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 I think partly the reason is that Dell really takes away your skills and whatever we work on is so outdated in the market that we are scared to compete.
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Im only still here because a layoff package would be nice while I spin my consulting business up to full time.
Dell found a way to lose money selling VMware products then sold the business.
@dc EMC bought VMware - not Dell. Dell sold it.
I’ve been applying for a year and haven’t gotten a single interview. I feel like a loser. I stay because I can’t find anything else.
No Skill or skill outdate.
Same manager who wouldn't let us get VMware training, also denied us NVME training. He told me it's just packets traveling down a wire. At one point in his career he was a reliability engineer. I told him he should become an accountant, after all it's just math. We finally got NVME training after he was moved out.
That group would wave the magic wand and tell you this quarter you're the fill in the blank subject matter expert. Told them if it was that simple everyone would be experts on everything.
For a group of people with engineering degrees they didn't understand engineering.
I left a few months back and it's been the best decision I ever made!
The sooner you leave Dell, the more useful core knowledge you'll be able to retain. Dell literally made me d-mber. Find a way to leave like your life depends on it, because it fu--ing does.
It's Stockholm syndrome. I had it as well. It's a routine, a thing you know, comfort zone, although not very comfortable.
I got fed up last year, quiet quit, upskilled using work time, got marketable, looked around, applied for a few jobs, got an interview, got a job. Better paying, less stress, brighter future.
The first step is just making the decision.
When Dell bought VMware we told our manager we needed VMware training. He told us no, if we got the training we would leave Dell. We told him probably so and get better pay, less hours and a better manager.
Dell has been a great learning experience, even in MM in Belgium. But after 4 years I'm going to another company my skills are wasted here.
The quarterly mandatory training is all you need to keep those skills highly polished!
@ah it's funny how many jobs at Dell have been centered around forecasting, refining a forecast, and reconciling actuals to a forecast. Doesn't matter if you're in sales, product, or service delivery. Every quarter it is rinse and repeat.
"Are you not doing any work on your skillset in your free time?"
What free time? Since the WFR last year my workload has quadrupled so I am working 8 am to 8 pm M-F. I work a second job on weekends because dell barely pays enough for a run down starter home.
Hopefully I'll working elswhere soon though.
My skills suffered while at Dell over a long tenure. A lot of it was my responsibility. I bought into a long-term mindset at Dell where I didn't want to risk shopping the market. I live close to the Dell campus, and I was not interested in a horrible commute on Mopac or I35. Further, Dell created such an unstable environment with constant layoffs of peers, sudden policy / workflow changes, and increasing fear and pressure that I prioritized doing well at my current role over all the extra training, working on resume, doing outside certifications, etc. There was no extra gas in the tank for all that stuff until after I was WFR. Dell played a role in "enshittifying" my department - Finance. Finance roles were subjected to years of offshoring to India, Slovakia, Malaysia, etc. I built legit skills 10-15 years ago in data, reporting, forecasting, controllership, accounting, and FP&A. All that stuff was stripped away and d-mbed down, leaving weird roles with little relevance to the job market. It was a shock to look at finance job postings to find that employers don't gave a hoot about hiring 6 figure "controllers" who spend their days getting hassled for SFDC deal updates and hassling sales for the same.
I am leaving soon, finally after months of job interviews! I just placed my notice
"Your chances are slim right now even with a unique skillset."
battle cry of the underachiever chicken-little.
I mean, why even try, right?
you are taking it literally or being obtuse. maybe both
@a8 tuition reimbursement yes, but there's a catch. If you pay 5k and start studying a 1 year long course, and then get wfred in 3 months, you won't get any reimbursement whatsoever.
As many problems as it has; Dell offers tuition reimbursement, internal training on products, training in various programming languages, etc.
If your skills are languishing, it’s kind of your own fault. Whether at Dell or any other company it’s easy to get complacent while the outside world races ahead- but that’s your fault, not an employers.
This is the worst job market in a long time. Hundreds of thousands of people in IT are job hunting and layoffs are happening everywhere. Your chances are slim right now even with a unique skillset.
Again, how does that translate to Dell taking away your skills?
Ultimately it's up to the person to make sure he/she is marketable.
What dell provides in terms or work, challenges, and tools is antiquated and uninspiring to say the least. So most who realise this in their 1-2 years there bail for better company.
Are you not doing any work on your skillset in your free time?
Like listen I’m all for giving corporate sh-t but this feels a bit extracurricular
5-10y at dell has you entering a dead zone skills wise
10+ years and you are in the Sarlacc Pitt.
Mate how do they take your skills away?