Thread regarding Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) layoffs

You should check into whiner's anonymous

Looks like the boomers are having a lot of fun on this thread as a way to reminisce and humor themselves in otherwise a times of gloomy company affairs. I say why not :-) Have all the fun you want.

Gic's and ADCC's,

sysgen

mpe

7925 DCU's

7906 finger rubbers

Emeralds, nova's and superdomes.

Friday afternoon beer and pizza's

Morning donuts

Ahh, the good days.

I guess I'm just NOT the drone you were looking for.

Not sure what all this rambling is about.

"I specifically remember scrambling to get two systems in 24 hours for bosses twin's birthday. The ladies have their own touch and care to certain situations. We're not bad people."

What's so difficult about that? Well, they had to be ordered from only ONE specific supplier.

But that's what you don't mind doing for a really GREAT boss.

I don't know. What was I looking for?

Was it config.sys?

Was it my boot order?

Is it in NetBIOS?

Was it the winsock.dll file?

I just don't know what it was.

Was it beards and braided ponytails?

Was it shorts and birkenstocks?

Wait, my pager's going off.

Was it Star Wars cutouts?

Pizza delivery boxes? Sushi?

What was it?

Ya, I remember some of the guys at work that would talk to me when they were having a "challenge" with their wife and ask for some advice.

I specifically remember scrambling to get two systems in 24 hours for bosses twin's birthday. The ladies have their own touch and care to certain situations. We're not bad people.

I kid you not...

...

Once apon a long time ago, in a galaxy far-far away... I was a product engineer for hard drives, and my good buddy was a product engineer for floppy drives (old days, 5 & 1/4 inch or so, when floppies were floppy)... He put up a sign on his door (when we used to have offices not cubes), with a picture of a PC and all, to keep it clean...

"Real men don't have floppy disks".

So I did likewise, picture of PC and all...

"Real men have hard drives".

Some anonymous person complained to our boss (the rude-prude nameless offended person offended us, but our offendedness did NOT count), and down came the signs...

If only our signs could have stayed UP, the Galaxy today would be a different, MUCH better place!

Well, ya know what they say, there's always room for "continuous improvement". I guess you can interpret that anyway you like.

I'm having fun remember some of the good times.

What was it?

Was it a mainframe you gave a nickname?

Was it color coded resistance?

Was it a Nand Gate or an And Gate?

Was it a zero or a one? Was it always on?

Was it slicing wafers on nightshift?

Was it your white bunny suit?

Was it Moonlite Lanes in Cup?

Were we really striking it?

Was it a card slot disk drive?

Was it seeing someone you knew at Fry's?

Whoa, was that a Barracuda?

Better go ask Ninoshka.

Was it magical, mystical, wonderful?

Do I have permissions to be reading this Novell?

What was it?

Wait I "See-A-Gate", it leads to a Garden

Here in the middle, it's an Oracle

I see a whole new Netscape.

It's forming in the Grove.

Roots.

Carly and Hurd did what the BOD wanted. They are also to blame. They signed off on Carly and Hurds plans,

$@%^ HERD put the first and last nail on the coffin. The CEO before that procured the coffin.

The HP Way

We have trust and respect for individuals.

We approach each situation with the belief that people want to do a good job and will do so, given the proper tools and support. We attract highly capable, diverse, innovative people and recognize their efforts and contributions to the company. HP people contribute enthusiastically and share in the success that they make possible.

We focus on a high level of achievement and contribution.

Our customers expect HP products and services to be of the highest quality and to provide lasting value. To achieve this, all HP people, especially managers, must be leaders who generate enthusiasm and respond with extra effort to meet customer needs. Techniques and management practices which are effective today may be outdated in the future. For us to remain at the forefront in all our activities, people should always be looking for new and better ways to do their work.

We conduct our business with uncompromising integrity.

We expect HP people to be open and honest in their dealings to earn the trust and loyalty of others. People at every level are expected to adhere to the highest standards of business ethics and must understand that anything less is unacceptable. As a practical matter, ethical conduct cannot be assured by written HP policies and codes; it must be an integral part of the organization, a deeply ingrained tradition that is passed from one generation of employees to another.

We achieve our common objectives through teamwork.

We recognize that it is only through effective cooperation within and among organizations that we can achieve our goals. Our commitment is to work as a worldwide team to fulfill the expectations of our customers, shareholders and others who depend upon us. The benefits and obligations of doing business are shared among all HP people.

We encourage flexibility and innovation.

We create an inclusive work environment which supports the diversity of our people and stimulates innovation. We strive for overall objectives which are clearly stated and agreed upon, and allow people flexibility in working toward goals in ways that they help determine are best for the organization. HP people should personally accept responsibility and be encouraged to upgrade their skills and capabilities through ongoing training and development. This is especially important in a technical business where the rate of progress is rapid and where people are expected to adapt to change.

Circa 1992

http://www.hpway.com

Autonomy and EDS ruined the finest company on earth ! - What a waste of money with both these looser companies that HP acquired !

Looking out the "windows"

I see the Glendenning Barn

and I wandered over the Building 57

and ran into a "Duke"

What was I looking for? What was I looking for?

Was it the floppy drive the size of a 45?

Was it Lisa over off of Bandley Drive?

Was it a Chameleon at the Outback?

Let's call Sherlock Holmes & Watson

What did I expect to find?

Was it the tallest tree?

Whispering to me -

Too big to fail, too big to fail?

What was I looking for?

Yes, it's unfortunate and stressful sometimes and not everyone gets it, if they don't have experience with this sort of thing first hand.

Ya, I just wish some individuals would "get it" that you don't have to be an A-hole to innovate, and innovating doesn't require you to be an A-hole. Many loved the place. It was where some met their spouse, bought their first house, had their children, and they have a genuine affection for the place. It's not like every employee there didn't have some experience elsewhere. So, good luck with getting your "swag" back. I'm very thankful for what my employment there did and meant to my family, but yeash, even the best of startups doesn't have to get that, well, fill in the blank. Just some genuine feedback, take it for whatever it's worth.

Hats off to what the Packards continue to do, through "The David & Lucile Packard Foundation."

From their website: 'David believed that “management has a responsibility to its employees, to its customers, and to the community at large.” Under his leadership, Hewlett-Packard pioneered many innovative benefits and management concepts, such as flexible working hours, catastrophic medical coverage, and open offices.'

Same here. Hats off to what they originally created. Hopefully some of it lives on in Agilent and Keysight.