Nevermind RTO! The rumour in the mill is that Michael is looking to spin out ISG from CSG. Shame the stock price has tanked, he'll probably wait until Trump's economic experiments have been reversed. But watch this space!
Dell stock 50% off
And it's going to $70 pretty soon. Didn't know how bad it was until I looked at the financials. We are going back to earnings circa 2018 ZERO growth.
RTO 1 hour from office
Right from the horses mouth on the Town hall meeting. DS said, "I'm not gonna debate with you if you are 45 mins or an hour from the office. You all have to be back in the office." This 1hr cr-p is again for their benefit. Only done because they... — read more
New Comp Plan for MB?
I'm hearing lots of rumors of comp plans being changed to 30% base and 70% commission. If this is true then myself and probably others can't afford to stay here, my account set is garbage and rely on base to pay for rent and other necessities but... — read more
FINANCE MANUAL WORK
There’s so much MANUAL WORK going on in finance, we could cut out 90% of the people with proper systems in place
Carification on Bonus
Does anyone have a clear picture of what the bonus will be. I saw the quarterly but was not sure what to make of it
Groupthink the new requirement
AL keeps using the phrase “hive mind”. Does he realize that’s a negative term? It encourages groupthink and sends the message that different ideas will not be tolerated. Waiting for him to say lockstep
What’s project maverick?
Fancy word for more layoffs?
Virtual town hall - but you’re in Hopkinton!!
In ISG we are going to have a virtual town hall when Arthur and staff are IN Hopkinton!!! Seriously?!? Get back into the office but we are going to have a virtual town hall??!? These guys are either tone deaf or just fking db. I’m going to... — read more
Dell just isn’t a good place to work
Any place that deliberately sc--ws their employees isn’t a good place to be. Dell is the kind of company that takes such advantage of its people they need to form unions. HR policies that push managers to have xyz number of direct reports and that... — read more
Working nonstop
I can’t get any meaningful work done at all over the weekdays. I am working my whole weekend away. When will it end?
Why do people stick gum underneath tables?
There is a conference room in RR1 where the gum is starting to build up. This is so disgusting! I don’t know if it’s a lone rebel or a few unhinged souls.
Heard it from a friend who ….
Heard it from a friend …. Remotes will be let go by end of 2025. Someone out there knows the answer. Tell us. Liars - spare us. We need the truth.
This place is a Mess....
You cant even go on vacation knowing that when you get back youd at least be able to get caught up on emails and the like before being bombarded with Teams calls and new emails asking for even more things. Its not even a vacation when youre dreading... — read more
Thoughts on Dell's Future Technological Strategy
I need some clarity on a few things. We're working hard to modernize and cut spending across the board, including personnel and equipment. We talk about innovation and might make minor innovations in existing products. But how is this moving the... — read more
ACR %
Anyone got a raise yet ,?
QBC
Why was the quarterly broadcast cancelled?
Are the floors ever vacuumed in RR2?
There's always dust on the desks (even after Lysol wiping) and there's no doubt that crud gets in the carpets. Never seen any trash cans emptied during working hours. Carpets look dull and moldy. And so many neckbeards walking around coughing... — read more
RTO has dropped my productivity to about 40% of pre-RTO
In all seriousness, my productivity has plummeted to about %40 of what i was able to do remotely. Here's my rough math: Commute: -2 hrs lost, those were usually +2hrs productivity at home, now lost to round trip commute ... — read more
New Strategy
Customer: help! I can’t find my sales rep, account manager, training rep or my program manager!! Dell: sorry, we laid them off. You can self serve with our awesome website. Customer: but I have questions and no one to answer them! Dell: whine... — read more
Lay offs
Any one here of lay offs? Is it all segments? Remote focused?
Is this the d-mbest statement in history?
Whoever came up with this phrase is utterly insane or has never spent 10 minutes in an office with other people. “Nothing is faster than the speed of human interaction” Almost 2 weeks back and I’m flabbergasted. I’ve never been so unproductive... — read more
IBP
110%
Empty suits and one empty t-shirt
If you’re in Hop today you’ll see a bunch of empty suits and an empty t-shirt floating around today. Don’t be afraid though. They’re not ghosts, just our “leadership” team. Don’t expect anything out of the meetings either besides a bunch of... — read more
Morale at an all time low
The entire workforce morale is so low it’s hard to think that it could get lower. All we do is change things around and not in a positive way. At this point, this is just a paycheck for everyone I talk with. They do the minimum, get paid and... — read more
Absolute genius
Here is what these absolute geniuses did in storage. First, they pushed out two people and replaced them with 4. Brilliant. Let’s pay 4 people’s salaries instead of 2. They did this also to fulfill a “spans and layers” HR policy. Gotta have 12... — read more
Refuse to comply
If everyone would refuse to comply, RTO would go away. Why aren't we doing this? Seriously, what could they do if we all just continued to WFH?
Is RTO as an attrition strategy working?
I can imagine it’s not going according to the leadership’s hopes and dreams. The tech job market is so bad right now that the vast majority of people are just trying to keep their jobs. I’m one of them. The problem is, the fewer people who quit or... — read more
At what point is Jeff and MSD no longer a Genius?
How low do Dell go before these arrogant id--ts get called out for the charlatans that they are? $80, $45? $15? Is it to make Dell more attractive to a buy out so MSD can count his bitcoins with Elon, and Jeff can model T-shirts with “I destroyed... — read more
Anyone catch a cold / sickness from RTO?
Spring allergies are alive and kicking here in the RR area anyway, but one of my coworkers has stomach flu and was here all of last week like the rest of us. Hope she didn’t spread it here! Everyone in our area is coughing and sneezing and some... — read more
Layoffs in April
Are there layoffs coming in April ?
Power struggle on the bridge of the Titanic
Email from Arthur bragging about people now reporting tool him and other people leaving.
Cant wait to grab my bonuses and leave
I am counting down the days to leave this mess. I am just waiting for the bonuses and I do not care about any severance package. It does not justify the stress I am under. Let the MD get stuck with that dirty money.
How can you afford to risk being fired in this job market?
Several people on my team are still refusing to comply, only coming in three days a week instead of five. I’d love to do the same - really, I would - but as the sole provider for my family, I just can’t take that gamble. Finding another job quickly... — read more
Where tf is the IBP bonus email
How can they miss sending this out? Has never happened this way over so many years.
When will MD hold some people accountable?
Where is the accountability for allowing EMc’s once market leading storage products to wither and rot on the vine?
Of course - not all badge swipes are being reflected
If we’re forced in five days and tracked, make sure your badging works!! Went in five days, only four reflected. Not my job to send emails to facilities that yet another reader is broken. Make sure they work!!!
Please participate in Tell Dell
If people don’t participate in tell Dell then the management will continue to keep going forward thinking they’re doing a good job. Give bad ratings as bad as you can give - even if the questions have response choices like; How do like working at... — read more