Global Manager - GBU HP Inc. Employee Review

3.0
12 Jul 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very large company, lots of opportunity for growth, many different jobs available. Generally a fun environment, good working culture (to begin with). People in the industry respect HP, ability to perform and enhance skills, training is available. You do become part of the company if you let, although not quite like a MSFT or Apple... Over achievement is possible

Cons

Disconnected from reality at a global level - the senior figures there are so far removed its sad. They struggle to relate to Millennials, no matter how much they say they do... SLT continues to refer to the new workplace/workforce yet they are completely jaded by their own sense of worth. The leadership teams that I work with/for (when you get them 1-1) are all too happy to talk about how much they can't stand who "leads" them, and that simply shows a lack of integrity. I have traveled the world with HP and met hundreds of HP'ers and most just sigh and shrug their shoulders, which saddens me because they want to achieve, do well and beat the competition and sadly, this is exactly what the leadership want, well rather need because without this, people would simply tell them to go jump (and a younger workforce will, the are not afraid to take risks). I have been here for well over a decade and worked in two regions and the GBU, and it was the latter that turned me. The "leaders" are clearly fighting for status, I've heard them bicker about each other, about personal attributes rather than professional ones, I've heard them say "I know what I'm doing won't work but it's easier to do this and watch it fail than it is to find a better solution" (Senior VP) I've stood there as VP's complain that other departments added something to their technology before they themselves had the chance, in my head I'm saying WTF we are the same company. I watch people managers completely disregard the need to foster people, that's what your're there for for crying out loud, not to say things like and I quote "you're only here to make me look good". Prior to the GBU work/life balance did exist.

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Cons

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Pros

You won’t find a more resilient, good‑humored, and quietly heroic group of employees anywhere. The real pros at HP are the folks who keep delivering results, supporting each other, and holding the place together — even as they’re asked to smile through baffling executive decisions, absorb constant reorganizations, and “embrace” strategies that seem designed by consultants who’ve never met an actual customer. If you want to work with people who can turn chaos into productivity and still crack a joke about it, HP’s rank‑and‑file are world‑class.

Cons

Despite consistently strong performance reviews and years of dedication at a senior level, HP’s decision to shut down our site while offering “relocation” — at my own expense, and only if I re‑apply for the job I already do — says everything about where this company has drifted. The old CEO’s infamous slip, “In HP Business First… I mean… Customer First,” has never felt more accurate. Leadership is disconnected from the realities employees face, yet continues to bring in PwC and other cost‑cutting consultants to tell them what employees have been saying for years. HP was once a company built on innovation, trust, and people. Today, it feels like a shell of that legacy — driven by short‑term cost cutting, site closures, and decisions that undermine both employee loyalty and long‑term business health. For a company that claims to value its people, the actions tell a very different story. Use caution if you’re considering building a career here. The culture and stability that once defined HP are fading fast.

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