Do you think most employees at HPE know about this site? How many people here are managers and how many are not?

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 

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?

So, how was you mid year review. Are you "accelerating", "driving" or "stalled"?

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 

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?

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 for Q4. Money is already being called back from existing budgets. Any word on layoffs?

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 

All the more reason to move jobs to mainland Europe.

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 

Large WFR layoffs are being announced today that will affect entire divisions of HPE.

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?

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 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/us/laid-off-americans-required-to-zip-lips-on-way-out-grow-bolder.html?_r=0

Absolutely not!

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 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 

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

Don't kid yourself, management has no intention of developing your skills, or retaining you. Look elsewhere.

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 

That's the rumor, cannot confirm it but that's what I heard

"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 

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 

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