Frustrating and unrewarding. - Systems Administrator OpenText Employee Review

2.0
Jun 10, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good people. Nice buildings with lots of light. Decent benefits. Free coffee - it's not good but it's free!

Cons

Raises and bonuses are unheard of. Although there is a bonus program, there is always a multiplier of zero, even when the company is doing exceptionally well. The only way to progress your career is to transfer to another team or leave the company and then get re-hired in a more senior role. The Executive Leadership Team and upper management have no clue what is actually happening at the ground level. The product line is a disorganized mess. As a result of the continuous acquisitions, there are products competing against each other and a complete lack of innovation. Incomplete products are routinely released. Poor communication between teams. Most managers prefer the "CYA" approach to actually trying to solve problems through collaboration.

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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
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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