Best place to work at. /sarcasm
Activity Sync
I'm sick of the weekly activity sync bs. Having to log fake calls because my customers don't want to speak on the phone. It's exhausting. I have 30 large customers and if I had to properly follow the metric I'd be constantly calling them to talk... — read more
Dell officially hits $200
Execs won. Nothing else matters. Morale, retention, long term goals. The mandate was $200 at any cost and they did it. Expect them to accelerate the pain because the market loves it.
I feel bed for the younger generations
How do you settle down in this environment? How do you buy a house, have kids, make any kind of long term plan when your job could disappear next month? Endless layoffs mean endless uncertainty. And endless uncertainty means you can't build a life... — read more
HR system is down. ODW is near.
jobs.dell.com Is completely down! Dell's shutting down the entire job portal until May 4th. That's gotta hurt.
Is executive leadership deaf?
New mandate from my leader, no jeans, no hats, no tshirts, and no shorts (until after a certain date). I wasn't aware we were going to be seeing customers in the office. Oh wait we aren't. It would be different if our building wasn't falling g... — read more
Calendar is completely out of control
I open my calendar in the morning and it’s already packed before I even start the day. Half the meetings overlap or get moved around last minute, so I’m constantly adjusting. I’m trying to keep up, but it feels like I spend more time managing my... — read more
RTO is unfair to people hired during COVID as 100% remote
I'd say they depends on how they were hired. If they were hired during covid as 100% remote, the salary they negotiated took into account the lack of a commute. Dell has changed that deal now. You don't think those folks have a right to feel a little... — read more
Monday Invite
I just got my Monday morning 'business update' meeting invite. Should I be worried....yikes. I'm a remote employee too.
I did the math And I lose
I am paying nearly 30% more for my commute every week, and that’s in my econobox of a ten year old Toyota. I asked my boss if I could WFH one or two days a week. His response was su-k it up, “You don’t hear the people driving those 4WD trucks and... — read more
Representation
Is it my observation or is this site heavily populated by Sales people?
How are people handling burnout on lean teams??????
Seriously? We keep losing people, the amount of work stays the same. Mgmt just keeps asking for more and I am at the point where giving up is the only option I have.
Mailing address question
Hi there, former employee for about 8 years. I got laid off last year. This might sound random but I want to send a former coworker a present, and I don’t have his home address. If I sent it to the RR1 office with his name, would it make it to him... — read more
May is going to be a bloodbath for a lot of Maverick folks
Layoffs happened last Monday. Not sure what the count was or what orgs were hit exactly but they happened. I know one person was in FED tech support, though. And a few other in I think SRO, whatever that org is. I'm sure ISG/CSG was hit like usual as... — read more
Maverick plan
I have heard there will be 1% layoffs with most groups exempt Anyone hear anything different ?
Presidents club
What are people hitting quota wise to go to club this year?
Technical expert = avoid layoffs ?
As much as there are reasons to complain and I have a lot of them myself, the flexibility I have working at Dell's data center teams is kind of amazing compared to my counterparts in GCP, OCI, AWS who work 50-80 hours. I mostly average 30 hours a... — read more
Don't bother being the best performer
It's always about the bottom line and nothing else. That's exactly how they keep bleeding skilled, competent, and experienced people. It solves immediate problems and protects leadership bonuses, sure, but long term it's a disaster. If they put any... — read more
100% paper cup reduction in force in Hopkinton
No groups exempt
Nvidia Reports
Nvidia has reportedly spent more than a year exploring a deal for a large PC-focused company that it believes could reshape the PC and Server landscape!
Upcoming layoffs - confirmed
I have heard 1% will be met go with most groups exempt Anyone hear any different ?
Can they make it more obvious they target 50+ and high salaried for layoffs?
We all know it's illegal to discriminate against age, s-x, religion, bla bla bla for both hiring AND layoffs but, it's just blatantly obvious dell absolutely targets the 50+ crowd, those who are heavily tenured (15+ years) and those with too high of... — read more
I genuinely feel bad for those who are soon forced to use a half broken tool
The SUPER TOP SECRET ULTRA SECRET NDA project that everyone knows about called Maverick is getting close to it's official "roll out" live day and it's so far from ready that it's comical. Sadly, many of you - specifically sales, ISG/CSG - are going... — read more
What do you despise most about Dell?
For me, it’s the deeply ingrained pattern of poor leadership across the organization. Every company has its issues—I’ve seen that firsthand—but this is on an entirely different level. It’s not just a matter of inexperience or bad decisions. What’s... — read more
Think Twice Before Taking the Dell Survey This Year
Heads up, everyone. Dell has switched to a new survey vendor this year and there are serious concerns you should know about before you participate. First, the survey is not truly anonymous. This vendor has the ability to access individual responses... — read more
Dell lowered my salary with no context
I received a Workday notification stating my total compensation is reduced by x amount. Is this really happening
Don't quit until you have another job lined up
I know it's tempting, but IT jobs aren't as plentiful as they used to be. Not to mention lots of competition from so many laid off tech workers. Depending on your skills and age, it could take months finding something new.
Worst job at Dell, you go first
There’s a poll floating around what’s the worst job at Dell? Not lowest pay just the most thankless, grind it out, low impact role. The one nobody really wants to admit they’ve had.
What does it mean when people say everyone will be laid off except 1%?
Title. What do you mean by 1%?
New MB leadership is a sh-tface
EDay is new to MB and I’m 8 years in the MB division, this fruitbasket is a joke.
I am asked to post "team-journal" every day..
I am asked to post "team-journal" every day bullsh-t confluence posts on what i do. Apparently this is the "future" way, not real work, not real tasks. I got a massive AI slop task which look like epic, then i read it and half is hallucination... — read more
Can we stop with the last minute changes please?
My schedule gets flipped around constantly and I'm so tired of it. Meetings move all the time, deadlines jump forward, and it's messing with everything else in a way that makes my job much, much harder than it should be. Why the he-l is it so hard to... — read more
Stuck, Not Settled
Let’s be real nobody’s exactly waking up fired up to work at Dell these days. But with how tight and unpredictable the market is right now, a lot of us are still tethered to our roles whether we like it or not. It’s less about passion at the moment... — read more
Don't take the Tell Dell Survey
Don't take the Tell Dell survey. It's a waste of time. They manipulate the feedback anyway plus it's not anonymous. Too many stupid people at Dell who still think it's anonymous. It's not. There's a new survey called FU-K Dell! Take that one... — read more
I guess there were layoffs on Monday?
I know a few people who were hit - SRO, and Tech support - but anyone know more? What orgs were hit? Both were over 50 if that matters...
Tell Dell - Score either a 10 or 0
You've heard it every year, "if you don't give a perfect 10 then it might as well as be a 0", so take them up on this! I have given Dell a 0 for the past several years, in hopes it will bring change. Instead they continue with rolling layoffs, pay... — read more
$50B this year
How was your raise? Did you get a full share of the bonus? College kids coming in and making more than tenured workers who have earned their stripes. A useless Tell Dell coming Monday. Franklin is the leading revenue generating plant in the... — read more
Cork team
Is there layoff happening at Cork site in Ireland this week? What groups are impacted?
Why toxic bosses stay and good employees leave
Let me tell you what really happens behind closed doors when you report your boss to their boss. You walk out thinking justice will be served. You finally speak up. You report the toxic behavior. You tell the truth. But higher up, they are not... — read more