If you look at Dell's financials, almost all their profits for the past six months resulted from cost cutting, and despite efforts, net income has been trending down. And people, unfortunately, are the most expensive aspect of running Dell. If you assume a per person total cost of $150k/year (salary, Dell's contributions to tax, Social Security, etc, benefits), and you cut 20,000 people, Dell adds $3B to their annual net income.
Originally posted by @5dnd+17eVqRDr.