A good friend of my wife works in HR Global Communications and was asked to “track down this guy” (referring to the author of the “goliath’s prophecy” article). After quickly checking, I told my wife... For what? To give him a warning? To fire him?... — read more 

The worst decision I have ever taken in my life was to join HPE. I was working for a great company with high employee morale. I am repeating for leaving such a good company and stick here in HPE with fear of job loss. I see few jobs coming here to... — read more 

In my over three decades of work experience I've never worked at a place where morale was as low as it is at HPE now. People are so stressed and disheartened that it's become a palpable feeling in the office. It's depressing, mildly put. It's not... — read more 

So I managed a WW program. In this layoff they laid me off and two other region leads. Boss actually asked me if he could call me after I was laid off if he had any questions on managing the program........to boot he is from Europe and when I told... — read more 

Although the promise of HR "working" to match jobs to profiles not one person out of 14 found a job from that effort.....if you look in the job posting senior positions are being filled in Mexico and Bucharest

I’ve been only 5 months here at HPE (just graduated from College this past summer), and I’m already regretting my decision. I have two peers teasing me all the time saying that I should have read an old satirical post/article mocking the final demise... — read more 

It's two days before the end of the quarter and I will find out today whether or not I will be with HPE on Wednesday. Our manager scheduled 1-1 meetings with each of us on his team today. He blew them all off with no explanation last week. I know... — read more 

Seriously. If you live in the bay area, and there are literally tens of thousands of job openings, better paid, better benefits - why in the world you move over to a decent company? Even if you are older or whatever, they are still looking for a... — read more 

i know two people for sure were affected by today's layoffs. I believe these were pre-notices, instead of the typical Monday morning. But yes, 2 that I know. Both ong term employees from early CPQ days and one from Digital acquisition.

Micro Focus wants a 70% profit margin and they plan to get it by putting products in maintenance mode and WFR-ing the people. While the official list of people isn't public, we were told in an all hands meeting of a couple products that are going in... — read more 

Our company suffered thru a series of really bad CEOs but now it has gotten really really bad. Looking at the product line innovation, results, profits, and revenue - comparing that to competition - everyone at C-level should be eliminated and their... — read more 

Ever since stocks were first bought and sold, investors have sought to find company metrics that would separate the winners from the losers. Sales growth, earnings growth, earnings per share — even CEO pay. Now it turns out that companies that are... — read more 

A few people keep posting in different threads about a huge layoff at HPE that took place in the past several days, yet I have heard or seen nothing of it. Anybody knows what that's all about?

I reckon a bunch of consultants?

Normal industry standard is to prepone Q1 expenditure to Q4. However, looks like HPE is doing reversal. It is postponing all unavoidable expenditures to Q1 just to show better results in Q4? If above is true, Q1 results would be extremely impacted... — read more 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-hidden-costs-of-layoffs/

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/25/trump-tightens-h-1b-visa-rules-what-you-need-to-know/ Got several American friends can't find a job!!! These H1Bs lower the payscale to nothing! (cheap labor)!

I was WFR'd this past June, and am now in a dispute with my state's employment office re whether taking my EDS pension reduces my unemployment insurance amount. It has to do with who the "base year" (year you were laid off) employer was. They say it... — read more 

How many have been laid off so far as part of the announced 5,000 by HPE? I don't understand why they would announce such a huge cut and then do nothing or very little about it for this long. Or am I missing something here?

I don't see anything that is going to help HPE in long term. This may be dying company. At the end, HPE Will not have its own existence. It may get end by acquisition by other entities (if other entity finds some value) It will end in place where it... — read more 

She slashes expenses, get rid of all the people who know stuff and how to, and offshore/outsource even more. The stock price will jump up this quarter and maybe next couple and the shareholders will be happy for the "returned value".... Then what? At... — read more 

Wonder if the Atlanta, GA based Storage Unit is "safe" Meg's layoffs. It would be a shame if the lot who fled IBM to go to HPE's Storage Unit were suddenly made "redundant". Given that most of them have been around for a year or less, who do you... — read more 

Yet another bloodbath here at HPE yesterday October 23, 2017. I’m a “lucky” one. No WFR. Yet. On the Storage side, apparently it is Nimble mgmt to the rescue. The new kids on the block will fix all the problems and processes. Legacy HP(E) and you are... — read more 

HPE Houston has been hit hard by layoffs - just venting.

I'm a younger employee in my early 30s. I hear a lot of folks talking about age discrimination and I see it often. Management has told me that "you're the future of the company so youre safe from WFR." I am so torn right now because I see the... — read more 

From the article: HPE kicked off its much-dreaded layoffs globally on Monday as part of its Next overhaul campaign. The cuts were expected, but still cast a pall over the enterprise IT giant. In June, we revealed the existence of the HPE Next... — read more 

So I had to come back to this site and write this after hearing about "HPE Next" via lunch with an HPE colleague I used to work with. You see the writing on the wall, more layoffs are to be expected, you feel your job is not safe, morale is in the... — read more 

HPE folks got a sweet box for Diwali, while the DXC would be given the WFR letters immediately after Diwali.

In today's "office hours" webcast the question of whether we should expect more layoffs or not was explicitly asked. The answer was rather blunt. Yes, in fact, we should expect further layoffs beyond what had already occurred.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hpe-falls-after-detailing-outlook-reorganization-plan-2017-10-19 Hewlett Packett Enterprise Co. HPE, stock dove more than 4% Thursday morning after laying out its plans for the rest of this year and the next at an... — read more 

Does anyone know if the Monday layoff hit HPE Labs in Palo Alto, CA, especially the Networking & Mobility Lab? Thanks.

Anyone else pick up on that "little tidbit" in the SAM Highlight video? Let's see what they say in the Office Hours call tomorrow - should be "interesting".

http://www.hpalumni.org/asap Things I would add: cash in your reward points. get a private email. Keep your phone number. The password is not specific from corporate (re: verizon) but looks like something. login bob and password bob will work fine... — read more 

Hello, Currently I'm an employee. I live in a devastated place due to a catastrophic natural event. I know that the local office has been giving WFRs like Grandmothers used to give candies in Halloween. I asked a manager for a WFR half a year ago... — read more 

How much is the latest severance?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2017/10/16/ten-unmistakable-signs-you-need-to-start-job-hunting/#539b9c43530a

https://www.thestreet.com/story/14345840/1/hewlett-packard-enterprise-ready-to-rise-after-quant-upgrade.html

I know about yesterday's layoffs at HPE, but I'm not sure if they are still taking place. Haven't heard from my wife the whole day, and now I am starting to get worried. Hopefully I am just being paranoid and it's just a busy day after a big round of... — read more 

I was one of thousands laid off yesterday. Get a new job now. Let's be done with this dumpster fire.