Dell fires 12500 employees for AI shift total 10 percent of its workforce

Dell Layoffs: The phase of layoffs in the tech-IT sector continues. Dell, a leading computer-laptop manufacturing company, has announced a major layoff, the reason for which has been said to be AI (Artificial Intelligence). According to media reports, Dell has announced a major reorganization in its sales division. Business Insider reports that the company will centralize its sales teams and create a new AI-focused sales unit.

Due to the change, about 10 percent of Dell’s employees will lose their jobs. A total of 12,500 employees will be affected by this change. Employees have received a memo from Dell’s senior executives Bill Scannell and John Byrne. Its title is – Global Sales Modernization Update. It says that we are redefining our priorities.

According to the report, many employees of Dell’s sales team have confirmed that they have been fired or their colleagues have lost their jobs. According to a person aware of the matter, this layoff has affected managers and senior managers more. Apart from managers, directors and VPs have also been affected by the layoff. People have also lost jobs in marketing and operations.

According to reports, the company has been continuously retrenching employees for some time. The report quotes an employee as saying that the company is retrenching employees every 6 months. The employee says that he has been looking for a job for a long time.

This is not the first time that a company has announced a reduction in its workforce due to its focus on AI. The scope of artificial intelligence is increasing all over the world, which is leading to a reduction in jobs. In the case of Dell, it is not yet known how many employees in India have been affected by this layoff.