What they used to be is not what they are now
Pros
- Dell was a company that talked the talk and walked the walk in regards to employee health (work life balance, benefits, etc). From the summer hours (half day) on Friday, to the compensation, to the benefits. People were proud to be from Dell. - Dell's compensation was in line with the market. They used to do compensation research, and I've seen instances where an employee compensation was corrected if found to be out of line with comps. - Leadership believed in promoting from within. I speak from direct experience. - There was a real focus on employee career development, including quarterly Individual Development Planning meetings between leaders and team members. These focused on the career, not the job. - Leadership was honest with employees, be the times good or bad. You felt you knew what was happening and could do what you could to help.
Cons
- In the last 3 years, the company has done a 180 turn on many of the features that made them popular with employees. Never-ending layoffs, RTO mandates, leaders who are more focused on managing up than their teams. - There is a lot of off shoring of duties that used to be managed in the US. I've known significant numbers of people who were laid off in a WFR as their roles were going to Taiwan, India, even though they'd been with the company for over 20 years.