Why is there a Marketing Department?
What are we marketing? Based on revenue, what have we been marketing for the last few years? How much could we save by putting that budget to work where it might help? I’ve been watching great sales people, consultants, engineers and developers... — read more
Optimus Prime clusterfu-k
You may think that some of the ELT decisions are questionable, but those have strong competition from the company wide clusterfu-k that is Optimus Prime. Surely heads must roll?
Forbes might want to revisit this…
About Steve McMillan Steve McMillan is President and Chief Executive Officer of Teradata and joined our board in June 2020. With more than two decades of technology experience, Steve is a seasoned executive with a track record of transforming... — read more
All Hands Call
… listening to SM … I am horrified. Cannot believe that this guy is still doing the same old sh-t which did not work out during the last 3 years. Telling us about how difficult his job is (not mentioned his salary) and how great his DEI direct... — read more
McMillan is a clueless wonder
Reading the transcript, one has to wonder how he can spread this manure with a straight face. And when will the analysts ask an actual relevant question?