#emea

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out where things have gone wrong at Teradata. The company has a history of the leadership rewarding incompetent employees by promoting them into roles that require strategic vision.

This is evident in EMEA where MS has been given the responsibility to lead new business acquisition. This is an individual who may have had success in a technical role which led to a level of success in a specific sector. Being a technical lead for a specific sector to being a New Business leader across all sectors is a greater ask. Knowing the product is completely different to convincing the client you know their business. Leaders need to provide comfort that they can provide strategic sales support to their AE's and it is truly lacking hence the inability to win new logo's.

This is further compounded at New Business AE level in EMEA where individuals such as DR have been re-assigned to helping acquire new business having failed provide growths as an AE on existing accounts. There are many others that have managed to dodge the bullet resulting those who rely on sales being riffed regularly.

This is not just an issue with selling the TD product but also an issuein the consulting services area where those such as SB in EMEA whose responsibility is to ensure expansion on existing accounts has failed year on year. Call them EM's, Client Partners or Service Sales Execs whose key objective should be to immerse yourself in to the account and leverage opportunities to grow the dependency on the TD product by exploring opportunities to expand by reaching out into the wider areas of the business. Unfortunately, those such as SB have only one objective - self preservation by setting false expectation. They expending minimum effort, kick the can of opportunities down the road and not a care in the world about those further down the food chain..the PM's, BA's Technical leads etc.

This is a failure from the top down through, as mentioned, promoting those that have reached their own level of incompetence. Promoting someone that is not capable acts as a short term barrier to protect oneself. The last in first out approach has meant the companies has lost many talented people who potentially could have had the vision to steer the ship away from the Iceberg it will no doubt hit in 18 to 24 months. By not just holding onto the likes of MS, DR and SB in the EMEA but promoting some of them, the company has promoted incompetence which has inevitably drained the company of visionary leadership. This has been repeated globally hence riffs will unfortunately be inevitable resulting in good honest people losing their jobs.

Until the company starts to think about its clients and it's employees (those on the ground that can truly make a impact) than a false fantasy about cloud migrations and AI, it will continue on this path to failure.

Goodyear Tire’s President in EMEA was being paid $ 5 million a year to have an affair with his executive assistant ( also married) , who in turn mu---red his wife with a kn--e. Cannot make this stuff up. Another spectacular misfit in a high position. Wonder if the President got any severance https://www.wsj.com/business/goodyear-international-chief-leave-chris-delaney-vandeput-e236bcbc

I heard there was an email shared of an exec in EMEA who was leaving to “pursue other opportunities”…… but under the email announcement was a conversation about their settlement agreement having not been signed and when they should share the email on the replacement.

Anyone else see/hear this? You always knew the majority weren’t leaving of their own choice but this would be confirmation on the way this place behaves

They let everyone go, especially acquired like hMF, keeping sales teams but no one to patch or support the products. EMEA will now become India only (eventually), US is just Canada.

Justifying the cost being saved by getting unskilled people in India (replacing the existing) to submit canned responses, knowing customers won't be able to immediately migrate to alternative or seek damages on SLA.

Probably going to fail miserably with this all talk with his own talkshow CEO. Talking about AI, creating a snowy mascot to hop on stage but not actually giving his employees the tools.

With all the diversity promoted, where is your Indian AI mascot?

At least we all got some AI experience as we were filling in those lead to nowhere Career Week forms, another true example to this company being all for show, fake new procedures and hard on it's hard working employees for nothing.

"Better together" never made sense, not when you are forced to commute 2 hours to an empty office, only to conference with 3 other regions who need to do the same.

Good luck to the few left to train their replacements.

What a waste, especially Emea. They don’t solve issues, just whine to global support to fix small things they think are causing the sky to fall. No big picture perspective and too much bloat in leadership. Zero value unless you consider getting your day bummed with their snooty, bi--hy attitude and low IQ threats to escalate their single minded woes to leadership enjoyable.

Within the sales organization, many highly talented individuals have been let go — notably Account Executives and Industry Experts. A few years ago, in EMEA, I had the opportunity to review several account plans in sectors like Telco, Aerospace, and Automotive. I still remember exceptional strategic thinking that went into our plans for Vodafone or Airbus. Professionals who knew their clients deeply and instinctively were on command. The depth, creativity, and relevance of our strategies for complex industries were truly outstanding — second to none ! . And now, all those great people are gone. Brilliant, sharp and fast minds all fired ! Dead weights and slackers, all rewarded ! Deadly politics at play.

Perhaps the rumour mill is working overtime. Nicolas Not So Squiet visiting EMEA. Escorted by the lead singer of The Undertones. Maybe it should be the Undertakers! Production is moving out of what is left of a decimated footprint in the UK. Another Tireman hire who can only see cost-cutting as the best route to business growth. As for Sharkey, well, what do you expect? Has not got the slightest clue about manufacturing, a puppet on the outpost, anticipating retirement any day soon. I just hope the Layoff compensation is decent and people get the best chance of finding something new.

How will CS fare?

Americas
EMEA
APAC

As I understand current APLA will be absorbed.

As a member of the EMEA team, I am deeply concerned about the region's alarming decline. It's clear that our current leadership's self-interested approach is not only failing to address the issues, but also exacerbating them. We urgently need a new direction and a leader who will put the team's and the organization's interests above their own. The question on everyone's mind is: who among us will take a stand, challenge the existing power dynamics, and drive the necessary changes to get EMEA back on track? We can't afford to wait any longer - the future of our region is at stake, and it's up to us to take ownership of its turnaround.

SS is cleaning house in EMEA and the Americas! This is long overdue. Half of that organization is completely worthless!

A 50 km radius (not commuting distance!) defines “near remote,” while 100 km defines “distant remote.”

Our colleagues within a 90 km radius may have to commute 130 km twice a day or spend 4–6 hours daily in the car, depending on highway access and traffic - just for “collaboration.” Even if they’re part of a global team with no local contacts, spending 80% of their time on international projects and calls. All in the name of “better collaboration”?

If this is the new rule, then I’ll stop being flexible in EMEA. No more calls with Asia at 8 AM or the US at 11 PM. I’ll come in for a 9–5 job instead. Asia can have the first hour, the US my last two hours. Oh, I’ll be so much more productive. Not.

Excuse me, but how does this help, aside from forcing people out? It’s a slap in the face to those already ignoring labor laws, working late for 3M, only to have another meeting nine hours later after barely seven hours of sleep. Canceling my evening plans with friends for important meetings? Yeah, sure.

I have no words for this. Or for how I feel right now.

What’s going on?

Is this information confirmed? I've heard this rumor many times, but none of the details seem reliable. If anyone knows anything for certain, please share. It's better to be prepared, I guess.

RTO within 50 miles of 10 centers:

1. AMER: RTP, Richardson, Mexico City
2. EMEA: Lisbon, Krakow
3. APJC: Bangalore, Pune, Tokyo, Dailan, Sydney

*Living >50miles = likely no promo, raise, etc. in the future.