Everyone seems to be frustrated with the fact that Dell is a horrible place to work at. Despite recognizing this, most of us, including myself stay. I think partly the reason is that Dell really takes away your skills and whatever we work on is so... — read more
Dell prioritizes cost-cutting over retaining talent
If you're a valuable employee in a group facing restructuring, your contributions may be overlooked. This issue isn't unique to Dell, Microsoft follows a similar pattern. I've witnessed numerous layoffs driven by profit margins, and once an employee... — read more
Severance Packages Ireland
What are the current packages being offered in Ireland for those being made redundant? 🤔 What about unvested shares, do you have to forfeit those?
All talk, no action
Upper management talks all the time about values like "respect" and "transparency," but none of it is practiced. Or at least it hasn't been for the last two years since I've been here. I've also noticed that employees are almost always excluded from... — read more
August bloodbath
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Layoff or not layoff
I see folks here keep saying about layoff. Come on. It is really pessimistic and bad emotional. If it happens to you, can you change it? No way. Why dont folks talk about what to do in case of layoff impacted? Otherwise, happy to receive easy... — read more
I think we can consider layoffs done for now
At least until the next earnings report.
Who is running our Jira boards?
For the love of God can you please fix whatever the he-l is going on with jira? I can't get any work done.
Dell has no direction
After working across three tech companies, I can say Dell has the most directionless leadership I’ve ever seen. They're constantly restructuring with zero clarity on goals. People are shuffled into weird roles or let go with no warning. It feels like... — read more
MD needs this
Does the end of this remind you of anything…. https://youtube.com/shorts/IzczPweNJrg?si=H58_EsRYxfVMGt3-
1x1 moved to Monday
Should I be worried?
ISG Strategy
Who is in charge of strategy for ISG? Why are they still here? Let's take Travis. He said that parallel file systems are a "niche" market and our solution is to partner. But who could have seen that these are important for large AI training... — read more
ENPS
Dell 32 against an industry benchmark of 41. Its been crickets from the talking heads (other than the "All In" email). Where's Business Insider on this one?
Don’t worry, AI won’t replace you…
They said that. Then they built the pricing engine, the proposal bot, the forecasting model, SalesChat, and gave AI control of pipeline health. Now I’m just here doing mandatory compliance training & endorsements while the bot closes deals.
Managers without technical skills are now individual "contributors"
It's really disheartening to see the people doing actual work getting burned out, while ex-managers are switched to IC's and don't do much due to their lack of technical skills. Their headcount could have been used to hire actual technical workers... — read more
Dell Telt
Watching leaders point out the positives is hilarious. So many negatives. "Don't look at the red parts but you flip to page 2, at the bottom there is a green but I want to focus on" Hahahaha
Another new manager
4th manager is 3 years at Dell. I'm just going to wfh from now on, let the chips fall where they may
1% in August - confirmed
1% layoffs on August with most groups exempt Anyone hear different ?
When are layoffs
When are next layoffs ?
I miss livongo
I miss the livongo program Dell had, whatever it was switched to is way worse. Lost almost 2 years of my weight data in the middle of the weight coaching. Now all those devices became useless.
I recently decided to quit on my own
RTO was the tipping point. I really did try, for a while at least. But spending three hours commuting every day quickly convinced me it just didn’t make sense. That’s three hours of my life I could’ve spent earning money or actually living. So I... — read more
Quitting Corporate
Is the Corporate Exodus Picking Up Steam? Lately, it feels like everyone I talk to is either planning their exit or daydreaming about it during yet another Teams meeting that could’ve been an email. The reasons vary: • Burnout • Misaligned values •... — read more
Get rid of all free riders
The goal of upper management is to identify all the quiet quitters and ensure they are included in the next round of layoffs. One indication is that these individuals are likely not spending eight hours in the office and are delivering mediocre... — read more
Arthur gets in on the act
All In - definition: Keep doing what you’ve been doing only more so. Hard work is its own reward, personal lives are a distraction, don’t expect compensation to reflect your effort. Agile - definition: Management speak for winging it and an excuse... — read more
The Quiet Quitter's Manifesto
There have been days when the policy feels impossible. Burned by sudden edicts—five‑day office mandates, attendance tracking, threats on promotions—it’s easy to feel small, anxious, boxed in. But trust is a pure idea. It grows from mutual respect... — read more
All in?
What is wrong with that man? What is the point of that email? It serves zero purpose bar spamming up inbox.. Jeff... You should be all out
When will managers be wfr
With all the managers becoming IC, when are they expected to be left go or will they be kept ?
Ugh WTH
That’s it. 😌
You think age discrimination is not real it is trust me!
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/tech/workday-ai-hiring-discrimination-lawsuit Its total bsh!t I have been turned down by over 200 companies. I changed my resume to say only 10 years experience finally got some traction. This AI bsh!it is real and... — read more
When will MD smarten up?
How long before he realizes he needs to cut JC loose ?
Remote worker layoffs?
Are more remote worker layoffs coming in August? Is the goal to layoff every remote worker?
Dell Nashville Office Location Moving to Thompson's Station?
Hearing through the grapevine that Dell Nashville's lease with HCA is up in 2026 (have also heard 2027), and that the office might move to Thompson's Station. Any truth to this? That's a full 40 minute drive from downtown Nashville to TS, I can't... — read more
Round Table meetings coming up
Lots of round table meetings being setup by GP in ISG over the next few weeks. Could any of this be Tell Dell related?
Desperately Seeking Validation
Anyone else notice it’s always the same person posting over and over, clinging to the top of the thread with ‘relevant’ content? We get it. You crave engagement. Maybe try logging off and touching some grass.
Dell's RTO push sparks office politics, amid inconsistent enforcement
In March, the company shifted away from its previous hybrid model, which had allowed office attendance three days a week. The new return-to-office (RTO) policy now applies to staff living within an hour of a Dell... — read more
Dell is a joke
Dell as a company is no longer, the company is a shell of itself. The flattening of the organization, ehhh.. They should have cut the overage on staff before the EMC deal is finalized. EMC was so overloaded on staff its ridiculous! It is quickly... — read more
Micromanagment 101
I recently moved to a director with the 20:1 changes. My boss (director) reports to our SVP. My boss has implmented a new update meeting for all of their employess to "get updates" and "provide support" when we need them to chase someone or... — read more
Office Supplies
Is it just my building, or is it Dell policy that we have to buy our own office supplies?