Seriously? We keep losing people, the amount of work stays the same. Mgmt just keeps asking for more and I am at the point where giving up is the only option I have.
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I just thank God everyday I don't work on iDRAC
The pattern of layoffs - dispatch work - AI - rehire less for less pay will only continue.
The only solution is a union. There will ALWAYS be someone willing to be paid less.
It’s actually “do less with less.” Focus on the highest value contributions, and the rest will get done if it gets done. The things that fall away are the things that don’t really matter. Whoever JC got this idea from, I appreciate you :) this approach has honestly helped both my well-being and productivity in these crazy times.
After getting laid off, life has been good. I don't feel bad about others picking up my work...and I did alot. Not one iota.
Don't do like me. I had a great manager, our team went from 11 to 4. I worked long hours, as my manager was under pressure to get results. Alk those long hours, poor rest, poor diet wrecked my health. Since being laid off, I spend all my time at doctors offices. Just say No!
Well at Dell is a joke.
Did you miss the top down directive where we we told to do more with less.
the sense of entitlement in this thread is off the charts. Do you need a safe space???
Anytime my boss has anything negative to say about my work I just point out that s a team we have 3x the work and 10% the headcount that we did 2 years ago. Shuts him up real quick. I've also adopted an I'll get to it when I get to it attitude. Even if that means making oue customers wait weeks or even months. Upper managements mismanagement of this company is not my problem.
Just stop caring, it's working for me.
He makes a living by selling his book.
@a7 you seem to quote a bit of a book "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fu-k" by Mark Manson
just note he never explained how he makes living in the book
Did you try going to the onsite medical center to get a dose of wambien?
I saved up enough money and quit and quiet quit before that. Quitting was the best thing that I did. The grass is greener on the non-dell side. You do not realize until you quit that DellHell normalized how awful it was. And it will only get worse in may.
I don’t know anyone in any org/team/position who isn’t completely burnt out right now. More and more people are leaving every day with no backfills so yes everyone is spread thinner and thinner. Who’s affected most? Employees (and their poor kids who get FRIED parents) and customers who have to do more and more for themselves and NOTHING WORKS so their reps work frantically to try to find workarounds and anyone who can help. If you’re lucky you have a manager who will at least acknowledge the BS but help you figure out ways to manage and if you can’t will help you to leave bc they at least value your mental well being. I’d have more respect if the upper levels they just came out and said “hey look - the stockholders have our ba--s in a vice… sorry.”
really @a7 nails it - she or he covered everything that needs to be covered here - kudos!
If you have health issues, the company isn't worth it.
You already know what you need to do. Find another job. Quit? No one knows your financial situation.
It's a lesson people need to hear. You need to save as much cash as you can in case of these types of situations. You may need to leave. Everyone is different with different jobs and different tolerance levels. Go see your doctor. Talk to the doctor about your situation.
Good Luck.
where should we send the flowers
at leas you have a job you tu-d
It's incredibly simple my friend.
You just quit giving a sh-t. No really, quit giving a sh-t. The boomers and bootlickers are trying to label this as "quiet quitting" to market a negative spin on the concept but quitting giving a sh-t has absolved me of every feeling of burnout. Lean into this concept and realize that you work to live, not the other way around.
Do the absolute minimum and don't think about it. Write EXACTLY how you feel in every Tell Dell comment box without fear of reprisal. Let that urgent email go unread until the next morning even if it's only 2:30pm. AE/Overlay in your ear about how they need something 2 hours ago? Head to the gym. They'll be alright. Yes, ignore their Teams calls. Better yet, delete Teams off your phone.
Embrace the fact that no matter what happens with Dell, everything will be okay. Your labor is not your worth, and your job description and employer are not markers of your place in society.
Quit giving a sh-t about all that stupid sh-t. Do the absolute bare minimum and you'll be fine. Quit overperforming. The only reward for that is more work. Meet your bare minimum expectations where they can't fire you and not an ounce more.
Save that extra energy for the gym, disc golf, whatever.