I wish I had an "in" at Dell. (Austin: tech job, best)

[BobosCurse]

Yes, I just added Dice to my morning rotation a few days ago (along with Monster, Careerbuilder, JobServe, AustinJobs, AustinRecruiter, and austinhomesearch.

[Austin97]

Originally Posted by centralaustinite

I have never EVER met a happy Dell employee! Seriously, and I know dozens.

And it is not a surprise that you are only finding listings for senior positions. Austin overflows with folks who are qualified for entry level IT jobs and new engineer jobs. UT just churns out high quality people in those fields. So those jobs are both hard to find and the prevailing wage tends to be lower than in other places.

good luck

I have done a lot of contract work at dell and know a lot of dell employees in the IT side. We dont necessarily talk about if they love their work, but it seems like a lot of people are pretty happy.

[inthecut]

Originally Posted by passionatearts

Have you tried applying for a job through a staffing firm like Spherion? That might be your best way in unless you personally know someone at Dell with hiring authority.

Try the ONLY way.....no entry-level jobs are through the company directly, hence the reason you were only finding mid level and up jobs posted....those are the only ones Dell hires directly..........

[nomore07]

Originally Posted by inthecut

Try the ONLY way.....no entry-level jobs are through the company directly, hence the reason you were only finding mid level and up jobs posted....those are the only ones Dell hires directly..........

True, and even those require a connection.

I'm surprised people are still recommending [that web site] to find jobs. Online job boards can contain repeated, duplicate, or fake listings. Many employers have stopped using them because they get swamped with too many responses. Some recruiting agencies just use them to collect resumes for databases. Not to mention spammers collecting email addresses and companies that are just digging for data.

My resume has not been online in a few years, yet I still get email for jobs across the country that are not in my field or that I stand no chance of being considered for.

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[spire302]

Originally Posted by centralaustinite

I have never EVER met a happy Dell employee! Seriously, and I know dozens.

good luck

Hi Centralaustinite,

My name's Spire302 and I work at Dell, and I'm fairly happy doing so - no real complaints. I suppose it depends on where you work; I work in Product Group.

Anyway, now that you know me, you now know at least one happy Dell employee, so please quit talking in absolutes.

Best regards,
Spire302

[FueledByBlueBell]

I happen to know of someone else who is very happy there, so make that two!

[centralaustinite]

Originally Posted by spire302

Hi Centralaustinite,

My name's Spire302 and I work at Dell, and I'm fairly happy doing so - no real complaints. I suppose it depends on where you work; I work in Product Group.

Anyway, now that you know me, you now know at least one happy Dell employee, so please quit talking in absolutes.

Best regards,
Spire302

Ha!

Well, you have the honor of being the first!

I am not a Dell hater by any means but consistently Dell employees that I know have complained about the lack of flexibility on the part of managers, difficulty finding support for balancing work and home, and excessive focus on rigid rules, all things that many other high tech employers in town do much better. And this has been a consistent thing over the past 10-15 years and not just from one or two people.

But anyway, I do wish Dell the best, Round Rock depends on their sales tax revenue. And in the current economic climate I do expect that complaints will be more muffled -- everyone is simply happy to have a job!

[shaxs]

Look at staffing agencies like Volt or Ciber. I got hired by Ciber and I am now contracted out to AMD. I love both companies.

[orbius]

You know how many places to work the places are overtly friendly, theres not much open oppression. You can come do your job and feel supported and valued. Where the bad employees are mentored and given the guidance or discipline they need to be successful.
Well Dell isnt that place. They treat you worse than an elementary school child. Its like some kind of communist state where you're supposed to smile at your ill treatment or be considered an 'enemy'. Theres cameras in the cube farms in the open watching for god knows what. You will hear clicks on the phone every now and then which means someone is listening into your call for god knows why.
Most of the management has their 'knives' out 24/7 ready to stab anyone who disagrees with them or anyone who isnt toeing the party line. Thats the only way to get ahead in the company, you have to treat everyday like combat.
Unreasonable stress and expectations are what comes from those above you at every level. If you dont meet these impossible expectations the solution to your non-performance is to unload more stress and misery upon you.
Of course theres exceptions. I'm sure theres plenty of people who ignore the hysterical aspects of the company and have found a nice safe nest somewhere in the company to get by at.
But generally my description is the rule and the happy people are the exception. It was downright scary you would see pictures of people who had been there for 3+ years who barely resembled the pictures on their desk.
The place is like a giant torture chamber for many of the employees there.

[FueledByBlueBell]

Orbius- what area of the company do you work in?