Dell complaints

PGrefugee · Regular Hater Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 49

Was given this by a current Dell employee. I thought it was humourous.

Starman97 · Dances with Hate Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 103

Yeah, there's a few people who are going to get 'Diversity Training' added to their Performance Plan. That and ' Getting a Clue about Email' for posting to the entire Product Group.

TestMaggot · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject:

Don't think he'll be having any more Performance Plans and any training may be from TWC after he gets booted out the door!

Starman97 · Dances with Hate Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 103

Yep, that's the word.
'You've been promoted to Customer'

repoman · conscientious beginner Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 2

Yes - Adam was terminated. Dell reason for termination: "inappropriate use of IT resources"

www.coveyville.org

As I personally disagree with Adam's delivery of his message, his comments and questions have merit and need to be answered by Dell.

If Dell is diverse, why not proud white guy month, why not heterosexual month?

I figure Dell is about to get in the spotlight with the media over this topic. If you are a person of faith - most say homosexuality is wrong.

Shoving gay pride month to over 8000 people via email spam is not being diverse to those who agree homosexuality is wrong.

I'd like to see an official response from Dell over this topic. Dell has a nasty situation on their hands.

element72 · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject: Civil Liberties

Isnt diversity about acceptance and respect? ....in this case, doesnt Dell think an individual who isnt gay can have an opinion about it and respect the fact that he or she doesnt want to be on a mailing list Evil or Very Mad

, just as the gay person does? Seems like a one way street to me. My Question is: Dell practices diversity for who?

I believe this is a huge Civil Rights violation and I am appauled by this. This is coming from someone who has gay friends , but where does sexuality belong in the workplace, anyway? I cant believe and dont know of any organization that would support passing that kind of literature throughout company email, as it is not within the scope of company business... period.

Where is a legal person that can help on this issue? I feel badly for his family who is suffering due to an unfair "resolution" of a workplace problem. Id love to hear some of the conservative media folks bring this to the attention of Dells consumers.

repoman · conscientious beginner Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 2

TestMaggot · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:30 pm Post subject:

Would make for an interesting local newspaper article.

Bummajott · Regular Hater Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 20

If we celebrate something practiced by a few, it's called "Diversity" and "Inclusiveness". I have no problem with this. But....

If we celebrate something practiced by a majority, it's called homophobic / racist / sexist / etc., narrow-minded bigoted hate-speech. I DO have a problem with that!

Adam was good people, and will be a big loss to the company. He is not a homophobe. I don't know why he vented the way he did, but maybe he was planning to leave anyway and wanted to make a grand exit. If so, it certainly worked!

In contrast, Robert Clement (Adam's manager, per his e-mail) is STILL a goofy, lying, sack-of-shit weasel asshole after all these years (in other words, the perfect representation of Dell lower management!). He just couldn't get back from Bangalore*** fast enough to see Adam escorted to the door.

- - Bummajott

*** You know, that place in India where so many Dell engineering jobs are going, so they can pay for some more U.S. call centers...

element72 · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:23 pm Post subject:

I think based on his email their was absolutley nothing wrong with the way he expressed himself. He was honest. Just as the coordinator of the group was and was trying to say, "this is so offensive to me and let me explain how offensive "I think if he was a black man that disagreed with the email he would have expressed himself by saying " Why isnt there proud blackmans day?"

I dont know what his plans are, but I will be emailing every conservative group I can about this just because theyll listen and everyone in my address book about Dells "diversity" bs. Grassroots goes a long way. Id still like to know if anyone knows a good lawyer?

paul_dellcc · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:37 pm Post subject:

Some time ago we discussed about it: http://www.ihatedell.net/forum/phpBB2/pride-months-t3569.html
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PGrefugee · Regular Hater Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 49

Ahh Robert Clement. Previously a manager at Luby's Restaurant before being hired by Dell, thanks to his brother in law John Thompson (who happens to be good buddies with Jeff Clarke). Robert Clement even worked under John Thompson for a couple of years at Dell (can you say nepotism). John Thompson is no better if not worse than Robert Clement. He was once in charge of the electrical desktop lab, electrical portable lab, and the hardware libraries. He screwed up that job so bad that he was "demoted" to a first line manager in regulatory. Can you say --cough--cough--- "meritocracy".

partoftheproblem · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:02 pm Post subject:

Dell and there pc correctness and whiny bunch of pussy HR employees that preach its diverse and equal for all ,are so fulll of shit they even go after there own marketing groups. The XPS line had a slogan going around for a few months about " XPS no sissies allowed" to promote how strong we are in the gaming space. well one of the said sissies called ethics and OUR OWN IN HOUSE promo for a system was banned . I mean WTF can someone grow some fuking balls at this company and say STFU just once in a while , OMFG I am about to snap and its not going to be pretty when I do .

/rant off

Rocke_T_Sinetist · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:11 pm Post subject:

Dell is so ponderously predictable. That's probably why HP stock is going up, they look at what Dell does and do the opposite.

For sure, the 'diversity' thing is a smokescreen. The root of it is probably that they got successfully sued once over a gay getting fired.

Guess what, 'special people' with your own month. #1, you're telling me that there are only 11 other minorities as important as you are? Pardon my French, but STFU!

#2, you'll be escorted out in the layoffs right alongside everyone else.

For the record, I am gay and I don't think 'gay pride' has any business whatsoever in the workplace. It assaults MY sensibilities!
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element72 · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject: Well spoken

Well spoken Rocke_T_Sinetist!
I applaud you for your great opinion! Laughing