Two weeks after Dell announced employee layoffs throughout the company , no clear indication of the impact on its Oklahoma City office has been made available.
About 1,600 employees were reported to be working for Dell in 2022 at its facility at 3501 SW 15. The company employs 12,000 worldwide. Despite numerous inquiries by The Oklahoman, Dell’s media relations team in Oklahoma City declined to share current employment numbers or the extent of the share of the companywide reduction.
The number of employees affected or set to be affected by this month’s layoffs remains unclear. Dell’s media relations team declined to share additional information concerning the layoffs in several emails exchanged with The Oklahoman.
A Dell employee who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to comment on the layoffs said the recent cutback affected a co-leader of the office, several managers and “many” salespeople. The employee said the Oklahoma City office has served as the company’s western U.S. sales office since it began operation in 2004. A colleague, the employee said, characterized the layoff as “the worst he had seen in 17 years.” The employee added that those affected by the layoff sign a “non-disparagement agreement,” as a condition of receiving severance pay.