I have been moved from Flash to Cloud in the recent weeks along with LOTS of other employees in a ditch effort to compete with AWS/Azure. Looks like the VS teams are trying to get the numbers up in order to possibly sell off this division which has... — read more
INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS on Dell/EMC
The sport of choice for the urban poor is BASKETBALL. The sport of choice for maintenance level employees is BOWLING. The sport of choice for front-line workers is FOOTBALL. The sport of choice for supervisors is BASEBALL. The sport of choice for... — read more
During mergers, layoffs, redundancies and cost cut downs employees just move on with their lives.
In case of DELL EMC there is so much animosity, the blame goes to managers. When you feel you are the best, always did a great contribution and lost your job......it's a bad feeling. Best engineers solve the problems, they go to different company and... — read more
"We are being afflicted with a new disease of which some readers may not have heard the name, but of which they will hear a great deal in.......
"We are being afflicted with a new disease of which some readers may not have heard the name, but of which they will hear a great deal in the years to come—namely, technological unemployment" - Keynes, 1930
Layoff Wednesday coming?
Seems to be the new game - all watch and wait
Is it better to be laid off or to know you are being pushed out? Go with your gut.
Thanks for letting me vent. ( I'll be appropriate.) Please do comment if you had a similar experience. Others will benefit by acknowledging the problem and seeing a path for better days. I was let go a while back and yes I was angry with the way I... — read more
Michael Dell Cares?
I find it funny (and rather sad) that people on this board say that Michael Dell has good intentions, and that he cares etc..... Having worked for Dell for 15 years, and having spent 30 years in the Hi-Tech industry, I can honestly say that Michael... — read more
"We're hiring!"?!
http://twitter.com/MichaelDell/status/841747569902460930 Check out Mike's tweet
U.S. Retail Sales in February Post Smallest Gain in Six Months https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-15/u-s-retail-sales-in-february-
Make sure you peddle fast and sell those much needed Laptops/Desktops/Server/Storage and BS to keep your job
May is the cruellest month - especially for these California storage techies https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/13/layoffs_at_dssd_california
Wait till 2nd Half
Networking was hit with some fat trimming but.....
Networking was hit with some fat trimming but..... not all the dead weight was cut. We lost three in total and despite what those three think or say they were warned but couldn't get past their egos to see what was coming. Others in Dell were... — read more
Are you over 45 and were recently affected by DellEMC layoffs?
Are you over 45 and were recently laid off or offered a retirement package by DELLEMC, DELL, EMC, or a Dell Technologies company? If so, please participate in a random survey by anonymously posting your age, gender, race, and length of enployment... — read more
We are stronger with Diversity
We have seen many negative comments on this board about diversity in the workplace. I can only surmise the demographic that is angry here with that terminology. A large portion of people are angry that others are being given a chance to succeed at... — read more
You may have a job today but how long do you think Dell is going to...
I have seen old and young, competent and incompetent, loyal and self-serving laid off and fairly uneducated workers kept over very educated workers. No rhyme or reason required because they can do what they want. No one is safe and you will be in for... — read more
Lenovo, HP, And Dell Lead the Shrinking PC Market http://fortune.com/2017/01/11/lenovo-hp-dell-pc-market/
Keep peddling fast
Worldwide Server Market Revenue Declines 4.6% in the Fourth Quarter Amid Continued Softened http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170301006618
Peddle faster Dell Folks. PIP is waiting
Any word on bonus amount?
Any rumors on what bonus amount will be?
Ownership
It's very sad that a company of this scale denies its staff any sense of ownership in the business and that they are expected to get excited about profits or debt clearance that benefit just the MD family and its VC company. It flies in the face of... — read more
Gartner just posted an article asking customer to proceed cautiously. Read More...
Jokes on Dell/EMC, Gartner just released a document asking customer to proceed cautiously, essentially buy at your own risk. Here is the link: https://www.gartner.com/doc/3586518?ref=AnalystProfile&srcId=1-4554397745 If you have a membership read it... — read more
How Cronyism Is Hurting the Economy http://www.learnliberty.org/videos/how-cronyism-hurting-economy/
2018 Severance and stability questions.
Can you provide input or to any of the following ? (non sarcastic) feedback is appreciated..... 1- What is the average age of folks from Dell and EMC who are being offered Voluntary or involuntary severance packages. 2- What is the new 2018 severance... — read more
CIO Jury: More than half of CIOs have no formal digital transformation plan http://www.techrepublic.com/article/cio-jury-more-than-half-of-cios-
This is where Dell can help be the snake oil salesmen/woman
Household Debt Increases Substantially, Approaching Previous Peak https://www.newyorkfed.org/newsevents/news/research/2017/rp170216
Better not lose your job . You can wish but Dell will do it anyway