Trade offs - Project Manager Dell Technologies Employee Review

2.0
Oct 7, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Dell has pretty good pay for Austin and when you take into account benefits its tough to beat. Worklife balance is nice, the people are friendly. The newest

Cons

Its not very inspiring place to work. I have an idea is a phrase sure to fall on deaf ears. The most important thing to learn is how to do things at Dell. Meetings, meetings, meetings consist of information exchanges- And the smallest things can take eons. Theres a vague conception that decisions should be based on data but more often than not actions and success are judged on the capricious whims of executives that you rarely see but who's names loom large. The place is middle heavy, very silo'd and the territory grabs are the greatest impetus to break the organizational inertia. Everyone is "swamped" and works hard right til 5 but nothing gets done. Powerpoint. Advancement is based on the ability to politic

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 15, 2026
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Pros

The benefits are good overall. PTO is generous and the culture is pretty good depending on your department. Dell has a lot of vendors it partners with that offer a lot of incentives. They put on many events which can break up the monotony after returning to office 5 days a week.

Cons

Commission payouts have significantly decreased since I started. They seem to change the commission structure every quarter which is frustrating. Quotas are inflated due to price increases across the industry. They continue to implement new KPIs which must be met in order to get promoted. So you're essentially having to constantly do more work for less pay.

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