Do it for the stockholders - Senior Manufacturing Engineer HP Inc. Employee Review

3.0
6 Jul 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good work/life balance, flexible work hours, ability to work from home if needed, good people, some interesting products, reasonable environment.

Cons

Last quarter the company returned all free cash flow in dividends and buybacks. That does not leave much for R&D. Pay bands in my BU are very misleading because even average folks earn less than average pay. Mgmt says that is the norm. Overall pay seems a bit lower than the industry. Currently compressing folks into smaller cubes with short walls and small group spaces to be more inviting to younger employees is the claim. Employees are expecting high noise levels that will reduce productivity. Selling company property and leasing back space to raise cash - San Diego, Boise, Dublin. Was handed a pile of debt when split between HP and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise. San Diego site may be gone in 5 - 7 years.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
3 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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