Highly suggest not to work for CDW. They used to sell technology to consumers, and now started selling services which they are not good at either. Not a consulting company but a part seller. Don't waste your career time working for or with CDW. This company only cares about meeting profits to keep their investors satisfied, and DO NOT care about their employees. Countless layoffs based on poor performance, and out dated technology acumen/leadership teams.
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Companies aren't in business to employ people. As for the Sirius acquisition, Sirius should have been left alone like the DellEMC handled VMware.
You lost me in so many places. CDW does not focus on selling to B2C but instead B2B. You then say, "Not a consulting company but part seller?" Can those not both apply? Services have been a thing since the 00s but yeah, they've invested the presales technology teams (ITS) to be hyper-focused on services. And for good reason. Margin expansion. Competition. Customer relationship development.
Now about "not wasting time working for or with CDW" part. I'm not alone when I say that I've spent over 2 decades at this place and built a pretty good career. But yeah, they definitely put their investors first - as do all public companies. And yeah, the layoffs su-k. Just a FYI, CDW is not the only company leveraging this as a quick way to lower operating costs.
Good grief.
I wish all the management would leave! And when are they gonna tell the public about the major security breach? I’m tired of pretending to customers that everything is fine.
@dt No, because CSW is not a retailer to consumers in the big scheme of things, however, ironically Chris Leahy, the CEO and Chair, is on the Board of Target.
Does the challenges at cdw look anything like what is happening at retailer target? Target is not standing still in the face of its challenges. The retailer announced a slew of new brands or offerings over the past few months, met with some well-known activists to discuss its DEI changes, launched a strategic refocusing initiative and switched up its executive team. Still, analysts seem doubtful.
CDW started selling services in 2006 after purchasing Berbee Information Networks. Try to keep up.
I ended up at this company via one of its acquisitions. I can tell you with absolute certainty that issues of systemic to its organizational structure. It is so focused on short-term quarterly returns that it misses the beat completely for long-term strategy and growth. Many of the people that have come on board have left as soon as their RSUs have vested. The layoffs that have occurred have been poorly handled, let me emphasize that: extremely :poorly handled. These layoffs have just been shell games to try to jack the stock price right before/after earnings announcements. Maybe 22/23 can be attributed to Leahey being in the throes of a divorce but the problems continue and this place lacks innovation and is a bureaucratic nightmare.
Employment at will works both ways. Employees did not care during great resignation, did they? Little work, no accountability, plenty jobs for thought leaders and linkedin l***r s, what was not to like? Well, here we are. Hugging jobs and hoping employer would care. No disrespect, I come in peace.