Terrible Work Culture - Associate Software Engineer OpenText Employee Review

1.0
Nov 18, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

1. They have a good office. 2. Provide cab facilities & food.

Cons

1. No proper training, there would just be a few old meeting videos to look into. 2. Seniors are non-cooperative. You are on your own without any training for core software you have never used. (My experience) 3. Work politics. If you know how to laugh on your managers joke and keep them entertained and make them feel good. You will have a good job review. If you are working hard but you can't keep your manager entertained. Sorry, your bad time is coming soon. 4. Manager would call you and force you to work beyond work hours and even on weekends. They will say you are young, you should try to work more now. If you like to work on weekends, it's the best job for you. 5. If you are sick, you have to explain your manager why you are sick and what should you do to avoid getting sick. 6. If you take a pre-planned vacation leave, they will make you feel like you are doing a crime, you aren't devoted enough to the company, even if you complete your tasks at time. 7. Salary hike? Good luck to you. 8. Promotion? Not only work, satisfy your managers ego.

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5.0
Apr 5, 2026
Anonymous employee
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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
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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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