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Dell has had a hybrid working culture in place for more than a decade — long before the pandemic struck.
"Dell cared about the work, not the location," a senior employee at Dell who's worked remotely for more than a decade, told Business Insider last month. "I would say 10% to 15% of every team was remote."
That flexibility has enabled staff to sustain their careers in the face of major life changes, several employees told BI. It has also helped Dell to be placed on the "Best Place to Work for Disability Equality Index" since 2018.
But in February Dell introduced a strict return-to-office mandate, with punitive measures for those who want to stay at home.
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Polly Thompson Mar 16, 2024, 7:04 AM EDT
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Dell's strict new RTO mandate excludes fully remote workers from promotion.
Some live hours from offices and say they would now have to move states to advance their careers.
The policy is disproportionately affecting women, one employee with access to staff data told BI.
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Dell has had a hybrid working culture in place for more than a decade — long before the pandemic struck.
"Dell cared about the work, not the location," a senior employee at Dell who's worked remotely for more than a decade, told Business Insider last month. "I would say 10% to 15% of every team was remote."
That flexibility has enabled staff to sustain their careers in the face of major life changes, several employees told BI. It has also helped Dell to be placed on the "Best Place to Work for Disability Equality Index" since 2018.
But in February Dell introduced a strict return-to-office mandate, with punitive measures for those who want to stay at home.
Under the new policy, staff were told that from May almost all will be classified as either "hybrid," or "remote."
Hybrid workers will be required to come into an "approved" office at least 39 days a quarter — the equivalent of about three days a week, internal documents seen by BI show.
If they want to keep working from home, staff can opt to go fully remote. But that option has a downside: fully remote workers will not be considered for promotion, or be able to change roles.
The memo states: "For remote team members, it is important to understand the trade-offs: Career advancement, including applying to new roles in the company, will require a team member to reclassify as hybrid onsite."
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Dell workers can stay remote — but they're not going to get promoted
Polly Thompson Mar 16, 2024, 7:04 AM EDT
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Dell's strict new RTO mandate excludes fully remote workers from promotion.
Some live hours from offices and say they would now have to move states to advance their careers.
The policy is disproportionately affecting women, one employee with access to staff data told BI.
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Dell has had a hybrid working culture in place for more than a decade — long before the pandemic struck.
"Dell cared about the work, not the location," a senior employee at Dell who's worked remotely for more than a decade, told Business Insider last month. "I would say 10% to 15% of every team was remote."
That flexibility has enabled staff to sustain their careers in the face of major life changes, several employees told BI. It has also helped Dell to be placed on the "Best Place to Work for Disability Equality Index" since 2018.
But in February Dell introduced a strict return-to-office mandate, with punitive measures for those who want to stay at home.
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Under the new policy, staff were told that from May almost all will be classified as either "hybrid," or "remote."
Hybrid workers will be required to come into an "approved" office at least 39 days a quarter — the equivalent of about three days a week, internal documents seen by BI show.
If they want to keep working from home, staff can opt to go fully remote. But that option has a downside: fully remote workers will not be considered for promotion, or be able to change roles.
The memo states: "For remote team members, it is important to understand the trade-offs: Career advancement, including applying to new roles in the company, will require a team member to reclassify as hybrid onsite."
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"The entire company has been complaining about this behind closed doors," said one Dell staffer, who works alongside senior management. The employee asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals.
Dell told BI in a statement that "in-person connections paired with a flexible approach are critical to drive innovation and value differentiation."
The approach differs from founder and CEO Michael Dell's previous support for remote workers.
In 2021, he told CRN that the company's expanded homeworking culture was "absolutely here to stay." The billionaire later criticized companies that were enforcing RTO, writing on LinkedIn: "If you are counting on forced hours spent in a traditional office to create collaboration and provide a feeling of belonging within your organization, you're doing it wrong."
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