The beginning of the new year 2024 , FRANKLIN is going to do major changes within the building and the people worked there, BEWARE!!
Since the next mentioned layoff date is in February
Does that mean we are safe until then? Is that a certainty?
MD sold VMware- Layoff Impact??
https://www.kvue.com/article/money/economy/boomtown-2040/vmware-austin-layoffs/269-c65851d4-54cb-4cf3-a3db-34fb907de932
Strategy to avoiding layoffs
Learn to kiss the right butts efficiently (also, diversify - you need as many high-ranking butts as you can manage). Practice your yes-man or yes-woman head nod and proceed to commend everything that comes from your superior's mouth, no matter how... — read more
How my salary became a joke
How my salary became a joke. Working for ISG department. Grade I6 , 40k a year. Few years here. Increase is about 3 percent annually. Working supposedly in the strongest economy in Europe. I'm not sure if it's not better to go to Amazon now. A lot of... — read more
Being Agile in Dell is a joke
What a joke. In Dell they’re trying to drive software agility, using scrum. This is great. Still no changes to your roadmap or adjustments and year long commitments, not direction. Why bother. Just stay waterfall and save everyone’s time. ... — read more
Unpaid overtime in sales
I’m in an inside sales role (ISR). How does Dell get away with expecting us to work overtime but we aren’t “approved” to work overtime? I was told long ago that you can’t expect to be successful in sales if you only work 40 hours and I’ve always... — read more
Get ready for feb
Big layoffs happen every Feb (q1) AEs will be protected as usual. Good luck all specialists.
VMware to layoff over 500 in Austin (Per WARN letter)
Good thing MD made his millions on the sale https://www.statesman.com/story/business/2023/12/07/broadcom-vmware-layoffs-austin-texas-warn-act-notice/71840183007/
MSD Donations of $1.7B
Wow I am so proud of MSD for donating /taking steps to donate $1.7B for humanitarian causes. This is how wealthy people should be and try to make the world a better place. Go MSD! We are proud of you and your kind hearted personality. Playing nice... — read more
How is Dell on PIPs?
My last company we-ponized PIPs to get rid of good people without having to pay them severance. Is the situation similar at Dell? I haven't heard of any PIPs since I've been here, but it's only been eight months so it's hard to say.
Notified today
I was notified today that I'm being laid off. I thought they were done until February, but I guess not. Merry Christmas!
Will I be laid off since i applied for an internal position?
Will my manager lay me off since i applied to an internal position but didnt get it. Now he knows that I am looking for other positions within the company and might give me the boot? During our 1:1 he kind of seemed a bit upset and peeved that I... — read more
Doing less with less?
Is anyone feeling like they are doing “less with less”. Keep hearing high ups say this and I don’t know anyone experiencing this. All I see is do more, better, and faster with less and less.
Play nice but win
More like, “F*ck people over and get away with it”…
Your thoughts about joining Dell?
Im a masters new grad with 3yrs work experience in SWE before. I've been offered I6 as Sr Analyst, Data science at ATX with 150K as TC. I wanted to know how are the growth and technical prospects at dell for a new data science aspirant?
Decent Quarter
To be fair this is a bad climate and Dell is doing well all things given. Do not listen to the naysayers. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times. Dell hares have added about 86.6% since the... — read more
Dell revenue down again, get ready for another long painful ride
Revenue was $22.3 billion, down 10% year-over-year. The company generated operating income of $1.5 billion and non-GAAP operating income of $2 billion, down 16% and 17% year-over-year
What a horrible place to be right now.
I currently work in sales and can honestly say that I have never seen things as bad and as negative as they are currently in any time during my career. Targets are so over inflated even consistently high sellers are struggling to hit 40 to 50 % at a... — read more
Things to keep in mind when looking for a job
I was laid off. Got 2 offers within 2 months. NONE of them were due to Dell experience. absolutely no one in the industry thinks Dell mgmt is good. So anyone who brings dell mgmt's politics , they arent chosen for the new jobs. The other... — read more
Wanted: Chief AI Officers in US companies
Did Dell select its own Chief AI officer? Those folks must be real smart people and very competent in algorithms and math too!
December layoffs
Does anybody have more info on this?
Toxic He-l, My Soul is Dead
I realize this is a layoff page, and to those whose lives have been negatively impacted by layoffs so far, I am truly sorry. With that said, working at Dell has become unbearable. I dread work to the point of tears every Sunday, almost every... — read more
The Dell Prison Experiment
Working at Dell is like participating in the Stanford Prison Experiment. The management, SVP’s, Senior Directors, and VP’s take their guard roles way to seriously and make their ICs and front line management jump through hoops for no reason. Don’t... — read more
Future of APEX
Do you think APEX will succeed?
Any scuttlebutt for Services Sales?
In services sales, heard lots of rumors about internal and outside roles. Anyone know what’s really going on?
100% remotely
Is Dell going to let go of employees who work remotely 100% because there is no near by campus?
An offer for an ISR
Wanting some insight. Is it true the ISRs are required to make 50 calls a day. I got a job offer from Dell and I noticed it says 50-70 calls a day. Can you please confirm?
Moogsoft acquired by Dell official
Dear Current and Future Moogsoft Customers, I am happy to announce that Dell Technologies has acquired Moogsoft on September 17, 2023. This is good news for existing and future Moogsoft and Dell customers. Earlier this year Moogsoft embarked upon... — read more
Salary bands for Emea
I’m a long termer in Dell Ireland. 10+ years. I know I am significantly underpaid but wondering by how much. I’m an i9. How much are i8s and i9 a getting coming in the door now?
Marketing WFR
Seen three get popped in the past two days, from important roles and people with a lot of seniority and influence. Last day Dec 2
COBRA opt-in deadline?
Hey all! Any insight into the deadline for choosing COBRA and the cessation of our benefits?
Big deals
Any sales folks not getting paid on the latest big deal bookings? Seems to a new trend developing.
Slow water torture
It's not immediate in your face toxicity. It's slow grinding passive aggressive wear you down bleed you out slowly agony. Dell is the Sarlacc Pit.
i9 Salary expectation?
been here 5 years as an i9 consultant. what is the average salary range for an i9?
Now this would be nice.
HAPPENING TODAY: Lawmakers on Tuesday will consider a bill that would establish a four-day workweek in Massachusetts.
The place is horrible
Constant layoffs quarter on quarter.Constant re orgs. Targets that make no sense. Do more with less is what we are told by senior management every single quarter. They really dont understand how unhappy staff are or they dont care. All the family... — read more
IT'S OFFICIAL 50 IN FRANKLIN A DATA CENTER
as soon the solar panels are in installed 50 going to be a DATA CENTER, and manufacturing is going BYE-BYE,
How can I avoid a layoff?
Can I go to HR and ask to get the package for the next layoff? Will that cause them to assume I am looking to leave on my own so they won't allow me to be on the list. Anybody know if such reverse psychology will work with HR? I don't want to lose my... — read more