Thread regarding Dell Inc. layoffs

My colleague (with a little assistance from myself) made a tool that many people found useful. The management had a team from India recreate the tool and deploy it more widely. Both of us no longer work for Dell (both of us made redundant). Similar story while working for a previous employer. Inventing a new tool is no guarantee of keeping your job.

Start su-king di-k and kissing as--s. That’s the only way to immunity. This is a fortune 100 company that has literally one dude managing their production cicd jobs. They are completely unaware of who they cut and for no good reason trust the layers below them to figure who to cut. You need an extremely high level champion to advocate for your project.

The people making the decisions about whether or not you get let go have no clue who you are or what your contribution to the company is. No one is safe.

Sorry to say but $1M a year savings isn't that large v's other projects. we are all replaceable, just a number / cog in the wheel.

That's actually a badass thing/tool BUT, the main problem is that if it wasn't "Dell approved" or requested/needed by execs, then it's unfortunately going to get dumped if you were to get let go. Your director doesn't have enough pull or leverage to make decisions like that. Now if he was asked by HIS boss (A VP) then that's a different story.

I work with a guy who is an expert programmer and the scripts he makes are INSANE! They are used for migrations and automation of things but, ultimately they are nor were requested by Dell to be created. He created them to help automate complex tasks, which is fantastic but as far as Dell is concerned? He never made any useful script.

But regardless of any of the above, they do not care if you are the only person who knows how to use a tool.

Also, if that tool isn't using AI then it's not aligned with current priorities.

They don't care.

Nope. They will sh----n you with no regard for your accomplishments.

Also, it’s not YOUR tool. It’s Dell’s tool.

You are not in compliance with company ISO requirements if the use and management of that tool isn't documented. Also, saving a million is pennies in comparison. If that tool were to go away, no one would even notice

@OP To your question, let me ask you this.

With the myriad examples of incompetent leadership you've seen at Dell over your tenure, do you think that any of them give a damn about some tool you wrote that could easily be replace with AI?

They don't give two sh--s. Look around. Smell the coffee. Dell is desperate, they just aren't admitting it. They are ramping up every effort they can think of to get more people to quit. Your tool will not be a reason you are safe. I can guarantee you that.

If immunity is what you seek but your still unhappy does it even matter?