Hewlett Packard Enterprise

It's a big company with resources if you need them.

My part of the company was purchased recently (former HPC company), and that group has been exceptional to work with.

It's a big company with a massive emphasis on only one thing: shareholder value. This is good from an investor's point of view, but bad when it comes to investing in anything that will add true value down the road.

Every chance they get, they attempt to decrease costs in a way that is not transparent. Health benefits seemed acceptable, until I started using them. The (high) deductible is split into 4 groups: in-network/out-of-network and medical vs. pharmacy, and all that costs me (for myself and my husband) around $500/mo. All other benefits tanked after the acquisition as well, and my old company wasn't big, they just treated people right.

Work/life balance is reasonable, but most people that have been there long enough seem to just be getting through it. Not much excitement for innovating or doing anything new. It seems like a great place to be a salesman, not a great place to be an engineer, as all the innovation they make is purchased from other companies.

There's also a massive hierarchy and tons of red tape for almost everything. My manager has been great at keeping it from being my issue, but I can see the toll it's taken on him and others in management.

Be more transparent with people and invest in new technologies.

Try to break down the silos between different groups that de-incentivize collaboration.

There's a chance for this company to do great things, but massive changes are needed from the top level down.