Too much overtime, but awesome problems to solve - Senior Principal Software Engineer Dell Technologies Employee Review

3.0
20 Oct 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The team I worked with was very talented and I had a great mentor as a manager who was always willing to fight for his team and provide the best work conditions and self-improvement opportunities. This created an atmosphere where everybody was engaged in the work and inclined to help each other. Also, the technical problems were fascinating to work with given its global context.

Cons

There was a LOT of overtime, and they don't pay for overtime. This was painful and led me to have a burnout episode which really impacted my health and career in a bad way. Unfortunately, these overtime engagements always came from the top executives, so everybody needed to be there including managers and directors, so nobody was safe from this scenario, having to spend several late nights, holidays and weekends working. There were times when suddenly in the middle of the week we were told to work for the entire weekend, having to cancel personal plans as such.

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5.0
22 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great people! Team members/coworkers are fantastic

Cons

It’s still kind of an old school culture mindset. They move slower and have red tape

1.0
16 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

At this point? None honestly.

Cons

They did a complete 180 since I got hired. Came in as remote during COVID and now that they forced most people back to the office, they made us 3rd class citizens in the company. Can't get a raise, a promotion, any spiffs or even the same contests that the people in the office do. This company does not keep promises and has been constantly doing workforce reductions ever year like clockwork for 4 years now. The COO Jeff Clarke is an absolute clown as well, you have to go into the office dressed as business casual, but this guy goes to One Dell World in undersized lame t-shirts every year. Hypocrisy at all levels of this company. Just looking for a good opportunity and I am out, after talking to my co workers I feel like 70-80% feel the same. The tools also suck and are down half the time as well.

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