Politics overran this place - Software Engineer Dell Technologies Employee Review

1.0
Sep 22, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nothing really to say, some of the co-workers are pretty cool that is about it.

Cons

Worked in Austin office for about a year. Dell is inarguably one of the most notorous company to work for. Client laptop and PC division were crumbling at that time and moral was low. Argument and fight between co-workers are common as well as gossip. Even outsiders in Austin area know Dell is a "rough place" to work. In large corporations, certain amount of politics do exists to some degree and Dell is no exception but politics has run its course even at the lowest engineering level therefore you constantly work to solve interpersonal issues and rarely work on technical stuff. Firing is common, when people are terminated, the company directory displays them as "terminated" dragging the terminated employee through mud.

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5.0
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Pros

Really good place to evolve on your professional development

Cons

constant layoffs, which creates a stressful environment

1.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

At this point? None honestly.

Cons

They did a complete 180 since I got hired. Came in as remote during COVID and now that they forced most people back to the office, they made us 3rd class citizens in the company. Can't get a raise, a promotion, any spiffs or even the same contests that the people in the office do. This company does not keep promises and has been constantly doing workforce reductions ever year like clockwork for 4 years now. The COO Jeff Clarke is an absolute clown as well, you have to go into the office dressed as business casual, but this guy goes to One Dell World in undersized lame t-shirts every year. Hypocrisy at all levels of this company. Just looking for a good opportunity and I am out, after talking to my co workers I feel like 70-80% feel the same. The tools also suck and are down half the time as well.

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