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...
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Labs is not revenue-generating nor is there any trickle-out to larger HPE....pure vacuum and ivory tower
Managers are required to meet layoff numbers - this is true. They are required to inform HR the month prior to the layoff occurring - usually near the mid to end of month. You will get two weeks notice, but your manager would have known a month prior.
The layoff has been a relief. I'm getting paid to look for the right job in a white-hot Seattle job market. For all the bulls--t we went through with HPE politics backstabbing Helion, this is the best possible ending... getting paid to go away by a company that doesn't want you, only to have companies that want you emailing the moment it hit Geekwire. Goodbye, HPE. Tell me where to send flowers when you finally finish destroying yourself.
Its very reliable, I was just given notice along with many others. they will be doing layoffs every quarter through 2017.
Innovation? pshh what kind of company needs that.
It was more than half of Labs btw.
How reliable is this info?