Pros
Significant business challenges and pace of work provides great opportunities for individual professional growth. There is a high caliber of individual talent throughout the company. Dell is a great place to be a great performer. There is a high degree of pay differentiation which means great employees are paid well and lesser employees are not. Recent turnover from down cycle has created many opportunities that did not exist before when turnover was very low and fewer opportunities presented themselves. The company has been through a rough couple years although things seem to be turning around, which makes for a better work environment.
Cons
There is a lot more demanded of each person versus employees in similar positions at other companies. There seems to be a culture of constant takeaways where pay and benefits keep declining. The recent down performance has taken its toll on employee morale and many have become very negative. Recent headcount cuts and pay cuts have added to the negativity. There is a lot more downside for bad employees than good ones. Best employees are still rewarded and have opportunities where average to below average ones are not. A high degree of uncertainty is still a problem as many employees do not know what to expect next.