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Lost its shine

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Dell for 4 years
March 11, 2025
Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative Outlook
Pros
  • Camaraderie among colleagues.
  • Available equipment is good.
  • Very strong internship program, very didactic experience (it was remote at the time).
Cons

In-person work, staying on Teams all day with headphones.

Little management transparency, totally "top-down".

Favoritism and protection of clearly less competent and more "ass-kissing" individuals.

Inefficiency in everything involving engagement of other teams.

Meaningless tasks to increase productivity metrics.

Salary and benefits nothing special.

WFR.

Regression in several aspects of company culture since the pandemic (remote is the future, work from anywhere, work-life balance).

Disastrous return to office (not enough desks, other buildings with many empty desks, confusing new transportation policy).

"A thirty-second conversation can replace an email back-and-forth that goes on for hours or even days" - Person who clearly doesn't work with international teams.

Flexibility used to be the company's big differentiator; nowadays it's more rigid than a good part of the competition.

Advice to Management

Retorno ao trabalho híbrido, preferencialmente ao remoto. Aumentos maiores, plano de carreira melhor, benefícios melhores. Gerência é frouxa e não luta pelos empregados; sempre pendem para a interpretação mais rígida das novas políticas. Agem como se todos os gestores fossem assim, sendo que há quem defenda a sua equipe.

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Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
2.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
2.0
Senior Management
1.0

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