No longer a good place to be - Anonymous employee HP Inc. Employee Review

2.0
14 Aug 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Worklife balance, hybrid, great benefits

Cons

HP was once a company that stood out for its strong values, employee appreciation, and a leadership culture that promoted from within—what we used to proudly call "The HP Way." Unfortunately, those days are long gone. The current work environment is toxic and demoralizing, with a serious lack of genuine management support. Leadership is overly top-heavy, yet shockingly underqualified, marked by poor communication, insecurity, and an eagerness to remove anyone who appears competent or confident. Instead of being supported for high performance, you're micromanaged to an exhausting degree and often find your work credited to someone else—typically a less involved manager or newer hire. The newer wave of employees, while younger, often lack the experience, professionalism, and humility needed to succeed. Many show up with an inflated sense of self-importance and little interest in learning or contributing meaningfully. Meanwhile, seasoned employees with institutional knowledge are pushed out under the guise of reorganizations or workforce reductions. These constant restructures and layoffs have created an unstable, fear-driven culture where true innovation and collaboration are stifled. The company no longer invests in or recognizes real talent. Hard work is overlooked, promotions are politically driven, and management often behaves more like playground bullies than professional leaders. The newer leadership brought in from outside lacks emotional intelligence and leadership maturity—resulting in a culture that manages through fear and control rather than vision and trust. HP has lost its soul. It used to be a place where employees could thrive, grow, and feel proud of their contributions. Now, it feels more like a revolving door for poor leadership and shallow decision-making. Unless there is a serious cultural reset, I fear HP will continue its downward spiral, trading legacy and loyalty for short-term optics and poor hires.

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Cons

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1.0
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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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