Thread regarding Dell Inc. layoffs

The reality of working at Dell

I worked twice (yeah was dumb enough to come back a second time) for Dell first as a Storage overlay then in Networking and BOTH times it was in the end terrible. Constantly seeing my goal raised by a million or more the last month of each quarter, sales plans that paid the AE's who did NOTHING to promote my sales and in fact in many if not most cases would obstruct me from doing my job as they sold the commodity products (PC's and Servers ) that Dell is really all about. People put on PIPs due to the changing goals constantly and the minute you hit 50 or above your a marked person for extinction yet the spouses of RM's can miss their number quarter after quarter with no worry. Its all about two you know and blow at Dell. The company is nothing more than a blank check for MD to take from and management is completely corrupt and incompetent. After working at Cisco, CA, EMC, Oracle and now RN (close hold) I can honestly say it was Dell Hell. The day I quit a few months ago was the best most stress relieving day of my life in years. Dell in a nutshell s---s.

I have to say that I agree in most parts with this post ( @VXGIM4I-7zzi), as I had similar experiences while working at Dell. Thought this should be a thread.

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Go drink the cool aide and when you have the balls to come out of the Dell mediocrity let me know.

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Post ID: @Dqzy+W4sJfHH

"People have also had these experiences at other companies. Welcome to working for a corporate company."

From my experience, when there is ample and steady growth, things are good for employees: job security, raises, bonuses, promotions, stock grants, etc. Once the growth ends, so do the good times, and it becomes a sh!thole like other places.

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Post ID: @hxlw+W4sJfHH

If you believe Tell Dell means anything stay at Dell you belong there. Dell is broken into two camps those of us that were smart enough to leave and those too lazy and deluded to see that not all "corporate" sales are the same. Dell has and always will be a commodity sales force, that is why the EMC team is eating your lunch and will run the company. Sheep sad little lazy sheep.

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Post ID: @asql+W4sJfHH

sales struggling and mistreated means the company is struggling financially and is anxious to break even and cost cutting at the same time. sounds like a layoff prediction to me.

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Post ID: @4dkm+W4sJfHH

"Again, this has nothing to do with layoff rumors. This is you complaining about your work experiences. Other people I am sure have similar stories. But there are other who have had the exact opposite experience. People have also had these experiences at other companies. Welcome to working for a corporate company."

Wow Anonymous, you really just want this to be a forum for people yelling "MASSIVE LAYOFFS NEXT WEEK I HERD IT FERST". Get some depth and understand more about the culture of the company that drives the issues. Otherwise this is a one trick pony with no tricks

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Post ID: @3oey+W4sJfHH

did you write any of this in Tell Dell or Glassdoor? Seems redundant here.

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Post ID: @2ubg+W4sJfHH

Again, this has nothing to do with layoff rumors. This is you complaining about your work experiences. Other people I am sure have similar stories. But there are other who have had the exact opposite experience. People have also had these experiences at other companies. Welcome to working for a corporate company.

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