I feel sad, guilty and burdened. I didn’t choose HR as a career to ruin lives or to help a greedy, mismanaged company do bad deeds. This is not meant to scare and I am fearful to post as I am under NDA but I need to help if I can. In a few weeks... — read more 

The head of tragedy. The sultan of swirl. The iron lung. Fired.

I'm new here and I'd really like to know if this is really an expectation?

Was just recently alerted to a former coworker who posted to LinkedIn about being let go. This wasn't the normal LinkedIn post just letting people know about the employment change. This coworker was fired for asking an "Unprofessional" question... — read more 

Great job Chris and team. Still poor fundamentals but have to celebrate the good moves too! In at 98.

I have noticed a pattern that is driving me crazy. The people who are best at dodging work and shifting their responsibilities onto others seem to be the ones getting promoted. At the same time, the dedicated employees burn out and leave, and... — read more 

Have to give credit when due. Our stock rebounded last week. Is that a sign of recovery or only one week of positive gains. I am not a financial guru so I am asking.

Does anyone know from past layoffs if full time contractors were typically the first to be cut? Seems likely but wasn’t sure if that was the practice here.

Seems to be the way we are going... Although kind of shocked it didn't happen before earnings this quarter. So other than the C-suite where should these layoffs be focused? Do you think it will touch every department like the first one, a few... — read more 

If you're looking outside of CDW, that is.

I feel nauseous.

$1 billion share buyback announced while they have $500 million they still need to repurchase from the last buyback. At the same time...the leadership team has wipes out the last 6 years of growth and gains. They are basically gaslighting... — read more 

What are the chances CDW goes private again or gets bought out by a larger company or private equity group?

Everyone who is an active board member should be immediately fired Chris Leahy Virginia Addicott Lynda M. Clarizio Anthony R. Foxx Kelly J. Grier Marc E. Jones David W. Nelms Joseph R. Swedish Sanjay Mehrotra Donna F. Zarcone

I've been avoiding this for months. I told myself things would get better, that I could wait it out. But after the last round of reorgs happened and the latest gossip about more cuts, I've accepted that I need to leave. I really didn't want to go... — read more 

As an owner, I know this is a good company with kind, and capable people who are victims. The teams are carrying a huge burden, and living in fear, but the real issue is leadership. The company has become top heavy with expensive SVPs, slow to act... — read more 

Soooo many posts on LinkedIn in recent weeks of coworkers across multiple departments who’ve been here 5/10/15+ years leaving for better opportunities. Proactively leaving and not waiting for next round of layoffs in case they get hit next. Good for... — read more 

"Leahy said the multi-year cost management and efficiency ‘Geared For Growth’ initiative has paved the way for the AI-first focus of the plan going forward." Okay, spill the beans...what is this, did they roll out CoPilot?

CDW stock dropped 20% today after Q1 2026 earnings revealed a troubling disconnect: strong revenue growth of 9.2% to $5.68B, but shrinking margins. Gross margin fell from 21.6% to 21.0%, and operating income missed estimates by 18%. The market’s... — read more 

We have Simon, the Mission CEO now. He is on the senior leadership team so at least we have a smart person in charge of things around here. I think the whole cloud thing is really going to finally take off!

Like we said on our last post, you fed us sh-t again! This is the 2nd bad choice who was made our lead and forced on us in a row.

I heard 11 people left the same team and went to Pallera.

They brought in our new boss from Walgreens and his boss is also from Walgreens. We kept an open mind but he is a ja----s and fake a--hole! And we will have to score our reviews with good grades since they can tell who scored them and how we... — read more 

Joined as a contractor earlier this year and was just let go. Was told it’s a reduction in workforce. I joined because it was a one year contract and they sold me on being converted 6 months down the line. Devastating but life goes on. Just another... — read more 

I'm not a complainer, I'm really not. But look around. Deadlines get missed constantly and nobody says anything. People used to help each other, now they hide from each other. And I've watched two different managers bend rules that I know are there... — read more 

My LinkedIn feed continues to see posts of good coworkers leaving on the own and the posts are increasing in frequency. CDW leadership is ki-ling what used to be a great company (those days are long gone). Leave now while CDW still means... — read more 

Another new Chief Strategy Officer coming in from the outside to replace the last external head of Strategy who was anything but strategic. And shocker... he worked at Bain at one time. How many former consultants do we need? All these external... — read more 

In the last few months, there's been a mass exodus in HI, and sales. Just in the last two weeks HI lost two tenured directors (leaving on their own). Either something is on the horizon I'm not privy to, or people are just tired of the layoffs... — read more 

With Q1 done and dusted, do we think we see more layoffs?

Nobody I know feels comfortable actually using it because you never see anyone else take time. This might be specific to my area, but I highly doubt it. In the end, it ends up being worse than having a set number of days. I'm tired of pretending this... — read more 

When is the most ideal time from a compensation and benefits standpoint to resign from a commissions/bonus sales position? At the beginning, middle or end of a month? Do we get paid for the last month of commissions worked if the payday is a month... — read more 

Nothing ki-ls motivation faster than knowing your every move is being scrutinized. I'm spending more time documenting what I'm doing than actually doing it. I've noticed that many folks have started checking boxes instead of solving problems which... — read more 

The company was a serious competitor in both the job market and PS/MS space roughly 5 years ago. Now it's an absolute mess with disasterous acquisitions, lack of innovation and excess red tape. I give the company 3-4 years before something serious... — read more 

My LMFAO this am… CDW having a collections attorney making threat calls for $400 or so owed on an employee computer purchase… over two years after I was laid off. Money must be tight.

I’m not being paid on accounts I work because I’m being told I wasn’t coded to the account. I asked if they could skate invoices and was told no.

I was hired out of college in 2019 as an Account Manager. It was a great job up until 2023 when the red tape and processes put in place made it too hard to sell solutions our customers were requesting. Imagine having a customer asking for something... — read more 

As a former CDW engineer my observation was that the number of engineers far exceeded the amount of available projects. While I worked with some smart engineers, a majority did not have skills comparable to their pay grade. Too many "that's not my... — read more 

The stock is at a multi-year low today of $118.40. No leadership, poor morale due to no leadership and no competitive advantage. The best and the brightest are jumping ship to competitors or just outright leaving as they are making less money year... — read more 

Any other tenured SMB reps on here also seriously missing the vibrant and fun culture of old? Completely gone at this point and morale at all-time low. Quality of management also at all-time low, zero value provided day-to-day beyond pipeline review... — read more