Good salary and benefits, but unprofessional and frequent layoffs (getting into a sinking ship) - Software Engineer OpenText Employee Review

2.0
Jun 19, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good salary office free cab facility, food and snaks

Cons

unexpected layoffs, i joined in july 2025 and worked in opentext for 8 month and was layedoff. the non professional way of handling a layoff will realy hit you, one fine day they'll call you with manager , amanagers manager and an hr, the unprofessional way of conveying this to you is so bad, i wa stold my managers that as part if org resturcturing my role is effect and layoff, the hr was like in the call itself give us a mail in writting taht you are rresigning on your own if so yo will get a 1 month extra pay as compensation and a experience letter, else they will ahve to send a terminationm letter without an extra month alary, that too we have to decide within the meeting room for in person and in the calll for the employee connecting remotely

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5.0
Apr 5, 2026
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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
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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