The wrong company to work for if you are an IT professional (programmer, SE, DBA, etc.) - Software Engineer IV Dell Technologies Employee Review

2.0
Jun 22, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

1. If you want to live in Austin and like working for a big corporation, Dell is one of the few big employers in Austin. 2. Pay is average to good. It depends on where you are, but better than many smaller companies. 3. They let you work from home.

Cons

1. 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. 2. They expect you to be available 24/7. 3. The most bureaucratic company I've ever worked for. 4. If you are in IT, don't go there because they want to outsource all of it to India. 5. You have to work odd hours to be able to talk to the rest of your team, which will be in India. 6. Benefits are not that great and the stock purchase program is gone. 7. 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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Pros

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Cons

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