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sales…then marketing, make the big dollars
Does Global Head of Employee Mobility Earn big bucks?
biggest flex is our all female EC’s + 1 (Antonio) all luxury out in our ATM Meetings.
HPE customers love when you pull up to their office in that new BMW 7 Series lease with a big fat 'H' belt on. Is that a Rolex Oyster Perpetual? OMG, you brought Dunkin?
This makes customers buy more than they budgeted for.
When winter arrives, the luxury HPE executive wardrobe is all about commanding attention while staying effortlessly warm. Picture sharp Prada tailoring layered beneath rich Gucci outerwear, finished with statement boots trimmed in plush fur. This season, expect a sophisticated mix of structured silhouettes, deep winter neutrals, luxurious textures, and bold designer accessories (no tattered Mist t-shirts here).
Think oversized cashmere coats, tailored wool trousers, sleek leather gloves, elevated knitwear, and dramatic fur-lined boots (white soles are out) that bring both function and fashion to the boardroom-to-evening all expenses paid team dinners. Prada brings the refined, modern edge, while Gucci adds unmistakable glamour and personality. The ultimate HPE executive doesn't simply dress for the weather—they make the weather look fashionable. Guess what? You're fired!
More internal meetings than customer meetings. The executives feel decorative. Customer-facing only in the org chart. Nothing built from the ground up except the outfit.
ENOUGH of the white sole executive sneakers! ENOUGH already!
What separates directors and VPs is the ability to cut people without feeling it, a missing moral floor, and lying as a reflex. I was in that club, but with a moral compass. Then they fired me.
@16v Gartner tries to look fancy on the outside but is a tool on the inside.
The money, the labels, the belts, the shoes. Pathetic. That’s all these so-called leaders care about.
Not the work. Not the people carrying it. Not whether any of it holds up once the room clears. Just the receipt, the logo, the flex. A title on the door and nothing behind it.
@17b and never mind the USD100k+ watches several execs wear.
@17b That's because jnpr was never really "enterprise". They had sellers that previously ran networks in middle schools that were then suddenly in the enterprise wearing cheap fitting Mist t-sh--s and New Balance. Clearly not the HPE way.
Hermès, Gucci, Chanel are a status symbol that you are a director or vp now, welcome to HPE
we didn’t see this sh-t show at Juniper, rami must be wtf
@14z a big clown flower on the lapel - Gartner style.
Hermès, Gucci, Chanel on the belt, the sneakers, the bag. That was how you knew director and above.
Option 1: (Most common). Exaggerate in your interviews; tell story about what your team or someone else did, but say it was you who did it.
Option 2: (Requires right place/right time). Get in tight with a couple other VPs, directors, etc. who will put you forward with someone they know. Not directors in your chain, mind you, because the last thing those people want is to see you succeed more or faster than themselves.
Option 3: (Fool's path). Innovate, be productive, work hard, work late, and think outside the box to get 10x type results. See Option 1, who's at Facebook right now telling your story and how he lead the team.
chief of staff is the quickest way to be a director, vp, or coo
Be careful around Dr. Gartner.
Join Marketing and be all about trying to seem more successful on LinkedIn
Manage up, give not one sh*t about those below you.
Kiss a lot of a-s
Get new and expensive executive sneakers that stand out - the ones with the white soles.