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Sad to See This Historically Great Company Torn Down

Software Development Manager
Former Employee
Worked at Hewlett Packard Enterprise for 20 years
January 9, 2017
Roseville, California
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Hewlett-Packard was a great place to work before Carly began the destruction.

They believed in promotion from within and in the value of their employees. Bonuses were a shared percentage and encouraged teamwork. You differentiated yourself by delivering value, which could lead to increased salary (and indirectly, bonuses).

A diverse company provided opportunities to move and learn new technologies and skills.

Cons

The management team is tearing apart this previously great company.

They are intentionally and systematically getting rid of long-term employees and replacing them with younger, cheaper, and low-cost offshore resources.

Mid- to high-level management is increasingly hired from outside the company because they are not grooming their current employees.

Advice to Management

Find some of the golden nuggets from Bill and Dave's The HP Way and mold them into the new company. The first of which would be to groom your current employees and show an appropriate level of devotion to your long-term employees.

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