Managers do not always know who or when or how the targets are picked. Seems that the decision is made at VP or just below VP level and implemented to the low level managers just in time. Is what trusted managers told me.
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"It's how most people end up on a WFR list that is generated without input from the employee's manager. They only care about the macro effects of all the layoffs over a period of time, and not your individual contribution."
I am not sure where you get this theory but I can tell you, this has never happened to me or any of my fellow managers.
what about EMEA region, any layoffs planned in the near future?
Does anyone know what percentage of the Software group was that was laid off?
To 1sag. cuts will be in server R&D (blades, rack and tower) Software / firmware development and QA.
Any layoffs in 3PAR or storage in general?
What areas of server? any R&D included? What skill sets?
Agree. It's short term strategy to get through the deconstruction. None of this makes sense in a long view.
They are laying off server agents and hiring contractors at the same time...IT MAKES NO SENSE,as you have to train them and they have to learn all the processes as well which takes time.
Guess you can save by not having to pay the benefits to full times.
Just a theory but I think HPE is basically running a sort of extreme analytics-based cost optimization algorithm/experiment on its workforce.
You take individual performance and office attendance data, performance of the product line you're associated with it, and you start laying off high cost employees and replacing with offshore labor. You monitor how it affects various cost and quality metrics and correlate it with revenue and stock price. If the cut is "too deep" than you start looking at domestic hires as a last resort for limited term employment until a low cost resource can be found.
It's how most people end up on a WFR list that is generated without input from the employee's manager. They only care about the macro effects of all the layoffs over a period of time, and not your individual contribution.
Is it not clear yet? You don't cut costs by kicking the sh-- out of your cash cow. NONE of this is truly about cutting costs, that's just what they want fools to believe.
I just don't get what the cutting costs is all about. I mean there are many levels of management - but the latest round of cuts is directly related to the merger/spin-off with MicroFocus - who had said they plan to maintain the product portfolio.. and the cuts were blanket and not seeming based on anything. With only 30% of the staff left I have no clue on how they plan to maintain and grow this portfolio. Its rather disappointing that the server side will get hit as well. Those guys hustle and have very small margins to work with on sales.