Posted on 08/06/2024 9:57:51 AM PDT by Enlightened1
Computing giant seeks to get 'leaner' as it recognizes the potential of AI to grow faster than its competitors.
One of the world’s biggest tech companies is about to become ‘leaner’, after Dell announced to its employees that it would be laying off further staff.
Just a few weeks after its workers expressed their dissatisfaction at Dell’s return to office policy, the company sent a memo to staff on Monday to notify them of the impending redundancies and cited the need for “streamlining layers of management”. It’s the second consecutive year that Dell has made significant cuts to its workforce.
The memo also alluded to Dell’s ambition to improve growth by further embracing AI technology within the organization.
The cull was originally reported by Bloomberg, after a memo sent out to staff was leaked. Addressed from Dell’s President of Global Sales and Customer Operations (Bill Scannell) and Global Channels President (John Byrne), it told employees that the company was getting “leaner” and that it is “streamlining layers of management and reprioritizing where we invest”.
Although the final number of layoffs has yet to be confirmed by Dell, it’s thought that in excess of 12,000 employees will be let go from the company – roughly 10% of its current workforce.
The memo went on to justify the move by explaining that it was necessary in order to “grow faster than the market by seamlessly meeting our customers and partners online, virtually, or in person, to unlock the value of modern IT and AI for their organizations”.
“Through a reorganization of our go-to-market teams and an ongoing series of actions, we are becoming a leaner company.” – Dell spokesperson
Dells are made in Chinkland now. I could give a crap about that company.
Corporate-speak these days is nothing more than prodigiously-squirted squid ink.
Exactly. Getting rid of people in anticipation that AI will allow them to is BS. They are most likely getting rid of US workers and see this as a great time to do it.
AI is just another fantasy like self driving and flying cars
Meanwhile Intel is on life support. This is bad folks.
you mean to tell me a glorified search engine that cobbles together half-arsed sentences and paragraphs with a hard-leftist slant is all that Dell needs to prosper? ... but wait! ... it’s called AI, so it MUST be cool, right?
wake me up when AI can invent a cheap, safe source of energy from hydrogen fusion, then i’ll listen ...
I bought my last new Dell a couple of years ago.
Going forward I’ll buy warrantied refurbished boxes.
Eventually I hope to be Windows free. There are a few applications where the open source equivalent isn’t quite what I need.
I worked 7 years for Dell in tech support. Bought my last PC from them in 2006. When they left the “white” box PC for black, quality went downhill fast. (IMHO, and the color change is ironic...)
Since then, I have bought from local “mom and pop” shops. I get what I want, the way I want it, upgrades are a lot easier, and I support the local economy.
Laptop wise, HP Omen systems are so commoditized and priced right, I tend to buy one every 3 years. Dell is living off its past and that will end soon I suspect.
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