This company funds its growth on the back of its employees - Anonymous employee OpenText Employee Review

3.0
Nov 12, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

New Technology, Good People, flexible work environment(tele-commute, dress, hours).

Cons

very poor HR department, very poor pay raises, focus on executive compensation over worker-bee compensation. This company's strategy is "growth by acquisition". They do not invest in on-going operations. They have annual layoffs and appear to be moving to an 60% or greater off-shore employment strategy. The CEO is a micro manager and still seems to think he is leading a startup company. They freeze business travel every year, but the CEO still flies on chartered jets and uses private drivers. This is a burn out shop, so be prepared for the expectation of 10+ hour days plus weekend work.

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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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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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