It’s exactly what’s playing out at Dell, and honestly, across a lot of legacy tech companies right now.
They’ve maxed out the extraction model.
• Fewer people, more work.
• Stagnant pay, rising expectations.
• Loyalty demanded, but never returned.
And what people are finally starting to openly say is: “This isn’t worth it.”
We are seeing the shift in real time:
• Younger employees refusing to buy into hustle-for-crumbs culture
• Veterans are evaluating the cost of their health and mental wellbeing
• Managers stuck in the middle, silently drowning
Dell keeps pushing like it’s still 2010, but the world has changed and people are done being disposable.