May 1, 2008
Dell Technologies reviews
3.7
63% would recommend to a friend
Michael S. Dell
69% approve of CEO
55% positive business outlook
Dell Technologies has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 36,430 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dell Technologies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.7 stars).
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4.0
Apr 30, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros
At Dell, we often used a term called "Meritocracy"; which simply means if you perform, you reap the rewards. The last five years at Dell have certainly proven this to be true for me! Every ounce of effort put in by me at Dell has been repayed to me in various forms. I have seen it in the form of a high performance rating, which translates into several benefits, including a significant compensation hike and a substantial bonus. I have seen it through timely and regular promotions, and also by being provided with opportunities for lateral movements within the organization to different roles. Over the years, I have been allotted additional responsibilities and my scope of work has steadily increased to encompass more important duties. This has enabled me to make a difference in the work place, hence giving me immense job satisfaction. I have also been appreciated by Dell in the form of the occasional rewards and recognitions, the most memorable of them was being presented with a distinction for excellent performance by the CEO of the company himself.
Cons
Dell's work environment is extremely dynamic, hence making it very exciting and interesting to work in such a Company. One feels motivated and is constantly on their toes dealing with the various challenges thrown at them. However, this has proven to be a downside for Dell as well, where those unable to work in a fast-paced environment become opposed to the changes and thereby make it difficult for updates to productively flow through the Organization.
1.0
Apr 29, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
The best reasons to work for Dell are: 1. Experience working with the best and latest technology on the market. Learning is constant and varied on the job and training courses are constantly provided and encouraged. 2. Salary and benefits package is good. 3. Colleagues are professional and highly skilled which makes for a great experience to learn from others' knowledge.
Cons
Downsides are: 1. Just lost several of my colleagues to involuntary redundancy and the way it was handled by management was disgraceful. We had to wait from 1pm until 5pm to know whether we were one of the people being made redundant or not. 2. Atmosphere and morale at an all time low. 3.management are ruthless and seem to have no respect for the employees. 4. Expected to work weekends and a lot of out of hours for no extra pay. 5. 24x7 on-call for I.T. people such as myself once a month by rotation which ruins any chance of work/life balance. 6. Treatment of women in the workface disgraceful regarding lack of promotion or equality, especially if maternity leave is involved. Might as well kiss your career in Dell goodbye if you have the audacity to get pregnant while working for them. 7. Culture of fear propagated by the management by extending layoffs over a one year period. 8.Dell aims to serve the stock market analysts instead of their customers and/or employees. 9. Internal movement to other positions almost impossible. It is easier to leave the company and get placed in another Dell job by an external recruitment company than attempt to move internally. What HR are doing is anyone's guess but they are not involved in trying to retain good people. 10. Endless mindless duplication of reporting, this company seems to be run on Excel spreadsheets. There is repetition of the same reports being produced around various functions of business when surely everyone should be working of a similar set of reports? 11.Globalisation has been very badly managed....people travelling around the globe trying to coordinate global teams and a few months later management complain about Opex. 12. There used to be a 'Winning culture' in Dell, now replaced with 'Fear culture' which is crippling the company of innovation.
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