Thread regarding CDW layoffs

It's interesting you haven't heard about the PMP guidelines from CWS... but one thing you should be aware of is that it is not just what you deliver but also how you deliver it. Both influence your score. And, I have to say, you are putting on a clinic in appearing to be a loose cannon. I would wager a bet that you lack tact in dealing with coworkers or (clearly) your boss. What a shocker you aren't flying up the ranks!

Maybe its because you called your direct manager a mo--n to their face.

“I got a 2 on my last 2 performance reviews because I refuse to tout the company's Leftist bullsh-t”

I think you may be overestimating your abilities if you got a 2 on your last 2 performance reviews… what leftist bullsh-t does CDW tout? Maybe you’re just a hard person to work with and not as good as you think you are?

Nope. That's not it. Every other company I've worked at I've received perfect or near perfect performance scores. I've always gotten promotions within the first year at. Every. Other. Company.

“I got a 2 on my last 2 performance reviews because I refuse to tout the company's Leftist bullsh-t”

I think you may be overestimating your abilities if you got a 2 on your last 2 performance reviews… what leftist bullsh-t does CDW tout? Maybe you’re just a hard person to work with and not as good as you think you are?

"100% This. My manager has actually told me that I have way more expertise and experience than him."

This is a fundamental misunderstanding of what a manager is supposed to be.

Not all managers are intended to be the BEST at the 'thing' they manage. Being a people manager does not mean you are expected to even do the same types of tasks as your team. Often times they are providing strategic guidance, managing the work and workloads of the team, motivating, defending your team's capacity and priorities, as well as a slew of management 'stuff' that is passed down to them. The Tech leads or solution architects being fantastic at what they do has nothing to do with how good of a manager they might be. Between goaling, reviews, comp and bonus management, 1:90 noise, IDPs management, HR issues, the mundane bureaucratic stuff like managing PTO/Sick, etc. all of this is not some technical task.

I get the frustration if the person is clueless, but you are equating two different positions.

"Whether CDW or an acquired company like Sirius lack experienced IT professionals. CDW promotes people based upon who they like not who is most qualified. A position will be posted with credentials and experience that the promoted person does not have nor are they even close to having. CDW keeps d-mbing it down and paying low wages. Just go to LinkedIn and see the resumes of CDW managers. CDW is failing and will continue to struggle."

100% This. My manager has actually told me that I have way more expertise and experience than him. "So, then, why are you the boss?" I asked. I consistently outperform the rest of the team on paper (i.e. I bring in more $$ at higher margins), and I got a 2 on my last 2 performance reviews because I refuse to tout the company's Leftist bullsh-t. I'm simply sitting here waiting to be laid off at some point this year. I know my number's coming....

Blaming “the economy” on the earnings call did nothing to assuage the concerns of investors or coworkers. We are still floating around with no motor, wind, or rudder. No strategy. No sense of direction. No common unifying purpose. The only way this changes is new leadership at the top that actually knows something about tech.

On an unrelated note, any idea when they are paying out 2023 401k match and perhaps profit share?

Stock price isn’t an indication of how you feel. If you feel overworked, get a job that don’t feel that way. It’s not CDWs job to pay you 10% more and give you less work to do.

Stock price is down because of global factors plus poor leadership. You being “overworked” has nothing to do with it. If they had more business they would hire more people and “overwork” them.

“What we need is the realization that there is more work than actual resources available.”

How can that be the case when the earnings call reported every line of business is down?

What we need is the realization that there is more work than actual resources available. The talk track is cdw has always been a lean organization is frustrating. There are dozens of people in my department that are actively looking, that’s a fact, I assume that’s in a lot of places within. People are burnt out, and willing to jump in an instant given the opportunity. Heck I’ve even contemplated earning less just to get out of here. Something has got up change, our stock being down 10% doesn’t match us all doing way more with less over the last several years.

I'm on the front line so to speak. For the last two years we have been trying to give "leadership" insight as to what we feel would work, and what will not, from our day to day experiences and new work flows while undergoing significant changes to our department.

You know what they do with that insight? Throw it right out the window and try to jam their ineffective models of business down our throat without understanding the business they oversee (some were FP/Sirius acquisition "leaders", others CDW bred, I'm not taking sides here) It's like they are too proud to admit they were wrong, well now they reap what they sow and the house of cards is starting to fall. I know more than HALF the people on my team are actively looking to get out, we've all had enough of the BS. Try reading this without laughing, I dare you.

"WE Include stakeholders in the decision process."

https://www.cdw.com/content/cdw/en/about/overview/code-of-conduct/introduction-and-accountability/the-cdw-way.html

See you all on flip.

It isn't because they "like" them. That's what weak "leaders" do to surround themselves with puppets who are no threat to them. The unqualified person knows they don't deserve the role and are obliged to do anything possible to support the "leader" who put them in it. Then they repeat the process with people they choose. There is a prime example of this behavior near the top currently.

Promoting incompetent people that other incompetent like isn't just the CDW way. It's the corporate America way. I've worked at some large, household name companies that people think are run well. They aren't. They're all run by id--ts. Who becomes C-level execs? Rich kids and a-s kissers. Neither of those groups knows how to DO anything, which is why American industry has turned into complete sh-t.

Whether CDW or an acquired company like Sirius lack experienced IT professionals. CDW promotes people based upon who they like not who is most qualified. A position will be posted with credentials and experience that the promoted person does not have nor are they even close to having. CDW keeps d-mbing it down and paying low wages. Just go to LinkedIn and see the resumes of CDW managers. CDW is failing and will continue to struggle.

CDW needs a new CEO and leadership team who understands the technology business. Look at the resumes of the EC. They are not qualified for this and they run off all of the experienced people. There is not one Sirius leader on the EC. They were all let go. And most of the acquisition CEOs are gone.