Numbers over People - Software Engineer OpenText Employee Review

3.0
May 23, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work-Life Balance was great, company winter holiday is nice Got to work with newer technology Great co-workers Starting benefits/salary is good

Cons

Closed a large number of offices permanently with little to no warning Reduced pay then bragged about their most profitable quarter ever All growth seems to be through external acquisitions High level of micromanaging by ELT Very little time to improve existing projects, always moving to the next thing, leads to technical debt Good luck getting recognition from higher levels if you are not a salesman/administrator Regular raises are not that high, only gave large raises when had a competitive offer

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5.0
Apr 5, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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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
Business outlook

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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