Dell is not for the faint of heart! - Product Manager Dell Technologies Employee Review

2.0
26 Jul 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

For the most part, the people are really great and make working at Dell very enjoyable. Work/life balance is supported by most managers and, as long as you get your work done, you can pretty much come and go as you please (within reason of course). In addition, since Dell is such a large company with a global presence, there is a wide range of departments, jobs, and locations, so you have opportunities to not only interact with lots of different functions and cultures, but also to potentially work in different areas and locales. (Now, whether or not you're actually able to move to another department or location is a completely different story!)

Cons

The expectations tend to be unrealistically high and the pressure to perform beyond those expectations is enormous. Many people suffer from extreme stress and related health problems due to the high demands of the job. It's not unusual to work 60+ hours a week on a regular basis. The environment has become particularly tough since the latest round of layoffs started last year. Many benefits have been reduced or eliminated (like annual bonusses and the employee stock purchase plan) and a standard phrase you hear these days is "If I'm still here... (when the project ends, etc.)". The culture has really changed over the past few years and it's become an increasingly difficult place to work.

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1.0
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Pros

Today? A job that helps pay the bills.

Cons

The culture completely changed circa 2022. Layoffs happen every month in small batches, so they are not covered in the news with big layoffs, but the total over the last couple of years is 10-20K people per year. Current employees that I still talk to live in constant fear of being laid off. The salary gap between employees in the same function is ridiculous and discriminatory. As a leader, when I'd raise it with HR, it was never addressed. Had a situation where I was hiring an underpaid employee from another team. I wanted to give her a 60% pay increase just to match what her peers on my team made, and I had the budget to do so. HR denied my request to do that raise and only gave her a 20% increase. They didn't want to send the "wrong message" that she was underpaid before (which she was) or that other employees could expect that level of pay raise in internal promotions (regardless of whether they should). They have to come into the office 5 times/week, even though Michael Dell once made fun of CEOs that didn't adopt hybrid/remote work. Just last week, I had a former colleague resign because the stress in the current environment was taking a toll on her mental health. If you have any other option, I'd highly recommend you don't take a job at Dell.

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