Dell

Dell offers an environment which is always challenging, a place where you have opportunities to demonstrate your abilities. Like all other companies I've worked for, the success of an individual here at Dell is dependent mostly on the individual. It's not a place I would recommend to all of my friends, not because I think Dell is a bad place to work at, but rather because Dell requires you to have certain characteristics, one of which is a bit of a tough skin. Much of my happiness here at Dell has been attributed to good teams that I've been fortunate to work on and the friendships which I've had.

One of the challenges while working at Dell is having to juggle multiple tasks of equal importance. While the company preaches Work-Life Balance, it is often difficult for people to truly "turn off the switch" when they go home. There are always 3-4 things on a person's plate at any given time, and being able to juggle everything is a daily chore.

Communication is so important in getting things done, and too often people rely on email versus actually talking to a person to get things done. One other area which affects not only Dell is the ability to offer training; again, it's another area where employees are forced to juggle time.

Changes are a fact of life. No one likes them, but everyone deals with them in their own ways. Enable employees to a future in their careers at Dell by promoting from within and focusing more on the development of people versus always talking about "projects".