Employees fleeing the toxic, rule by fear culture in droves - Director OpenText Employee Review

1.0
Jan 24, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are a few good leaders spread across the company. If you are lucky enough to work for one you may have a decent experience.

Cons

The Opentext CEO micromanages top down through fear. Senior leadership is afraid to challenge or question CEO direction which has resulted in terrible morale, empty offices and a do as little as possible, just get through the day culture. New employees do not stay long as they are exposed to the toxic culture. The Opentext model consists of buying distressed companies, decimating work forces, firing the high paid experienced employees and milking the revenue............and as companies have been gutted and people trampled the stock price has risen.

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5.0
Jul 14, 2026
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Pros

Very Friendly workplace and good management

Cons

Communication could have been better

1.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

You get a paycheck. Some of the people are nice but don’t trust anyone.

Cons

Exec leadership is awful. Always putting out the positive party line but it is all lies. Products are so far behind competitors. No investment in product or marketing. Senior executive leadership team shuffles around their “good old boy” comrades to new roles instead of retiring them or holding them accountable. The internal politics with everyone back stabbing each other to manage up and keep their jobs. Leadership is just doing what the board chair tells them to do. It is all about self promotion vs doing the job. They like to blame the previous CEO but he has been gone a year and it has only gotten worse. OpenText likes to brand itself as top company to work for , I say STAY AWAY!

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