WFR class of Q4 2013 here... I've been working for a big HPE reseller for almost 2.5 years now. What the heck is going on there? They have been failing almost every committed delivery dates on orders placed for EMEA and AMS requirements since August of this year. It's really embarrassing to tell our customers again and again that their hardware availability dates won't be met, impacting their whole implementation plans. They don't accept anymore when we say that it's not our fault as we are being given firm dates that are not met. If you feel bad being an employee, you have no idea how it feels to be a reseller/customer tied at the mercy of an exclusive reselling agreement. It's incredible how HPE can still mess with my life even after being out of there for 3 years now.
Anyone knows what's going on? Is it true what they say that there are WW shortages on plenty of key components? If so, why the heck do they commit and fail on deliveries they know they won't be able to meet? I would love to be allowed to put my angry customers in contact with HPE for them to try to explain them why their "shortages" are impacting their businesses $$$. I'm "this close" to resign and look for a job in which I don't need to interact with this mediocre Company ever again. Instead of laying up people to "fix" their accounting numbers and internal metrics, they should put more attention in selling - and most importantly - executing on their promises. This is bad, guys... Very bad... You better watch out and keep your eyes and ears wide open as not meeting committed orders should be seen as a huge RED FLAG.