The wrong company to work for if you are an IT professional (programmer, SE, DBA, etc.)
The wrong company to work for if you are an IT professional (programmer, SE, DBA, etc.)
- If you want to live in Austin and like working for a big corporation, Dell is one of the few big employers in Austin.
- Pay is average to good. It depends on where you are, but it's better than many smaller companies.
- They let you work from home.
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A lot of people at Dell got hired in with the .com boom and they're still there because they can't find a job that pays as much outside. Needless to say, the reason they can't find a job outside is because they're not worth what they make.
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They expect you to be available 24/7.
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The most bureaucratic company I've ever worked for.
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If you are in IT, don't go there because they want to outsource all of it to India.
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You have to work odd hours to be able to talk to the rest of your team, which will be in India.
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Benefits are not that great and the stock purchase program is gone.
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The best way to get promoted is to brown nose your way to the top, not based on hard work or merit.
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Get rid of the people that are there because they have nowhere else to go. This might be you!
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People don't like to feel like you want to outsource their job, so either don't hire them or find a way to make them feel like the company actually wants them to work for Dell.
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Stop putting in hurdles to make it harder for people to do their job.
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Find a way to innovate and stop being a one-trick pony.
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Software Engineer IV
The interview process began with a simple phone screen, followed by an invitation for an onsite interview. The onsite interview consisted of three individuals speaking with me individually: * The manager * Her boss * A potential peer Notably
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I had a phone interview with a panel of 3 members. After this interview, I was invited for another round of personal interviews in Round Rock, TX. This interview took place for 2 hours. There were 2 different panels of employees who interviewed me,
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The interview was conducted online and the interviewer asked about my past projects. It took about an hour and they also inquired about my past work experience. The interviewer was very nice, and it was a casual interview. I only had one interview.
Software Engineer IV
Austin, Texas, United StatesJuly 1, 2010The interview process began with a simple phone screen, followed by an invitation for an onsite interview. The onsite interview consisted of three individuals speaking with me individually: * The manager * Her boss * A potential peer Notably
Software Engineer IV
Round Rock, Texas, United StatesJanuary 1, 2008I had a phone interview with a panel of 3 members. After this interview, I was invited for another round of personal interviews in Round Rock, TX. This interview took place for 2 hours. There were 2 different panels of employees who interviewed me,
Hardware Engineer Intern
Austin, Texas, United StatesJuly 24, 2025The interview was conducted online and the interviewer asked about my past projects. It took about an hour and they also inquired about my past work experience. The interviewer was very nice, and it was a casual interview. I only had one interview.
