No numbers were stated. People are pulling stuff from a while ago and trying to pass it as news. Ignore the 7k rumor. Don't do that to yourself. Yes, we know cuts are coming. But that's about all we know for now. Until we know more, try not to lose too much sleep over people speculating.
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Dell Sales Chat
I keep reading about KPIs. Who exactly has been told by their manager?
We've been told to use the AI chat and it's being monitored, but no target.
No one I know has been given a KPI or weekly target.
How do we know it's 25 per week?
I've only read it this forum, is it fake news?
Marketing town hall
So according to our CMO, we don’t need to worry about the presence report any more - she seemed surprised at how much people couldn’t stand it. And market based culture is just about focusing on the customer, not Amazon-style rank and yank sweatshop BS - he barely ever used the word customer in his screed. There does not seem to be a lot of alignment here.
People team Townhall
What a waste of time!
A large portion of the people team is remote and will be laid off. Why can’t we ask real questions instead of the pre-programmed questions about AI?
Shannon says “we cannot communicate too much”. Yet, when it comes to the issues that truly impact the people on the People team, she stays very tight-lipped
some info on the last cut, left here for posterity.
the 6,000 job cuts will take years to implement, probably until 2028, reductions happening in phases and by department.
dpt heads are given budget cut targets, this translates into headcount cuts, and then negotiate internally on who to cut and when. notifications can be staggered, and different dpts are on different schedules for cuts...
early rounds will target experienced and highly compensated staff...
the potential later re-hiring at lower levels or on contracts.
some sites may be closed and infrastructure may be reducd.
commercial teams are suspected to be next to be hit, with a WARN notice filed for rahway (that is linked below) affecting 58 people in 11/2025 (as part of the first round).....
contractors are already being let go, nobody is surprised. some are not being renewed, also no surprise...
the reduction goal is ~8%, and attrition will account for some cuts, the weak job market means fewer voluntary dptrs.
comms from mgmt is bad bad...
Let’s wrap up the layoffs quickly
Communicate the timeline clearly. Dragging this out would only prolong the anxiety and disruption in our lives. A process that stretches on for months, without any of us knowing if or when the axe will fall, is both a disservice and deeply disrespectful. We have lives, bills to pay, families to care for, and plans to make. Being given a clear schedule and honest intentions is a basic courtesy. Leaving us to sit in uncertainty and stress for weeks or months is unfair, and entirely avoidable.