A good friend was laid off in the last round. I've been talking with him every day, and I feel so bad about not being able to help him. He told me he feels rejected, sad, hurt, and even bitter. I honestly don't know how to respond other than telling him that it'll get better. I hate the company for what it continues to do to good people.
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My advice for one that was laid off from Dell a year ago…re-invent yourself. Figure out what you are passionate about and go for it to take a risk as one has nothing to loose and if you are young enough go back to school for a trade. Lastly, love yourself and be proud of who you are and remember your dignity can never be taken from you unless you give permission to someone or something to do so.
After a short time searching you will find many of today's larger companies including Dell are switching to contract work. If you just simply want a check, look for contract, start ups, etc. Every job is temporary now.
Life is hard. Go find a new job. Dell is not the only place on the planet that offers money in exchange for work.
They are better off the people at Dell sound like mo--ns most of them don't even know what a datacenter is.
They sold laptops and servers...... any id--t can build one why would you need to overpay someone to sell one.
Tell your friend, to pull up their bootstraps, dust themselves off and start all over again. Great post above. Polish the resume, reach out to network. Get on LinkedIn and connect and explore similar career resumes. Keep pushing everyday. Better opportunities will arise.
try a reach around,you will both feel better
Well tell your friend those are normal feelings. Most of the time it's just a process you need to go through.
Dell in of itself is low value on the scale of companies to work for. His his/her chance to do better is now and use this as a learning lesson.
"I was one of the chosen"
Sure. You will up-skill biggies at Dell. If you were really good you wouldn't be there. Let that sink in.
@waq+1tZdEIEg That is ludicrous, there were so many experienced and talented people who were laid off, it is mostly a numbers game. There is also a lot of politics, people keeping their friends around who may not be the most qualified.
The one thing you said that was helpful is to upskill, @OP+1tZdEIEg your friend should use this time as an opportunity to gain more experience in areas that would boost their profile.
Your friend should take this time to reflect and upskill and think about why they were not one of the chosen. Luckily I was one of the chosen and will continue to upskill as I know Dell has seen potential in me. I hate to say it, but your friend clearly didn’t have the same potential.
I am really sorry for your friend. I have been laid off myself several times during my career. Be there for them and let them mourn the job they had, but after a couple weeks they need to realize that this is a chance for them to show how resilient they are. They have an education and an experience, they will find another job.
They need to learn to be at peace with the fact that in America, there is no such thing as job security. Have them update their resume, reach out to their network, use all the job sites to broadcast their resume and contact as many recruiters as possible.
They will be fine, they just need to put in the work to find a better job.
Be supportive, let them grieve the loss but most of all, make them understand that this doesn't have to define them. They can complain about it and do nothing or use it as an opportunity to get an even better job. Good luck to them.
then you have to hate every company in the world..