OpenText reviews

3.2

51% would recommend to a friend

(468 total reviews)
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Ayman Antoun

42% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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4.0
Sep 26, 2014
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Pros

I thought the benefits and compensation were very competitive on a national scale and I was able to live remotely so long as I could access an airport. I really enjoyed my coworkers and direct management team.

Cons

I didn't find the culture to be as entrepreneurial as I would have liked and found it to be a little slavish to process. Not necessarily a bad thing, just not the culture that I enjoy. Also when I was employed there, there was little opportunity to work or meet others in our group in face to face settings. That may have changed.

1.0
Sep 19, 2014

One big Ponzi scheme

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Exec leadership team seems very optimistic. Company has a "soul" because they haven't laid off 18,000 people (all at once), nor have they shot down an airliner. This cash cow had higher net profit than Amazon.

Cons

Survival of the company is predicated solely on repeated acquisitions. Organic growth is not an option, either because management doesn't care or doesn't know how. Cycle goes: Acquire company, lay off as much staff as possible, write off whatever they can, collect legacy revenues, report record growth, then when revenues start to decline (which they will when you don't support and grow with your existing customers), do another acquisition. Employee culture is one of "the walking dead". Everyone is a survivor of a previous acquisition and operates under the specter of being laid off at any time. There is no motivation to excel, only fear. Everyone knows they are expendable and therefore allow themselves to be overworked. Human capital has become human cattle. Absolutely appalling level of micromanagement by CEO, which is understandable when you manage a house of cards like OpenText. No resources expended in either truly integrating all the acquisitions, or in developing a talented employee base.

3.0
Sep 18, 2014
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Pros

Working from is great but that means lots of travel. The work changes often so there are constant new challenges; you never get comfortable and feel you can stay there. That can be either bad or good depending on your personality. Get to work with some really great people across the globe. Most colleagues are smart, competent, fun and engaged. Most everyone has a entrepreneurial attitude.

Cons

Never comfortable with employment status. Too many other companies purchased causes duplication of roles. Lack of quality communication causes uneasiness.

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