Good pay and looks interesting from the outside, but the old fun Dell does not exist and has become a poisonous trap. - Director Dell Technologies Employee Review

1.0
5 Jan 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good pay, interesting products, very good global experiences and global management opportunities.

Cons

Poisonous and combative work environment. Enemies are all within, not the competition. Kill or be killed is the way to be seen. Zero loyalty. Ex-pats do not advance (despite sr. management reassurances) and often don't have a home when they return. Innovation is squashed. True respect does not exist.

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5.0
27 Jan 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Come here for good benefits and work culture.

Cons

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1.0
15 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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