Thread regarding Dell Inc. layoffs

@d8 Yes, it's all about the money, and doubling down on that AI will make up for the difference.

I think we can combine that with that company probably not doing too well overall. One way of boosting the numbers is doing exactly what they are doing. Again I was on calls raving about "record high" numbers, as if anyone would be excited about that while seeing organizations, colleagues and friends across the business being sla-ghtered in the process of achieving them.

Dell is done for if AI turns out to be just another hype/bubble.

Dell is looking at reductions of dollars. They’re targeting highly paid people and areas of the globe and making a determination of the criticality of people.

It’s money that’s it. JC and MD are greedy little pr!cks.

While some of what you say tracks, I still can’t figure out why we lost one of best performers in Brazil, ffs, and kept several others in high-cost locations. There’s obviously a lot I don’t still understand about this calculus. I agree that it can’t be strictly about performance though.

@ad - Dell has never been a people first company in its history. It's always been a do/say what is best for Dell and the bottom line place. If you believed it was people first, leadership did a great job fooling you.

@ac

Which group, and when? We need to know so people understand exactly what kind of cr-p they’re up against.

https://youtube.com/shorts/--7WaRVphsc?si=ZTTCO_P_1nhZu86b

@a6

"Dell has changed how it treats its employees, and in doing so, has devalued them. Whether this shift was intentional or not, the fallout is inevitable, by next year, the "Tale Dell" results will be nuclear."

Yes, 100%. I remember how both relieved and happy I was to join a company that believed in - and trusted people. That was long ago, but I had the same feeling during the pandemic as well. People first, stay at home, stay safe. And now it's turned into People last, stay at the office, we don't care.

Why don't they just do a Voluntary Separation Programme as they did years ago? It's clearly not about skill or performance anymore.

I have had amazing reviews year after year always 125% of my number. Just shipped me a new laptop and a new monitor. And then I was like go out of nowhere even after I was told recently that I was doing great. I was a top performer.

"Draw your own conclusions what that says about the state of the company."

At Dell, salary disparities have been the norm for years, some employees get raises while others, despite doing their jobs well, get nothing. This drives talent away, but it also feels like Dell no longer cares about retaining skilled people, instead chasing the cheapest labor they can find at least from what I see in my own group. They’re squeezing every dollar they can, and it’s only a matter of time before there’s a mass exodus of good employees.

Another issue is that having rare or specialized skills doesn’t guarantee recognition. You won’t get a raise, and you won’t move up, this is done by design. In my case, I’ve watched people hop from job to job within a year while I’ve been stuck in the same role for years.

Right now, the job market isn’t great, so retention may hold steady for a few more months. But once economic conditions improve, people will start leaving in large numbers.

Dell has changed how it treats its employees, and in doing so, has devalued them. Whether this shift was intentional or not, the fallout is inevitable, by next year, the "Tale Dell" results will be nuclear.