Topics regarding layoffs at Dell Inc.

Topics regarding layoffs at Dell Inc.

Behind Bars

I’d say well over half of Dell employees have already given up settling for soul-su-king routines, mistaking survival for success. They’re not building careers, they’re serving time.

I used to love this job

Now I’m just sitting here waiting to get cut. At this point, even a chaotic startup seems better than this limbo.

Time for a new CFO?

Three consecutive misses is unacceptable. It is about setting the right financial plan and setting proper expectations with the Street. The street is losing confidence in our ability to deliver on the expectations that have been set by our CFO. Time... — read more 

Niche and useless

Joined EMC as a Symmetrix support engineer after my studies. I studied software engineering, but thought EMC was a great foot in the door. It's been 10+ years and here I am typing in symm codes in the terminal day in day out. Tried interviewing for... — read more 

Leaving Dell

Has anyone that has recently quit in the US or knows someone in the US, that recently quit, put in a two week notice and then been immediately let go without paying out the remaining two weeks? I heard of that happening to someone and want to know... — read more 

1:20 my a_$$

There are still 50% of management has less than 20 direct report, 1:20 is just for reference/excuse, not an absolute guidelines. We have many senior directors and VPs doing PM and senior manager works, and so many VP reports to VP and senior... — read more 

Plenty of interviews

I love how we have plenty of tough technical screens while selecting a candidates but when it comes to the quality of work, it’s not the same.

Interns aplenty

Noticed the plethora of interns inhabiting Dell RR campus this week. Not a good time to be a white male.

US payouts on unused vacation?

If you are a person in the United States, who has recently been laid off from Dell, or if you were a knowledgeable person with HR, I would like to know if you had unused vacation time at the time of your notification, and if it was paid out with your... — read more 

What's the deal with Dell missing earnings?

I mean, how do you miss earnings? It's not a bus! You don't just show up late and go, "Oh no, the profits left without us!" And now they’re laying people off... "Sorry Bob, we didn’t make enough money, so we're gonna need you to stop making money... — read more 

UK WFR packages

Can anybody share what the standard package? Weeks per year?

The list - EMEA

If you are a manager or were a manager, or director and now you aren't. You are on the list for August. IT will be hit. Services will be hit. Online E-Business will be hit.


Graduates, what's the deal?

Everywhere I look there are grads in Creechurch. I feel sorry for whoever ends up looking after them because the manager took the cheap option and expects others to make it work.

Next big layoff

If history is any indication, a big layoff will come right at the start of the 2nd half. The lists and targets will be cooked up in the coming weeks, and notifications will start in the first part of August. This here is the answer. Make sure you're... — read more 

AI activity

With all the AI activity going on in Franklin, it prob be worth looking into unionizing. Lots of money being generated, lots of contractors being hired, lots of employees bouncing all over the floor to make happen. I imagine that a union organizer... — read more 

Are we smarter than Alphabet?

Alphabet (fka Google) has announced a return to hybrid work policy. Some geniuses figured out that being in the office full time does not increase productivity and leads to more stress. (These findings will soon be published in “Duh! Medical... — read more 

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Promotions

I've seen a few people promoted into new roles recently. Can someone make it make sense? We've let go of some really good people only to promote some others into their roles who definitely aren't what I would consider competent enough in these areas... — read more 

It will take ages to settle down after the layoffs

I don’t trust that leadership will manage the reorganization quickly or efficiently in the wake of these cuts, especially since they seem to have no clear idea of what they actually want to achieve beyond reducing costs. If there’s a vision, a... — read more 

Coasters stay, contributors go - make it make sense

Still trying to understand how layoffs at Dell were decided... My team just got merged with another, and now we suddenly have more people not because we needed help, but because others needed a place to land. Some of them have big titles, but no... — read more 

Upcoming week

Looks like spans and layers will be causing some changes this week Prob 1% of teams affected with most exempt

How long is too long?

How long is considered too long to have worked here? I can’t seem to get out it’s hard to get another role outside

Feet in the office

The unofficial start of summer means flip flops in the office! If you've got lean, slender, well manicured Uma Thurman like feet...show those puppies off! If you shortt, stumpy, nasty, busted ravioli Amy Schumer feet...moon boots work best.

severance question

today i got a lump sum severance payout i left with 8 months with benefits after 8 years. never had an opportunity for growth. only constant org change. director was a complete ah never checked in never helped. i shipped my laptop phone and badge... — read more 

you have survived 6 layoffs now

Congrats to this accomplishment. i would suggest using all of your vacation time and PBA time this summer. By the time football season gets here go ahead and leave Dell and take 4 months off. Going into 2026 you will find a better job, last thing... — read more 

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Ratio of 1:20

Anyone heard of plans to increase this at any point. To align with other tech companies to say 1:30?

The nerve

The nerve of them to let me off after I gave them everything for 7 months! Let me give you some background - I'm a recent software engineer grad and considered myself lucky to be hired by Dell. The pay was OK, but it was a big foot in through the... — read more 

The future does not look good

The tech industry continues to see downsizing with over 61,000 workers across 130 companies being shown the door so far in 2025, according to Layoffs.fyi, after over 150,000 were let go in... — read more 

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