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Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Hewlett Packard Enterprise for 2 years
January 17, 2018
Houston, Texas
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

HPE has very good salary and flexibility options for new employees. There are many free learning opportunities available to gain new skills.

Cons

The company culture has decayed from vibrant and exciting to dry and depressing. There is a constant threat of being laid off, even for highly-skilled, experienced employees. Management has no idea which direction they want the company to go in, so goals are often unfocused and seemingly pointless. The office environment has moved to an "open concept" seating arrangement, which is not only horrible for employee focus and comfort, but also employee trust in their managers.

Jobs are constantly being outsourced to places like India or Brazil where the employees are cheaper but vastly less capable. Our small team in the US was responsible for fixing all of the mistakes that Brazilians had made in our software. These people can be smart, but they have no respect for accepted conventions or best practices.

Advice to Management

Quit outsourcing software work. You'll save money if you don't have to hire people in the US to undo their mistakes.

Restore employee privacy in the workplace and stop the constant layoffs to improve employee morale immensely.

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