Working at Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto, CA: 56 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Palo Alto, CA Area

"Great company to work for."

"I have worked for HP for 19 years in various technical lead roles. HP is an innovation company and uses its talents to push the envelop in various technologies. The culture is well regarded and they take good care of their people."

"I had the pleasure working for the largest producer of computer hardware for over 24 years. It's been a pleasure and I have learn so much that carries over to almost any type of business."

"Good company, good culture, good relationship."

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"My experience working at HP was very good, I learned much from the culture, people, and technology there."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Yes, keep a positive attitude and be prepared to make a contribution to your workplace."

What don't you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"I have no complaints about working the company whatsoever."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have no suggestions for management, they all conducted very professionally."

"HP is great company to work for with high moral values and work ethics."

"Great field related experience with lots of learning opportunities."

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"It was related to my field and expertise, and there was always something new to do or develop or to learn."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do your best if granted the opportunity to have a better position."

What don't you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"Wage, and how it interacted with employees, no continuing education."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better understanding of what or how the production line is doing their job efficiently."

"I had great experience here. Projects were challenging, yet interesting to work on. Co-workers and extremely nice."

"I had three good years with HP. They are a good company. Unfortunately they have experienced recent business decline. In revamping the company, workforce reduction has become a requirement."

"I have been with HP since 2008, and it is a great company."

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"Making IT contribution to a research lab that did top notch research for the computer industry."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Tips for interviewing include: a positive attitude, an open mind for learning and interacting with people."

What don't you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"HP Labs was a wonderful place to work with, I have no complaints."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management was excellent, they were all talented individuals who treated their employees well."

"I have worked for 8 months for Hewlett Packard. Due to a down sizing of the company, I was one of the employees that was let go. However, I did learn a lot working for them in the short time I was there from their enrollment and their billing system, work with the developers on defects and changes to the system prior to going to production."

"In HP I got a good experience."

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"It was a very friendly and innovative environment, I learned many new things."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I think it is a good company that appreciates innovations and out of box thinking."

What don't you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"My position was temporal and no opportunity to move up."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I don't have any suggestions, I liked the environment there."

"I started working for Hewlett Packard in 2010 and held my position for almost five years, but it was a grueling five years. We changed CEO three times and my direct manager was changed four times, so it was very unstable. I was fortunate to survive two mass layoffs, but the third one finally got me; because Meg Whitman decided to lay off 50,000 employees and split HP into two entities. In reality, I LOVED my job and I LOVED my experience at HP; because I learned SO MUCH as I had to do the job of others as they left or were pushed out. It is unfortunate that I had to leave but the irony is that they laid me off along with my manager and everyone else as they off-shored our work to India. It is a classic repeat of what went down at eBay under Meg Whitman, so pay attention to history because it all starts at the top."

"I am working with HP for the last 11 years and found it to be a very strong Process Oriented company. The Employee is always rewarded for his performance. Since, the company is a Multi-National, you need to stand apart to make yourself visible to the Management."