Are they any rumors or confirmed news about the plans for reducing our severance payment here at HPE for 2017. I am not interested in HP Inc. info, please post only HPE info (we had many posts here where people mix companies and it's time that we... — read more
I too will be leaving HPE
I am one of several on our team that took the 90% off-shore target seriously. Either through the on-going layoffs or bright sizing (the bright ones bail).
HPE and Silicon Valley
The entire high-tech industry has devolved into a purely mercenary endeavor. Does not matter the company as every company only cares about what has an individual accomplished lately. Companies accept and now want people to quickly move on or up, and... — read more
Changes coming to severance package on 11/1?
I saw a post buried in another thread that the HPE severance package was dropping down to 4 weeks starting on 11/1. Can anyone confirm this?
Meg and Hillary
Anybody else notice that one of the first persons that Hillary sought out after the final debate (she gave her a hug) was none other than Meg herself. Looks like the cabinet is in her future.
product manger
there is a cut of about 25% in the whole marketing team and there is a cut of about 15% in engineering and the entire ATG team is now gone !! so there is atleast 2000 layoffs on their way !! sad !!
Any idea about india layoff?
I know that there are some layoff from india also....what they are getting? Is that ok to sign redeployment notification?
Bill Hilf went and got himself a CEO job
Congrats Bill, if you're still hanging around these parts! http://www.seattletimes.com/business/vulcan-names-veteran-tech-exec-to-be-ceo/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=article_left_1.1
I got my transfer of employment notification letter today...my manager told me not to sign because its essentially a termination agreement.
What will signing do to me? What will NOT signing do?
HP Enterprise Describes Financial Bumps From Spinoffs
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hp-enterprise-describes-financial-bumps-from-spinoffs-1476840017 Company forecasts revenue decline, also expects hit to cash flow from $2.5 billion pension-fund payment associated with services business Ms. Whitman’s... — read more
Meg at the Presidential Debate? A symbol of Progressive destruction? How about equal pay for equal work? A COLA every couple of years? It's
good to be CEO.
Do you know of anyone that didn't sign the layoff documents in order to pursue suing the Company?
I personally don't know anyone, but would be interesting to hear stories about that. Once you sign those papers, you basically become their puppet and can't touch them... For sure someone at some time decided not to sign them and sue the Company for... — read more
How about Non-Stop (the old Tandem portion of HPE)?
Any news on the Non-Stop side? Does it even exist today?
Isn't the Machine supposed to be out this month?
Or is it going down as the biggest vaporware product since Duke Nukem Forever?! Or maybe...Microsoft Bob! Thankful that neither Bill nor Dave are with us today since neither one would be smiling about the company they started. Too bad their... — read more
Littleton / Southborough / DAS Andovers / Cambridge
Massachusetts offices that will be closing will be Taylor street in Littleton and the Southborough site . All remaining people will be consolidate at DAS Andovers site. HR and training will be hit hard. Cambridge offices which houses software... — read more
https://twitter.com/TheLayoff/status/788495829485162496
https://twitter.com/TheLayoff/status/788495829485162496
Labs / Seattle
Half of Labs cut, most of Seattle Office is at 10% capacity from 150 when I joined 2 years ago. At least the majority of us weren't shocked, and a severance is what kept people on for so long awaiting the be axed...
http://fortune.com/2016/10/18/hpe-layoffs/
http://fortune.com/2016/10/18/hpe-layoffs/
HPE Linux Team Decimated
Technically, not decimated (that would imply a decima - or 10% cut) - it was a 50% cut. If you are with HPE you should really think twice about the future of your career. The company has no commitment to growth and we are turning into an IBM-like... — read more
How bad will storage be affected? (Fremont layoffs)?
Any news on Fremont and if any layoffs are underway at the Fremont site?
Advise from an HR Country Manager..
First of all, I'm sorry if you got your notice recently. I know yesterday was a tough day for some of our colleagues. While events like these are always unfortunate, they are a reality across Industries. During this difficult time for you and your... — read more
Meg ejected the entire OpenStack/Helion team.
I worked on supporting OpenStack for HPE for 4+ years and got laid off yesterday. HPE is killing all cloud computing support including 3par support for OpenStack, the entire Helion product line. The entire 3PAR OpenStack team got laid off. Good luck... — read more
NEVER FORGET all the fear, uncertainty, doubt and pain that will result from the layoff you just got...
I've known a lot of people (including myself) that went to work for Companies that are big customers of IT infrastructure and services. If you land a decision making role to procure those services, you have no idea the satisfaction you'll feel by... — read more
If you were one of the victims of yesterday's attack from HPE, here's a link with good advise related to our IBM Industry peers.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/6-things-id-do-i-got-laid-off-ibm-j-t-o-donnell?trk=mp-reader-card For the ones that voluntarily decide to stay... NO ONE is safe at HPE. No matter how "business critical" you think you and/or your role are, you are... — read more
Full circle
Thanks to Granny Meg, a company which started in a garage seems destined to end in a garage sale.
United Airlines system outages
Doesn't HPE have that account? :-|
7 Types of Companies You Should Never Work For - HPE is the King!
Once you read this, you'll fully understand why we are so screwed up and have no hope for the future... https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/7-companies-you-should-never-work-for/
Storage
HPE is selling close to 1500 3pars a month currently and is hiring more agents, although they are 6 month contractors to perm to support it, so they are not giving up on it. Storage might be the only area in HPE that looks good for now.
Turnover with exec management in Storage. What's the future of storage?
What will happen to storage? Execs are being shuffled around on a weekly basis. People are "retiring" to move on to different ventures as they put it. What will happen to 3PAR, which is supposed to be the biggest storage program? What about Storeserv... — read more
How to quit.
Any advices on how to quit from HPE? Is there a minimal time that you got to stay at HPE? Are there consequences after leaving? Thanks.
Will there be layoffs in Manila?
I heard a rumor that there will be massive layoff in Manila. I hope they consider trimming the management level roles first because they don't add much value to the organization. This is just my opinion.
Massive layoffs coming this month to HPE
HPE have started a massive wave of layoffs. Will post more details as I find out what they are. Difficult to understand why now, since a recent spin off brought in 2.5 billion and the company has no room for cuts to maintain operations. Executives... — read more
I was told HPE Financial Services in Berkeley Heights, NJ may be closing.
Can any one confirm where they would or are moving to since this is listed as FS Headquarters? I am not part of HPE FS but I do work at this site. I will be part of CSC merger therefore wondering if messages was misunderstood and we can't be... — read more
All Northern California HPE sites are consolidating to Palo Alto
Just heard this Morning from my manager in Pleasanton that HPE is shutting down the Bay Area sites and consolidating to Palo Alto. All I know is that Fremont, Sunnyvale and Pleasanton are on the hit list. Employees will have the option to commute -... — read more
Just completed Benefit Enrollment
My personal cost for healthcare for myself and my family as doubled per pay period for similar benefits as the previous year. HPE is paying less on behalf of the employee (their share) and passing on to employees. This is not a case of rising... — read more
Granny Meg and the swarm strikes again
More bloodshed last week, at this point all but one person in our group have been laid off or offshored. Someone on this board had compared Granny and her top echelon to the plague (or swarm) that moves from one company to another with the sole aim... — read more
Based on what I've read here, the "lay-off" candidate profile looks pretty straightforward...
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/JoZvDjI#replies - If you are over 40, and live in the States, your chances of being laid off grow exponentially. Shouldn't be surprising, as it aligns pretty well with the discrimination class lawsuit going on... BTW, I... — read more
Why call these layoffs?
The term is used to describe a temporary situation... The Big Three used to "lay off" workers for days or weeks at a time when production needed a break. HPE employees who are given a WFR aren't welcome back ever. They are basically fired. They can't... — read more