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Smart People, Lost Drive

Engineering Director
Current Employee
Has worked at Dell for 9 years
August 15, 2018
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Very smart people, of those who remain.

Cons

The wind is out of the sails since Dell bought EMC. It is really a second-rate company, and they try to convince you they’re terrific. They don't know much about R&D, just assembling stuff they buy from other companies. They don't put resources where they need to be to succeed and seem very happy with being ‘competitive’. EMC wanted to be the best. Nobody seems to have a good plan, but they sure want you to clap and yell ‘hooray’ when they announce a slight drop in excellence.

Advice to Management

Hire some industry execs from enterprise companies, not other component assembling companies. You need to learn what it takes to play in the enterprise arena.

Oh, and healthcare benefits stink, so stop patting yourselves on the back. People cannot run out of here fast enough. The place reeks of ‘cheap’.

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