It's only a great place to work if you live in Texas. - Technologist Dell Technologies Employee Review

1.0
Nov 15, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you are into technology, Dell has its fingers in absolutely everything. Almost every company I have ever worked at has Dell equipment, for better or for worse. You may get a chance to work with some of the biggest names in different segments of technology.

Cons

Politics run the show. All of the executives have been there for many years, and you will have folks who will kiss their bottoms in every department. And those folks will have no problem throwing anyone and everyone under the bus for their own failings, and despite what a lot of policies and yearly ethics tests will lead you to believe, the HR department will do NOTHING about it except protect Dell from a lawsuit from you if try to bring any of it up. Almost every manager (or my manager's manager in many cases) I have had has yelled at and degraded employees in almost every meeting I have been in. If God forbid, you get on the bad side of one of them, they will make your life a living hell, and if you don't quit from it, they will find a way to force you out. The biggest joke to me is the "work-life balance." They keep bringing it up as if it means something to the whole company. It only means something if you live in Texas. Everything is on their schedule, which means 5 am calls. If you are unlucky enough to get to manage people in the US AND in a foreign country, don't expect anything except coach to fly there. I have many 16-hour coach flights under my belt to go to India a couple of times a year to meet with my group there in person. You have to be a VP to get any kind of upgrade. I was told not to expect any kind of promotion at Dell by my boss. Why? Because Dell is so big and there just isn't enough Sr. Director or VP roles available.

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

Great people! Team members/coworkers are fantastic

Cons

It’s still kind of an old school culture mindset. They move slower and have red tape

1.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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