The Detroit of Computer Companies. Once the center of the development world, now just an urban wasteland. - Senior Software Engineer Dell Technologies Employee Review

1.0
22 May 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good way for the young to get their feet wet in the technology world. More working and learning opportunities than an employee can absorb.

Cons

No consistent management. As soon as you get used to one manager, a new one is assigned. Dell does not value mentorship. No manager is ever rewarded for the improvement of progress of an employee. Managers compensation is based on how much productivity they can squeeze out of their direct reports.

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5.0
9 Jun 2026
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Pros

Contract role: good pay and team

Cons

No sponsorship for international students

1.0
15 May 2026
Recommend
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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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