It's clear they do not care about you. - Principal Software Engineer Dell Technologies Employee Review

1.0
Apr 9, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free coffee! That's it, really.

Cons

They're super cheap about everything. Bring your own tissues and pens, they don't supply any. Noisy office, no privacy, no assigned seating, no personal storage. Nowhere to keep a mug, or pads, or a change of shoes. You have to carry everything home every day. Remote work for any reason is very discouraged. If your kid is sick, or you have a dentist appointment, working from home for a day counts against you, so you have to take a sick day. Dell has an official policy that remote workers may not get promoted or change jobs, no exceptions. Do you think people stay out of the office when they're sick? Zero foresight. Executives change seats, and your project gets abandoned for whatever sales emergency or buzz word project of the quarter. Upper management is all yes-men. Executives control everything waterfall style. It's all about executives getting their compensation. Everything barely works. The apps they use, the wifi, the VPN, everything is broken, frustrating, and a waste of time. Everything is cost reduced to the bone. Good college hires leave after a year or two, bad college hires stick around. Need people for a project? They're in an office overseas, they have no experience in your type of product, they're gone a year later. EMC was a great company to work for. They cared. They made great products. Dell bought EMC. Dell does not care.

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5.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Huge company with opportunities to grow and work with other teams

Cons

The multiple time zones and countries meant a lot of night or early morning calls. Also layoffs were and are pretty regular.

3.0
Jul 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people are the best part of this job. I have met so many amazing people in this role. Even some I would consider life long friends. I think the experience gained from this job has also been useful for any sales role you may need for any future endeavors in sales or the tech industry.

Cons

Upper management has made many changes to the compensation and the metrics which has for sure effected employee satisfaction. Turnover rate is insane as there’s a new hire class literally every month. Dell itself is running out of room and they are not making any new teams for the new hire classes which has left more tenured reps in a vulnerable position.

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