Meg has a plan. Be patient.
My personal experience with a layoff early 2014...
No issue with HR through the process, although after losing the access, support for specific inquiries was really limited - sometimes frustrating (especially as it related to financial-related documentation). They didn't take calls, and/or didn't get... — read more
Loss of travel at Aruba
Email today from CFO. All travel to be approved by the CFO office and we are to use American Airline miles they have. How did it get this bad so quick. What is really going on ???
If you are leaving HPE in the upcoming weeks...
I am sorry if you got notice today, or during the last few days/weeks. Although uncertainty definitively causes fear, be confident that you and your family are going to be fine, and that most people leaving the Company report better working... — read more
Lots of trolling here today - please report them to Admins
They can clean it up by looking what IP addresses are used to post trolling posts - I can bet that 99% of trolling posts are generated by three of four users only
Fyi - respect people's privacy and do not use names
It's against the TOS here anyway you are risking that all your posts are removed and your IP blocked - I know that all of us use proxies but anyway, it's not cool
Houston, it looks like it started. Breaks my heart...
I just saw a woman crying inconsolably in the parking lot, assisted by two other gals. There were a few of us watching. Never seen her before. Very, very painful... Almost crying here as well...
WFR, RIF and Layoffs are here.
It is tempting to say I'll never buy another HP/HPE product, but the reality is that this company is an inanimate object driven by people like Meg Whitman who will move on once this company is dismantled and sold off. In the meantime, these greedy... — read more
Wishing everyone good luck!
No, I have not been WFR'd, but the day that has been highly anticipated has arrived. I wish the best for everyone, and please understand that whatever happens happens for the best. Might not seem like it at the time, it might even get difficult but... — read more
Del Valle threw a new jab at HPE this morning
Del Valle strikes again... - https://goo.gl/nZCIwC - This guy truly has a vendetta against this Company, whatever some people say... It looks like he has a lot to take out of his chest. Don't waste your time, buddy. Not sure what you're trying to do... — read more
So much good talent are being laid off.
Public opinion on outsourcing has reached an all time high against it. Politicians are finding it hard to deal with the a growing outcry of the public. That eventually, companies like HPE, could be forced to pay a high price for moving or coming... — read more
Take this as a tip from someone that got laid off from HP in 2013...
If your experience is in IT per se (programmer, DB, business system analyst, etc.), I wouldn't recommend at all looking for a job in another big tech-related Company like Oracle, Dell, IBM, MS, etc., etc., because sooner or later it will be the same... — read more
Uh oh. More HPE trimmings. Clearly, the bigger game plan is to eventually sell the company
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-08/hewlett-packard-enterprise-said-to-mull-selling-software-assets
Where is the HP Employee Handbook?
Is there an HP employee handbook? I have asked co-workers, managers, HR representatives and searched the web. Where can I find the HP employee handbook? I thought a publicly traded company is legally obligated to have a handbook on site or available... — read more
How popular is this site at HPE?
Do you think most employees at HPE know about this site? How many people here are managers and how many are not?
Confirmed. Houston. July 11th... Other sites as well.
Sorry... Can't provide details, as basically my whole staff is going away. I was just informed last night. There will be a meeting/training today with HR on how to handle it. I wasn't able to sleep. My team is a high performing one, and we have... — read more
A story about a company.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/goliath-flower-seller-ivan-del-valle-cmbb?published=t I can't quite put my finger on what company he might be talking about. Can somebody help me out here?
Mid Year Reviews.
So, how was you mid year review. Are you "accelerating", "driving" or "stalled"?
Jury Says Oracle Should Pay $3 Billion in Damages to HPE
Oracle didn't do anything wrong except agreeing to support it. How many companies out there use Itanium hardware? Intel and other semi conductor companies have abandoned the hardware for the most part. We haven't even seen updates in almost half a... — read more
CTO and COO leave... not good news at all no matter how it's spun.
http://betanews.com/2016/06/29/hpe-cto-coo-retire/ I don't care how they try to spin this. This can't possibly be good news. What's in store for the future?
Major Texas workforce cuts coming-To be completed by end of summer
Probably restating the obvious here...but some of my connections in Palo Alto have warned me about major cuts in the employee workorce in Houston and Plano, to be completed by the end of August. These are part of the CSC deal. My manager (I'm also in... — read more
Major budget cuts on the horizon Q4.
Major budget cuts on the horizon for Q4. Money is already being called back from existing budgets. Any word on layoffs?
Is Brexit a good thing for US workers, bad thing for UK workers?
I'm under the impression HPE provides a lot of services to financial institutions in the UK, and with the financial sector in so much turmoil there right now, I can see it as an easy justification to shed much of Enterprise Services employees there... — read more
UK not being in EU in 2 years. Doesn't look good for UK HP employees.
All the more reason to move jobs to mainland Europe.
Beware - 7/11 is coming
Word is July 11 is going to see a massive number of layoffs in the US, so much that they're going to have split the pool and do another one on July 18. Supposedly there are headcount target reductions in the agreement with CSC and HPE must comply in... — read more
HPE Workforce Reduction begins today
Large WFR layoffs are being announced today that will affect entire divisions of HPE.
What Will HPE Sell Next?
Anyone see this article? http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83552.html Meg Whitman lives in an alternate reality. Who will buy HPE? Or will Meg continue selling off bits and pieces till nothing is left?
1 year of work then laid-off
This was my first experience in the industry and worked for 1 year as an engineer (worked a couple of years in the academic sector previously). Everything seemed normal, I was happy with my work and I was so into it. I liked what I did and worked... — read more
Laid-Off Americans, Required to Zip Lips on Way Out
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/us/laid-off-americans-required-to-zip-lips-on-way-out-grow-bolder.html?_r=0
Do you want to receive your pension benefit as a lump sum now?
Absolutely not!
The metrics a setup so you will fail.
I worked for HP over 10 years and the last 3 made it the absolutely the worst job I ever had in my life. The metrics a setup so you will fail. It use to be can company that cares about it customers and it employees but those days are long gone. The... — read more
2/3 of HPE will be spun off... and the other 1/3?
2/3 of the company was sold off to CSC. The remaining 1/3 worth just over $2B. HPE is hoping to be bought by another company. Good news if you are a stock holder but not for employees. Thought HPE couldn't be sold for a few years after it splitting... — read more
P45s are being lined up for Redundancies
IT Outsourcing techies warned their P45s are being lined up for end of July - “It is expected that up to 500 positions within UK&I ITO will be impacted through WFM in Q3 2016" - this is per: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maurice-mattholie-b8a7053
Project Unify in Enterprise Services is meant to put a bow around the CSC deal
Don't kid yourself, management has no intention of developing your skills, or retaining you. Look elsewhere.
few months in and already hesitant to stay.
New HPE employe currently in training and i'm talking to my coworkers they are far from "motivated high-tech company employees). They fear of getting WFR, I heard you can go 4 or 5 years with a pay raise, formation is at his lowest and that VOW is... — read more
ITO to be sold to CSC
That's the rumor, cannot confirm it but that's what I heard
HPE Enterprise Services sold off to CSC for a "merger"
"Merger" as in, gut the workforce and transfer the business to their existing workforce. Been nice knowing you all. Meg gets her payday and still keeps a job on the board to pay her utilities... — read more
Has anyone who has been laid off NOT signed/thinking about NOT signing the HPE legal waiver?
I hear there is a class action law suit going on--age discrimination, etc. I am thinking of not signing the waiver and forfeiting my last payout (only a few thousand after taxes). Any advice? I will be seeing a lawyer to review the waiver, but just... — read more