This used to be a company people admired, but now it feels like it’s devouring itself. There’s so much red tape and not enough room for people to be creative or take initiative. I don't see things can turn around anytime soon.

Every year towards the end, we have to give our manager a list of names so they can request feedback, right? Im saying director/manager because this person was not my manager until they did the whole mid level management flattening bs last... — read more 

I was just thinking about the upcoming WFR and how historically it's always been the same few departments that get hit hard. Those departments don't exactly hold much - if any - truly sensitive data I think? idk, to me it seems like certain... — read more 

The writing is almost always on the wall for those who get let go - not always, but many times it is if you pay attention. Your normally heavy workload suddenly starts to dwindle while your coworkers are having more work dumped on them. You slowly... — read more 

Expect 10% layoffs across the board.

Has anyone been officially notified yet about the possibility of an upcoming WFR? I wanted to check because recently my manager has become noticeably less communicative and doesn’t acknowledge my presence the way they used to. There hasn’t been any... — read more 

slowly fading away......

Hard to believe how much things have changed. What used to be a busy, collaborative place now feels like a complete ghost town. Empty floors, no energy, barely anyone around. It honestly feels like The Walking Dead, people just showing up, wandering... — read more 

I feel like there’s a whole market to capitalize on there if leadership could ever catch on.

It’s worth asking why Dell dominates layoff forums: the highest volume of posts, the most active threads, and some of the most negative employee sentiment on the internet.

Well, well, well, we told you JC that consumers hate "AI" in Dell laptops, after a year you finally admitted it. I wonder if this will be just an excuse for stock market why Dell is not performing as expected.

You stayed at dell to long and you working for a company like Dell never turns in anyone’s favor unlike if you worked for a company like tootsie roll who takes care of there people like family

All day today I was like "what to do: quiet quit or really quit without any job to move into??". I used to really love software and engineering before Dell. Now I think this is my first job where I really hate it, mainly because of our "great":... — read more 

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1571996/000157199625000111/dell-20250930.htm

Three locations are being designated as primary “home offices”: Austin, Nashville, and either Oklahoma City or Santa Clara. Employees outside of these locations will be classified as remote for the purposes of promotion consideration and internal... — read more 

is the new policy now 8 hours a day, 5 days a week...no exception. https://www.thestreet.com/employment/dell-issues-stern-message-after-employees-violate-new-work-policy

I know it’s continuous but there are 2-3 times a year where there’s a bulk cull. Any rumors or info on the Jan/Feb date?

I went back to work a few months ago, and what I’ve seen is heartbreaking and infuriating. Most of the team is gone, and the way it happened is outright unethical. The best people were put on PIPs and eliminated. How? Simple: the harder you work, the... — read more 

Does somebody know why the stock keeps falling and the market cap keeps shrinking? Isn't DELL the main benefactor of the ongoing AI expansion and AI factories demand? Something else seems to be going on here..

I am long gone from Dell, but i want to wish everyone who's left there a Happy New Year and a lot of hope in 2026.

Layoff season is upon us - larger layoff season anyways - so who do we have bets on this round? ISG/CSG again? IT? Tech Support? Sales? Realistically it's never "all" departments unless you count 1 or maybe 2 people...

And I am already cringing about going in the office tomorrow. Such a depressing place to work..

i was part of the old EMC Corp before it merged with DELL. It had nasty culture of its own so I do not think DELL is some unusual company in that regard. At EMC there was a distinct bro and ol' boys club culture + substantial bias emanating mainly... — read more 

With BS out, another org shake-up to cut spans and layers is unavoidable. A wave of senior exits is being politely labeled retirement, but it’s really a reset. And while leadership churns, IDC’s forecast is inflating expectations.. numbers will... — read more 

Apparently, things aren't all bubble gum an unicorns at Dell. Dell faces margin pressure as surging DRAM prices and constrained supply inflate production costs for both server and consumer segments. DELL's ISG and CSG margins are declining, with... — read more 

How can a company genuinely expect employees to be happy, productive, or incintivised to do a good job when nobody feels safe from having their job taken away at a moments notice? Or when promotions are MIA and raises are comical?

I was an account executive in Dells 3rd party software group. Been with Dell over 22 years not sure what comes next at my age

Crazy thing is it didn't used to be this way. In the days of yore when we were all happily remote little worker bees, we were content if not happy. Dell felt like a people-focused organization, at the very least. We were given latitude to do our own... — read more 

Am I the only one who feels we have too many reviews in Dell? Weekly reviews, monthly reviews, adhoc reviews, quarterly reviews....we seem to review more than actually do the work that can be reviewed. I get the feeling that too many SVPs and VPs... — read more 

I’m definitely betting on more PIPs, setting up for it by completely unrealistic expectations, and most likely RTO as the now well-tested way to push people out.

Last year they flattened the mid management and forced most managers into a PM role, which made all of us be under some random new manager. They implemented a 5 day RTO policy and are treating us like children by monitoring badge swipes They... — read more 

Everyone’s miserable at Dell. They come here looking for meaning, but all they find is confirmation of how trapped they are.

Dell mandated the 5 day RTO for multiple reasons but one of them I think is because they have a plan and that plan is to use it to let go a LOT of people who either never abided by that policy, OR didn't go in enough/quarter. Which technically... — read more 

I dont know where Dell is trying to go or what their "plan" is but, I feel like at this point people are just doing the best/minimum they can simply to keep their job - considering the consistent, constant, and year round layoffs they've had for the... — read more 

Should Dell be included? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlhrhhcLlaI

I am curious how many others at Dell are experiencing a growing sense of disconnection from leadership, from managers, and from the company as a whole. In many areas, there appears to be little meaningful work, limited direction, and minimal... — read more 

Being away for a week only made me realize how miserable I am at Dell. I know I'll be tripling my job search efforts in the new year.

About to start a new job, with a significant raise, at a tech company, doing work that will actually be seen. Just know it’s possible to escape, to land on your feet if you get laid off in the new year, and to redefine yourself after several years... — read more 

Big internal programs like this almost always arrive wrapped in promise and land in phases, pilots, exceptions, “next wave.” Especially at Dell Technologies scale. Even when the intent is real, gravity is real too. What tends to happen in... — read more 

I wish all of us the opportunity to leave Dell and find better roles in better environments. Staying on a sinking ship only wears us down. Here’s to finding workplaces that value and support us.