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Horrible work-life balance, pathetic company to work for

Software Dev Analyst
Current Employee
Has worked at Dell for 2 years
December 1, 2015
Bengaluru, Karnataka
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Average pay, campus is good, big brand, good leave.

No other cons I found apart from the above.

Cons

Long work hours, no bench. If no project within one month, you will be fired.

Dell has a "hire and fire" policy. I have seen many people fired.

Any time, you are expected to resolve customer issues.

Very bad leaders. Feeling like I joined hell from day one.

Very bad food. Leaders don't know how to manage projects. If you are the manager's pet, you will get a hike.

Frequent re-orgs, even though they expect one to work without training.

I cannot describe how bad Dell is. If I say "bad," it would be an offense to the word 'bad' because it's much, much more than that.

Even contractors are not safe inside Dell. I have seen four contractors removed in the middle of their contract without any reason, as their new manager wanted to make the team in Malaysia.

Advice to Management

Retain valuable resources and be faithful to employees.

For the sake of cost-cutting, don't fire talented employees to replace them with contractors.

Frequent re-organizations are not the solution; good planning and motivation are needed to run a project.

Check managerial quality to promote someone to manager. Many years of IT experience does not mean having those qualities.

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