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Dell is Hell

Software Dev
Former Employee
Worked at Dell for 9 years
October 9, 2013
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Dell pays more than others.

Cons

No work-life balance: they make you work a lot in and outside the company.

Legacy apps: a lot of old stuff is running. Hard times to shut down old systems.

Recognition: no recognition for deliverables/milestones.

Low (or no) budget: no money for hardware refresh. No joke.

Bureaucracy: a bunch of approvals for changing a piece of code that people don't even know what it is for.

Lack of focus on managers: speed up your promotion if you don't work with your team.

Promotion: yes if you have good contacts, even if you work.

Advice to Management

New technology, younger people for upper management.

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