Anyone else from the class of Jan 27 receive a document from Fed Ex this morning, stating that an over payment was made on your final check? Payroll is asking that we agree to the over payment being deducted from our 60 day WARN benefit payment.

Anyone know our new name yet? for the folks going over to CSC

Curious how HPE decides who gets WFR'd. Does a manager get told they have to let specific employees go? A certain $$ amount of salaries and they pick the employee(s)? A certain # of heads? I would logically guess that the manager decides which... — read more 

Hi all, I'm in my final week at HPE, having put in a two week notice after accepting a similar position at another organization that pays the same as HPE. My account manager and my HPE manager are both pursuing a counter-offer to stay at HPE, which... — read more 

Where were all of you a year ago and even longer when "we" were WFR'd? You could have started a rally with solutions to stop HP. Most of U called "us" liars or poor performers or shiftless workers that needed to be thinned out of the herd. Some of U... — read more 

Our bonus pool is halfed, raises nixed and yet Antonio takes a 16m bonus. We don't expect equality, but a shiny building is no alternative to caring for our families

Hi, I was WFRed from HPE in September 2016. HPE had deducted ~5K for ESSP from my paycheck till then. So far, they have not returned that money. My emails to WFR HR alias are not getting returned. Anyone else in the same situation?

https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/31/in-silicon-valley-plotting-to-get-foreign-born-workers-to-vancouver/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/31/in-silicon-valley-plotting-to-get-foreign-born-workers-to-vancouver/ From the article... “To keep H-1B workers in... — read more 

340 jobs to go in ITO, others in GTM and CTO No doubt there'll be more in ABS etc but as usual they announce it piecemeal to hide the true impact

Yesterday, a huge amount of us here in Roseville - Storage (3PAR UDU) - were pulled into a meeting and were told that we are being laid off. There's at least 50 of us here. Thanks Meg! Our jobs are being sent to Bangalore...

"WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is set to sign a new executive order aimed at overhauling work visa programmes like the H­1B and L1, a move that will adversely hit the lifeline of Indian tech firms and professionals in the US."... — read more 

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/30/secret_hpe_letter_tells_sales_team_and_partners_to_keep_selling_arista_confidently/

Have you received Meg's PC email she sent out about Trump's executive orders? What a friggin politician. It must hurt pretty bad that Hillary lost and she can't be a cabinet member.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-30/trump-s-next-move-on-immigration-to-hit-closer-to-home-for-tech Probably not going to impact the CSC/HPE merger itself but if the administration is true to its intentions changes are afoot... — read more 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Micro Focus, who have announced a merger valued at 8.8B (USD) recently, have now been named co-defendants in a wrongful termination suit alleging violations of the Title VII Civil Rights Act, the ADA, and various... — read more 

Is company morale low? Are people getting lay offs? Thoughts? Anyone here work at both places and can compare?

These are the facts in many organizations. 1). Rich and greedy executives refuse to retire. Fame-seeking execs want people to admire and worship them. They spend time promoting themselves rather than investigating the organization issues or quietly... — read more 

http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=22510747 Check your profiles... Public Sector employees have discovered they have switched over to this new entity. You've been assimilated into the Brexit. The cycle is... — read more 

2/3 of CEOs direct reports come from CSC - Good luck HPES

Yes. Chickens came home to roost. Not because of your statement at the World Economic Forum "It's up to leaders in this room, particularly in the technology field, to think 'How do we help manage the transition of people who have been disrupted by... — read more 

a couple of managers will be reporting to people in India. Lots of reorgs and layoffs in California and a lot of reorgs in storage.

They have no idea of what's coming... If someone from SimpliVity is reading this post... PLEASE, LEAVE ASAP! Save yourself!!!

Word is that layoffs are now determined by current revenue. No assumption of growth. Layoffs in Software as well as areas that are part of the future HPE.

So, we started 2017 with our vacation re-charged with 3, 4, or 5 weeks vacation. Come 1 April, do you think that newco with let you keep all of that to be consumed by 31 December (regardless of newco's fiscal year)? I don't know. Seems unlikely... — read more 

You may have noticed that 1) Meg was not invited to Trump Tower for discussions. 2) Meg supported Hillary. You can bet HP/HPE/NewCo will not be receiving government business or government renewals. You can also bet that any American businesses are... — read more 

If you do....just know that when you're part of NewCo you will have lost that benefit as well. Welcome soon to NewCo!

I'm not a Trump fan. I didnt even vote for him. BUT the one thing I have high hopes for is his stance against outsourcing. There is strong indication that trade wars with China and Mexico will pressure companies to come back as Trump is already... — read more 

EG Houston HW GBU... Sales got the green light to do fire sales in order to meet the q-end numbers. we're having a huge WW mess right now as we're not able to make all those deliveries on time. Customers (small & big) are becoming really pissed... — read more 

Class of March 2016 here... I had a scheduled 1x1 on a Thursday which was moved to the following Monday morning (the invite was changed 2 weeks prior, which means mgr knew for 2 weeks). The week before I was laid off, 2 other people were WFRd and mgr... — read more 

WFR started as a quarterly event, but has been consistently on a monthly tick for the past year or so. Justified as reductions for the HP/HPE split, ES spin off, Software divestiture, or whatever Meg dreams up this month. Whatever it takes to move... — read more 

HPE is on a monthly WFR schedule now to prepare for the divestiture of the ES (services) division. I am in management and since 2012, my best estimation is that the company has WFR'd (workforce reduction) around 100,000 people either outright or by... — read more 

What is first contact WFR like? Did it start with a call? An unexpected meeting? Is it always on Monday? Was it a contact by HR?

So, before XMas I had to shortlist people to let go on our offshore dev teams, no less than 20% mandatory. So we did, delivering HPE XMas gift to many people in Bangalore, Manila and Cairo. We were betting on when somebody would do the same exercise... — read more 

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about not being given enough at work. Everyone else around me seems like they are swamped with work and way too busy. Boredom is killing me but my manager doesn't have any more work for me. So, I try to look busy. I... — read more