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Rocke_T_Sinetist

Anecdotes are coming in that engineering layoffs have started at Dell Parmer and Round Rock. Confirmation?

If accurate, this while they say they are trying to revitalize the product lineup means more work being offshored. They can't design more products with fewer engineers.

This would suggest they are going for CHEAPER engineers, putting Americans out of work, making their next round of products even crappier than the last few. Yeah, that will 'revitalize' the company.
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PGrefugee · Regular Hater Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 49

Yes there were layoffs today at the Parmer South Campus. Dan Zehr of the Austin American Statesman would like to talk to someone who was laid off today. He can be contacted at dzehr@statesman.com. If anyone knows of someone that was affected, please pass on this information.

Rocke_T_Sinetist · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:03 pm Post subject:

Dan can be counted upon to keep respondents' identities confidential.
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TestMaggot · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:34 pm Post subject:

What's the word, decent severance packages or just a swift kick out the door? Can't imagine Dell paying out too much if cuts are really being done to reduce costs. Will be interesting to hear how many people were walked out the door. Some good planning to do it in a manner not to grab the attention of the news media. This is just the first of MANY to come and if they only let a few people go at a time one thing is for sure the HR people have job security until it is all done.

overworked · one bitch wonder Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 4

Does anyone know how many ppl were walked out today and is it just in Austin ?

Rocke_T_Sinetist · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:53 pm Post subject:

Layoffs no longer rumor, Dell confirmed them to Dan but declined to discuss further.

Street wisdom is that they're not going to march everybody out at once, creates too much of a media event. It's more likely to be like a tire with a nail still stuck in it, going flat slowly.

Look for the integrity of their products to drop MORE (stretch to think that's even possible).
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partoftheproblem · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:52 pm Post subject:

Numbers rumor is 125ish or so yesterday and at 1pm today so far 65 in austin .

ex_dellionaire · one bitch wonder Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 3

A buddy of mine was walked. He got 2 months severance plus 1 week for each year if he signed some sort of agreement.

Chucky · conscientious beginner Joined: 27 Jun 2007 Posts: 1

As long as they let go the out-of-state people and hire locals, Austin would be much better off. Dell is hurting the Austin and Texas economy and locals by bringing in these people. There are plenty of computer science engineering college students graduating from U.T. and other Texas Universities.

Go look in the parking lots at all of the automobiles. You may find the ratio of out-of-state to in-state hires surprising. You will see license plates and stickers of "Louisiana State University, Cal State, Yale Univ, Harvard Univ, Purdue, Mexico, India, etc". I understand being "diverse", but I believe it is out-of-hand at Dell and a disgrace to the local community.

hotrodlincoln · Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:53 am Post subject: Re: Austin economy