I used to like working here. Dell's new approach is to squeeze everyone until they break, then act (emphases on act) surprised when people leave. They crack the whip, throw fear around, shorten deadlines, and generally do all they can to make everybody's lives miserable. Watching it day after day is exhausting and depressing.
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Yeah, that lines up with what I’ve been saying companies call it “efficiency,” but really it’s just squeezing payroll and cutting headcount to prop up margins. Looks great on paper until reality catches up. If Burry’s seeing the same cracks, that’s not a good sign for anyone sitting inside these orgs trying to hit impossible numbers. The SEC only steps in if they cross from creative accounting into deception like hiding losses, misclassifying expenses, or misleading investors in filings. Most big firms skate right up to that line.
@hz
From an article by CNBC:
fears that artificial intelligence-related stocks are trading at prices disconnected from what the firms are actually worth.
Perfect analogy for Dell.It's the Emperors new clothes
…magnificent clothes that are invisible to those who are either incompetent or stupid.
Dell is so stupid it put everything into its AI basket.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/10/cnbc-daily-open-too-early-to-fret-about-tech-pullback.html
It really depends where you fall on the pay scale in terms of what you’re willing to tolerate at a dysfunctional company. If you’re under $100k, getting hauled into the office, crushed by quotas, and treated like a captive, the whole thing starts feeling less like a job and more like an elaborate prank no one told you about.
Michael Burry, from the Big Short, is talking recently about how companies are overstating their earnings, using depreciation shenanigans. I think the ball is going to drop on these companies soon. They seem to only be profitable on paper and it seems like Dell is falling into this as well. It should be interesting. With that said, he's probably shorting these big companies so something big..and not good, may be on the horizon.
@OP their stock has been tanking compared to the other tech stocks the past week. I think Wall Street is even sniffing out that Dell is starting to rot like a bad piece of fruit in the barrel. You can treat your employees like this and not think the culture will sour, and clients don’t like a sour tasting company. They will go elsewhere, and Dell is going to realize this too late and have to rehire good people again at a premium price. It’s so short sighted, and when the market flips back to an employee market, Dell will be in a horrible position.
Why would I leave? They should get better. Dell has the worst of the worst in upper management.
Dell has converted me from republican to democrat as I'm tired of seeing corporate america looking at profits alone, lining their own pockets, disregarding american workers in favor of cheaper, foreign labor. They speak volumes to what they feel about american workers. Maybe higher taxes should be forced up on them. I get that they're a business and can do what they want to make profits, but there is also a price to pay if that is how to wish to conduct business. I hope they get what is coming to them.
@a3 Agreed. I quit going to my orgs quarterly broadcasts because it's the same ol bs time and time again. However, the last one I went to, maybe late last year? Our execs more or less told us that "does dell pay the most money? No. Can you make more elsewhere? maybe you can. If you are unhappy with your pay then by all means, look elsewhere."
WTF kind of statement is that?! They are literally admitting that Dell underpays and has no interest in paying you what you are worth lol. Keep in mind, these people telling us that are those making at least 500k/year + who knows how many RSU/stock options + a damn near invulnerability to being fired OR laid off. And IF they were to, their severance is MASSIVE.
@a3 The severance savings, rumor has it $2 billion, has to be old new by now. They took years to get to 100k and again forever to 80k. Very little of that was people leaving voluntarily. By now they have surely paid more in quiet quit salaries. At this point the hammers are just dropping faster and faster. The only reason for slowing layoffs at all is the appearance of an early exit for Wall Street.
I've been quiet quitting for more than a year now. I walk about looking busy and sometimes find a corner cube or office to nap in. I also do a tour of the different restrooms each day to pass the time. The toilet paper quality seems to be changing.
Very tough. People say "just quit" but if you are in a situation where you need the money and the job market is not good, not too sure what can be done here.
@a3 agreed. If in your 20s early 30s with no major commitments then yes to leaving. The problem is with folks that have invested 10 plus years. Most i spoke to before getting my own exit date were banking on the payout or were trying to get closer to retirement age.
And then they say “you can always leave.” But that’s exactly what they want. These illogical decisions are all done with the hopes of people leaving to reduce severance costs. So it’s a case of: do you give in? or force their hand to pay you out?
Agreed