Cut a long story short. I left last year during the whole split shenanigans. All my colleagues that were based in Germany and USA were already told which company they'd be working for once the split, when I asked my manager (I'm based in UK) I was... — read more 

People are walking around checking cubicles making sure everyone is in their cubes working. If a cube is empty, they take down the name and cube number. Just a heads up.

If you work in the 3PAR office in Fremont the latest rumour is that their getting rid of most of us because there is no room to put us in palo alto when they close down the office. Someone was there taking inventory and wouldnt say where their... — read more 

Anyone else think that the results from the VoW survey are horse plop? They seemed way too high. My manager swears they're anonymous yet my old manager said they aren't.

The Project Managers that work for the NGEN contract are loaded up with projects and basically forced to work nights and weekends, we are not compensated in any way. HPE only gives raises/bonuses to Meg Whitman and her direct reports. While we are... — read more 

Has anyone heard when the axe will fall this month?

If you can not see that the company is broke...... I am not sure why you are not looking for job. .....THE COMPANY IS BROKE>...........They can not sell anything !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Expecting a round of layoffs come executive buy-in in May. As a long-time EDSer, I was wondering if anyone knows whether EDS service time is included in the HPE severance package service time. The FAQs are a bit ambiguous, stating if there was an... — read more 

In a dystopian future, the totalitarian nation of HPE is divided into silos and the management board. Every 3 months representatives from each silo are selected by lottery to participate in the quarterquell. Part entertainment, part brutal... — read more 

After 15 years at HP/HPE, I was WFR'd last week. Even though I am 62 and cannot retire yet, I feel relieved. So glad to be out of the craziness. Now to find a job and start a new life.

HP is migrating workers to low cost regions; the company is hiring like mad in those regions at the same time they are destroying their US workforce. I was laid off this week after nearly 20 years. The paperwork states my position was eliminated, but... — read more 

I read that HPE cannot sell itself for 3 years after HP divorce. True? If so how are they going to stay afloat that long?

Watson responds, "Shall we play a game, b*tch?!"

Did anyone see an email or other notification from HR in April 2016 requiring that employees spend a specific amount of time in the office, effectively eliminating even occasional work from home? I read about it in a posting on Glassdoor.com, but I... — read more 

Speaks for itself. Don't know why media hasn't plastered it all over: http://www.businessinsider.com/whitman-gets-51-million-if-hp-axes-her-2015-3

I think I'm about to lose my job. What does the severance package look like for HPE employees?

Just a couple months have passed since I moved over to HPE from Deutsche Bank AG. They talked about a global transition - Nucleus project, a 10 year deal where the bank contracted all / (most?) of the IT departments to HPE, say, Wintel, UNIX / Linux... — read more 

There's tons of rumors swarming the Conway location regarding WFRs and forced relocation to Plano Texas. Does anyone know what the future of Conway looks like for the departments in this building? When would a WFR occur? Several dates have been... — read more 

43 years old. Worked for 6 months. Laid off. There were people in my department hired after me who were not chosen for WFR. My same position in my same department was posted online, internally and externally, before I left. After I saw that, I... — read more 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/14/idc_storage_tracker_tracks_netapp_down/

In the UK, part of our strategy for Enterprise Services is to move more delivery services to both our Regional Delivery Centres (RDCs) in Erskine and Newcastle and to our Global Delivery Centres (GDCs). In aligning to this strategy in the UK, we have... — read more 

I am writing to inform you of the Company’s proposal to implement a Workforce Management (WFM) programme in Q2 FY16. As announced by Meg [Whitman], Hewlett Packard Enterprise needs to create a more efficient and accountable organisation to ensure a... — read more 

Just curious if anyone has had success in negotiating their WFR severance package? I've heard rumors of people being able to counter the package and getting more but I don't know if that just talk or real.

I been with the co for a short time under a year. What'll happen if I tell HR I volunteer to be WFRd? Will they make me pay back relocation? My contract says I have to pay reloc costs if I get fired or if I quit b4 a year is up. What'll happen if I... — read more 

Talented employees stay because they are: Paid well Appreciated Listed to Promoted Involved in making decisions Mentored Challenged ~ www.ExtraMadness.com Since arriving at what is now HPE in 2007 I experienced little of these but with an... — read more 

Can thank Carly for the corporate culture shift with transplanting mgmt with CPQ mgmt. Ever since HP has been circling the drain with smoke and mirrors. The mentality of taking 5-10% pay cut instead of layoff's is for the history books. HP's down... — read more 

Are you on the lay off list if you have been with the company for under a year? I am in an entry level position and am fresh out of college.

HP was in business over 50 years without a layoff. It does require better management to suceed without layoffs though. It also means that the upper management needs to be in a pay scale that makes it realistic to afford keeping staff on instead of... — read more 

Do you opt for a cloud vendor that faces such obvious challenges as breaking itself into two companies while taking an axe to headcount? Risk-averse IT pros will think twice on that one.

Better or worse part of HPE?

Borrow Money To Buy Back Shares so Per Share Numbers Go Up. Layoff employees to free up cash to service increased debt payments. Lay an egg on Wall Street. Repeat Cycle.

For employees there are opportunities and there are risks, and these change because the industry HP is in changes on a dime. I've been at HP (now HPE) almost three decades. It's not the company it once was. Sadly, that company would no longer be in... — read more 

As it exists now, it is simply a profit centered money vacuum.

Here's the problem, none of the leadership now or before has the vision to lead this company to success. Meg is one of them, I think she's a good self promoter and comes around as if she knows a lot (we are comparing her to CEOs and not us, right)... — read more 

I heard in order to reduce cost for HPE, 3par storage and switch division will ship jobs to India or other country gradually. HPE believes that is one of the best ways to survive longer..

I have two theories about layoffs at HPE: HPE Leadership does not care about the impact of layoffs, they are here to preserve cash flow and orderly kill the company over a longer period of time. This would allow them to collect their bonuses and if... — read more 

Layoffs, more layoffs, then more layoffs, that's the mantra. Layoffs at HPE never stop, OK? You'll get used to this very quickly and people hunker down, to whatever minimum job they need to do, they forget about clients, quality, service, customer... — read more