Worst management - continues to makes stupid decisions - Anonymous employee HP Inc. Employee Review

2.0
22 May 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Work life balance (more life than work). Pay good.

Cons

No one has a sense of urgency at HP, hence getting killed every day by competition. Even when great products are launched, no one knows about it. Nothing gets done on time - product development, support, billing, collections. No RSUs or stock except for the inner circle. Health care sucks compared to other employers (you pay too much for not a good United Health plan) Employees generally not motivated. Operations and support non-existent. Makes silly decisions like selling the most profitable part of the company in a fire sale (e.g. the Open Text sale). Paid $5B for the unit (pro-rated based on revenue), ran it completely down and then sold to Open Text for $170M in a graveyard sale.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
3 Apr 2026
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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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