Laid off on Mon after 6 mo in tech sales... Dell overhired, new leader cut over half the team... now 40% of the group that started with me is gone. I outsold the 3 peers from my start cohort who were kept.... This now feels targeted. Feels like the... — read more
The Ubiquitous Commission Trap at Dell
Dell keeps telling sellers, “Don’t worry about your quota, just go all in.” But the truth is, quotas keep climbing, pay keeps falling, and the rules always tilt in the company’s favor. When will Dell step up and care for the people driving the... — read more
And that's why Yvonne was let go
No chance a competent CFO would sign off on these new projections. They assume the absolute best case market scenarios with no room for error or a down turn in AI spending. They're also entirely unneeded ad the company continues to meet or exceed... — read more
Change would be refreshing
As a mid 30s product lead I am tired of watching the same lifers get promoted while teams drown. If the company wants to move forward they should stop protecting folks who add nothing and hire people who actually know modern tools and care about... — read more
Favoritism??
Is favoritism by your manager common in your teams? Its happening in mine, and is very frustrating because the manager decides to defend this one team member by taking their side all the time. How do you navigate such situations?
what is the proof of this?
What proof is there that these statements are true. Are we seeing massive orders in Salesforce? Dell stock popped after the company raised its long-term revenue and profit growth forecasts. The computer maker said it now expects annual revenue to... — read more
Severance Agreement timeline?
Husband laid off over two weeks ago from Dell and still getting excuses about paperwork delays. We're in a limbo holding pattern. No idea of the insurance/cobra (they also cut off our insurance a week before he was laid off). Nearly 19 years of... — read more
Is Dell Technologies Quietly Exploring a Sale?
In a surprising turn of events, industry insiders are whispering that Dell Technologies might be weighing its options for a potential sale. While no official statements have been made, sources close to the matter suggest that preliminary... — read more
RSUs Distribution?
Who even gets RSU's? Senior managers don't, so is it just Directors and above?
Remote deam and the pink life at Dell
1- You think Dell can go back to full remote for everybody ? 2- and you think that layoff can be stopped at a certain time ?
Dell is the poster child of managerial myopia.
Leadership's pursuit of personal short-term gains fosters a culture of self-interest that undermines the organization's long-term success. This mindset spreads downward, encouraging employees at all levels to adopt similar behaviors, such as avoiding... — read more
Anonymous disability assistance is not anonymous
I applied for a software program for my disability. The HR site said my team or boss would not be notified - it's confidential. Fast forward a year and boss takes an accounting of all software charged to team account. "Hey, what's this? It's... — read more
Thanksgiving is around the corner FINALLY!
FBS is over with now, so it'll get busy up until the week before TG holiday, then I use 3-4 weeks (or whatever is left, which is usually about 4 weeks) of PTO and take every Monday and Friday off the rest of the year. My medical exmption RTO ends... — read more
Directors have too much power
My manager got demoted to IC and their direct reports were moved under the director (by the director themselves). How come the director has this much power? Why are the directors never demoted? I like my manager much better than the director. Now... — read more
Cairo egypt sutting down monday
Cairo site will be doing layoffs this monday and for the next 2 weeks. The team scand engineers have been offered positions with partners but not many have accepted... going to be interesting to see how coverage in isg and dpd will be in emea do... — read more
Layoffs Germany
Guys when are we getting the next voluntary separation program? I just can’t take this anymore I need to leave but not without my Abfindung. Any alternatives?
RSU Dell stock
People with vested Dell stocks, what are you thinking about the stocks? Good time to sell Or wait it out until q1 next year!
ISG
Any updates on Ireland? What's going on?
I am in newly formed team, no one have idea what are we doing.. Dell 101
after months of "big bla bla reorg" I was moved to "superstar team", its almost 2 months and actually I have no idea what they are trying to achieve. I thought previous place was mad, but at least i could test something, raise a bug and wait... — read more
Asking for severance
With the current state of things, how successful have people been in asking for WFR and getting it?
Dell TikTok
Along with Oracle and its co-founder Larry Ellison, Trump said at the press conference that other investors include media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the CEO of Dell computers Michael Dell. “Great investors. The biggest. They don’t get bigger,” Trump... — read more
Dell’s Leadership Shuffle: From Exec Cuts to RevOps Confusion
A year ago, Dell Technologies made a big, bold move: it slashed nearly half of its executive leadership, claiming there were simply too many cooks in the kitchen. Cost savings were touted, “streamlining” was the buzzword, and the company pitched the... — read more
RevOps
What is the rationale behind newly formed Rev Ops under David Schmoock? Will it create overlapping roles and lead to WFR? Does it include any updates to Services group?
Drop the deets on this old-is-new hire
Rumors swirling he committed some serious ethics violations. We need details!
Execs in RR 3 Tuesday-Wednesday
Executive leadership expected to be in office Tuesday-Wednesday… Told to be in office 8-5 all day.. high expectations to be in office all day with low expectations of actually seeing an executive… happens every time!!!
H1b for QA opening
Hi all, With current h1b fee, do you think if any hope for new h1b hiring for QA positions at Dell? Thanks.
Am I as good as gone?
A person from another team has been assigned to do things I’ve already been handling. Not all of them, but everything related to my work. It wasn’t extra work I needed help with, and it’s not someone I’ve ever worked with before. I’m honestly lost on... — read more
Must be aiming to sell
It's the only rationale that makes sense in my mind. There is no innovation any more, oh apart from some earbuds, lol. Reduce the workforce, the wellbeing of which went out the window years ago because, well that costs money. They own some realestate... — read more
Poor leadership
At Dell Technologies, we lack good leadership. Instead of transparency, we see random layoffs, no coherent strategy, and no confidence instilled in employees or shareholders. Leadership is not about hiding behind tough decisions.. it’s about owning... — read more
How Dell with actually profit from the new H1-B visa rules.
Let's turn back the clock a bit. Around ten years ago Dell laid off a lot of long time employees. Employees who had worked for the company for 15 years or more. As you would expect after 15 years, these were very well paid employees across all skill... — read more
Big Tech Axes American Jobs, Imports Foreign Labor and Blames AI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Ecodxn5m4 Major tech companies including Meta, Google, Salesforce, Amazon, and Tesla continue to announce large-scale layoffs, often attributing them to advances in artificial intelligence. At the same time, firms... — read more
RTO
Day 1 of 5 tomorrow. 8 hrs per day, 40 hrs per week. M-F. Don't FORGET ABOUT IT! See you in the office, slackers.
A Thoughtful Approach to Workforce Reductions
When organizations face the difficult decision of reducing headcount, it’s important to balance business needs with employee well-being. Instead of removing people randomly, one approach could be to create a “wishlist” where employees can voluntarily... — read more
Dell benefits with new h1b rule
With new 100k fee, Dell will not apply most H1B visa and offer applicants same job but oversea office. Or if necessary, Dell can hire minimum residence in US. Either way , it is a huge cost savings.
The Gales of November*
Quarter end is nigh. The layoffs winds are gathering yet again. Gordon Lightfoot
Dell Intel AI PC Commercial
This current commercial running is so hilarious. It’s like Dell has anything to do with AI! Face it folks this is a hardware platform PC on antiquated Windows OS LOL😂
Direct report numbers
Direct reports for directors was 20, does this apply to senior directors as well as many of them have less than this? Or have the goalposts changed again?
Interesting that Dell was named as a top 3 places to work, renectly...
I have NO idea who took this survey or who they asked, or how many people they even asked but... Those Tell Dell results were pretty horrible and I highly doubt most people would ever "recomend" dell as a good company to work for. Maybe 10 years ago... — read more