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Dell finding ways to absolutely suck as an employer (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 years ago by ElderberryLow@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz 105 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's just a way to do layoffs while trying to fight off the unemployment claims.

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago (3 children)

But it loses the best people keeping the worst. Dead Sea.

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[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 67 points 2 years ago

Management doesn't care as long as line go up. Corporate America is constantly chasing short-term gains and damn the future.

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[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Eh.. why would Dell need the best people? They're a mediocre company. Mediocre staff are sufficient.

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago

Maybe that's what they realized!

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[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

When you're doing professional services, having mediocre people means no repeat business. Unrelated, but my company is working with a 3rd party for the second half of an addition to a platform that dell professional services helped us set up.

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[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Best people = expensive people in management speak

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[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Best people = your entire product

Usually

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[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

That's a problem for next quarter

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[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

This should really be more strongly regulated, these constructive dismissal shenanigans are just assinine.

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 years ago

Nah, let's stick with zero employee protections, and prioritize ever increasing corporate profits at any cost. That's the best path forward for a prosperous society.

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