Hewlett-Packard Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Not a good place to work anymore. The HP Way is dead."

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"Because I have a job."

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

"Don't. Not until the economy improves to the point where they have to start treating employees better or lose them to competitors."

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

"Lack of job security. Outsourcing, poor and getting poorer benefits. No raise for 8 years. 5% salary cut, loss discount on purchase of company stock. The "HP Way" is dead."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Start to value employees."

"The treat you like a cheap machine."

"HP needs to recognize its star performers and compensate them to retain the talent."

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

"Very less compensation comparative to market rates, recognition of talent."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Talent recognition, do not apply all decisions across the company."

"One of the best companies in China."

"Overall it's a good company to work and start with, but as you grow you need to learn more for career growth."

"A great place for a hardware R&D guy."

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"Huge development opportunity."

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

"Get your technical skills up and up..."

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

"Direction company was headed."

"Good company to work for."

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"Opportunity to work with good team of people."

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

"Needed to be more open to non domestic ideas."

"HP... going, going, gone!"

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"Nothing!"

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

"Don't go there! You were warned!"

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

"Everything! From top management down."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Leave before there is nothing left to cut!"

"HP/Agilent Technologies is an OK place to work but has little to no advancement opportunity."

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"Great software and travel."

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

"Don't expect any internal advancement unless you can master the politics rather than doing your job to the customers' satisfaction."

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

"Little to no advancement opportunities, which are critical for my career goals."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop penalizing the delivery workers when sales fails to perform at the necessary levels to fully utilize the delivery personnel."

"Nice employer to work as personally and professionally."

"Horrible company to work for, get out ASAP."

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"Nothing."

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

"Don't bother, They will woo you with marginal increase and a signing bonus. That is all the raise you will see for the next several years."

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

"It is a horrible place to work, the management has a pay freeze since last 5 years and they have cut pay by 5%. Meanwhile the stock price continues to rise. They make you work 50 to 60 hours a week and then put lumps of coal in your stockings when it is bonus time. There is absolutely no career growth. They pay lip service to training and career path. Once you reach a certain mid-senior level folks continue to be worker bees without any prospect for growth."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They are too busy lining their own pockets and playing politics to try and move up the chain."

"HP no longer values its employees."

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"The technical excellence of many peers."

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

"If you want to be in a dynamic, growing environment, go elsewhere. If you want to be valued as an employee, go elsewhere."

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

"The lack of understanding of the HP culture by the last two CEOs. The way HP has become a follower rather than a leader. The fact that HP no longer counts employees as their most valuable asset. Instead, employees are treated as expenses to manage."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Read and reread The HP Way until you get it!"

"Agilent will take care of their employee."

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"There are a lot of sharp people working there. It was very stimulating envirnoment."

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

"Be able to talk about what they are expecting to hear."

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

"I think once you are hired at Agilent your position is very safe, and this is a place to work at if one wants to work at one job for a long time."

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"I like that I get to play around with alpha and prototype servers."

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

"I'd look elsewhere."

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

"The pay and the fact that the pay is so under what the normal tech makes, makes it very hard to step up and take control of the situations and keep company morale up."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"A happy employee is a more productive employee."

"I wouldn't wish a job with them on my worst enemy!"

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"NOTHING, not even the pay is worth getting out of the bed most mornings for, the environment that you will find yourself forced to worked in."

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

"Its a fine place to work if you are desperate!"

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

"Let's start with everything and work our way out. 1. They constantly request us to work OT on the weekends but make it impossible to use the comp time accrued from the work. 2. The particular office work for, may or may not have some age discrimination. 3. The benefits are ridiculous for the field and the salaries don't inspire a high work ethic."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Managers should lead by example. If you require a strong work ethic and due diligence, then you should possess a strong work ethic and do your own due diligence."