Not sure in what base is preparing headcount reduction list
damage done
https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/11/dell-votes-to-buy-back-vmware-tracking-stock-and-will-likely-go-public/
Reverse merger
Good read, for anybody who is interested. A company once valued at $18bn on the US stock market will come full circle on Tuesday when shareholders in a little-known listed entity called DVMT vote on whether to accept a reverse merger offer from Dell... — read more
Why work at Dell?
For me, following: Learning. Inventing new markets. Work from Home. Competition. Discounted corporate shopping. What are your reasons?
This is all public knowledge. Your cheese is moving.
Shareholder Vote 11th Dec All hands has been called 12th Dec Dell will be going Public 28th (Ticker - Dell) if the vote goes ahead. This is all public info. Layoffs. There has to be, so what. It's a big company. We have too many overlapping and... — read more
We used all our vacation
It’s fun for the rest of the year at NDC QA, we are now all over the place, dev, qa, support, sustaining and in every projects EqualLogic, Compellent, Cyclone, Trident. Thanks to matrix management and dumb Hop. Lol :-)
Important Dates
Shareholder Vote 11th All hands 12th Going Public 28th (Ticker - Dell) Layoffs. There has to be, we have too many staff need something to do and reporting up/filling in forms. Strategy has to change and shareholders should demand it.
Any layoff in January?
with the IPO rumour and trade war some are bound to lose their jobs. Anyone has information and location?
On Prem's days of ruling are over
"No one is buying Data Centres anymore - I wouldn't go that far. Oracle is still selling SuperClusters. and from what I have heard the numbers are good. Not everyone wants to jump into the cloud. But On Prem's days of ruling are over." The quantity... — read more
Look. there HAS to be layoffs. We have too many people fighting over the same pie
Specialist on specialist on specialist all with competing products and overlapping commisions, fighting for the shrinking On Prem market. It's inevitable that this is reduced. We could do this with half the staff if they just fixed the goaling... — read more
How far is the destination for Trident
Dear DT thug, How far is your destination home?
MRS is going to get hit again
Another large WFR is in the works and MRS is going to get hit hard.
Going Public Again and Huge Huge Layoff
Rumours going around that Dell is going Public in January. There will be huge huge layoff before IPO. This is going to be a bloodbath. This site will be abuzz with activity.
The reality of working at Dell
I worked twice (yeah was dumb enough to come back a second time) for Dell first as a Storage overlay then in Networking and BOTH times it was in the end terrible. Constantly seeing my goal raised by a million or more the last month of each quarter... — read more
Dell ranked third this quarter in the traditional PC market
This article announced this quarters ranking on the PC market. Dell lies in the third position with 17% market share with a significant advantage over the lower placed peers, as 4th placed Acer made only 7.2 % of the market share. The downside to... — read more
No Rumors?
Seems the rumor mill is quiet regarding layoffs? I thought a big one was planned for November. Anyone hearing anything concrete?
Dont be in sales at Dell
If you are in sales dont go here. Sales targets have beeb increased massively to reduce payroll and no matter how hard you work you will never be successful or make money. Targetting for sales reps is way too high and so complex on purpose so that no... — read more
IBM+RedHat NOT good for Dell-EMC and VMware
I've been out of Dell for a while now, but I would recommend to others that are still there to be prepared for some fallout from the recent IBM and RedHat announcement. This gives Carl Icahn all of the ammunition he needs to shut down the public... — read more
vote class v
ZZZ coming. Expect news very very soon. Q4 is here. Winter coming.
Dell reward and recognition in a nutshell
Rising favourites of a VP/Director or VP/Director itself reads a line in powerpoint > cheers, bravo, best performance cum a laud! Here have a silver award! Have some best of the best award! You earn it! A nobody prepared the whole powerpoint, does... — read more
Authoritarian rule
Authoritarian rule is prevalent as a result of incompetence and fear of losing power. My manager will do anything to maintain his pathetic inflated titled. He drives conflict to feel relevant and create diversions from his subpar performance. If... — read more
BDC layoffs
I heard one of the BDC super techie got fired. Are there more layoffs coming in BDC group ?
Talk more do less
Yes, very Dell like guys. Talk talk talk till the sun goes down and no facts or any output. As usual, from top to bottom all just breath e with their mouths. useless. Here is a real news for you. Dell is cutting budgets and reaping us off despite... — read more
80% @emc.com on ZZZ lists
It seems to be mainly EMC people on the ZZZ every day. Very few dell, rsa, vce, virtustream etc. Thoughts on this?
Is legacy Dell who bought EMC so dumb
Why are they letting NDC qa work on cyclone, why no action is taken on people with fake resumes and experience in VMAX qa. So the bottom line is, any one can get a job from reference or fake degree...experience....resume and be nice to directors and... — read more
Layoffs in MDC (Modern Data Center) GTO team
Hello all, I am hearing rumors on some up coming lay offs in GTO team of MDC. Are there any confirmations of these?
Something positive for the EMC guys at Cork
Dell EMC is taking production into its own hands after the termination of contract with their supplier Celestica. The author of the article claims to have insider information that there will be an increase of workforce at the Cork facility. Think... — read more
Who cares about layoffs
We all know the system, best engineers were shown door and insiders always survived. How ? NDC qa is master of deception. Politics can destroy company or products like Cyclone/Compellent and evil employees are untouchables. It’s a place for bag man... — read more
Culture code
Customers is first unless employee is crony, then crony first, manager second, employee last Winning together. If you are good with what you do and bad at a-- kissing or just not blood related, then you should work your a-- off so the other 9 people... — read more
Are layoffs done?
Was the last two days it or can we expect even more before the end of the week?
Durham and NC
No layoffs for now, is this just a reprieve due to Florence? What are your thoughts?
Confirmed
4% of storage engineering laid off.
Likely to be more layoffs in Mid-Range Storage today
More layoffs coming to Dell Mid-Range Storage, likely today. This is now the... 7th round of layoffs in 5 years in this division. Pretty apparent its time to move on since their latest product will never see daylight.
Hiring freeze in SDS
Heard there is a hiring freeze in SDS. I'm wondering if this a precursor to layoffs or a mechanism to avoid them. How can the company continue to stay afloat if they continue to incur debt as a result of operating costs?
What To Expect Upon Leaving
Anyone got a clue as what Dell does when you give your two weeks and are in Sales? Is it the door immediately and if so do they pay the last two weeks or is it just the boot and goodbye? I have two weeks vacation left and plan on using that and... — read more
This is not Layoff Rumors
Many of the subs have nothing to do with layoffs. It is a lot of disgruntled folks complaining when they should consider moving on. This needs to be cleaned up.
Dell Q2 Revenues above estimates
Transcript here: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4204606-dell-technologies-inc-dvmt-q2-2019-results-earnings-call-transcript