Too much Politics / value given to management's own state people [Racism] - Lead Software Engineer OpenText Employee Review

2.0
1 Feb 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Try talking to the manager as much as u can at the time of Interview, and get to know from where he belongs - Then you might have a good career opportunity.

Cons

1. Initially Interview taken for a role, then without any notice, they put you on something else, which is of no interest to you. 2. Good work life balance, as management's own state people will only get great quality work and quiet good room to grow. 3. Only one person to address the Finance related issues. If at all you have any doubt in salary, u might end up with some violence. Least bothered to make candidate understand and all the time they have only story to tell. Do not expect any explanation and just keep on listening to them without any questions, then you are good to go.

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5.0
5 Apr 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly management, no hierarchy management , support for employees during sick

Cons

Kind of Still old rules for management

1.0
26 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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