Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has experienced significant, long-term, and ongoing "brain drain," characterized by the loss of experienced staff and top executives due to consistent restructuring, offshoring, and layoffs. While some employee reviews still reflect a generally positive 4.0/5 star rating on Glassdoor, specialized talent is reportedly leaving, and high-level, long-tenured employees are being replaced by lower-cost or contract labor.
Wow, who knew?
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As an executive, seriously, I spend more time shopping for executive sneakers that doing anything work related - most days.
These giant, hulking relics can generate cash for years. Good for investors (HPE is up 80% y/y, thanks JNPR!) .
The problem is that at the "leadership" level, these ghost ships breed mediocrity like rats. Hundreds of exec careers spawned out of BS goals and metrics that then spread through the corporate ecosystem like a virus.
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@1e6 HPE has cash, so it will take some time to die. But, unless a person with imagination comes in, it will disappear like all its predecessors (DEC, Compaq, OG HP). There are parts of it that would be interesting to other large companies and when this happens (there really isn’t an if), the company will be bought, the valuable parts kept and the rest discarded to the highest bidder. Timeline is undetermined, but would not be a surprise if it is 5 years or so down the road.
@ew The talent in Houston has retired, quit, or laid off. I was there for 20yrs starting with Compaq, HP, HPE and witnessed the brain drain. Now it's all H1b visas and off shored work. I don't understand how HPE is hanging on.
The management is weak and has no vision. The amount of day to day work that senior managers engage in is hilarious. Perhaps if they showed some trust, paid to retain good people, the geniuses at the top could actually run a business. As far as brain drain goes, it is way past time to get out
My advice to younger HPE employees is to learn as much as you can in three years and find a better job. The raises and bonuses are incredibly stingy at HPE. Dell is even worse. HPE is building commodity hardware and the bean counters are thinking up new ways to offshore your job.
@et That's the plan, right? all this ai! ai! andale! andale!
@jv you’re right. It’s more of a Juniper thing than a California thing.
@ew California is overrated in talent. And talent comes globally these. The issue is people see the continued layoffs and nope away from job offers, if possible.
Walk around the talent in Juniper, then walk around the talent in Houston, then you will know. Talent margin in CA way larger and better than in TX.
Autopilot is fine now. No need for brain or innovation. Run the machine on the cheapest gas and it will still work.
@OP The real issue is hpe is top-heavy with too many senior employees and has never done a good job of retaining entry level talent. I've seen too many young employees disillusioned with low salaries small raises only to leave after being here two or three years.
Yall gots Dr.Gartner tho.