Working at Compaq in Houston, TX: 10 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Houston, TX Area

"I began as a contract employee to initiate automated software testing. Following successful completion of my initial automated test project I was hired as a regular employee. While there I enjoyed assignments of increasing complexity and diversity. While I enjoyed working on isolated projects, I would have enjoyed more feedback relative to the overall progress of the product."

"Technical and Program Management expertize"

What do you like about working at Compaq?

"As Compaq the culture was enjoyable and rewarding. HP took that away."

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

"The company will offer you low wages even when you have vast experience."

What don't you like about working at Compaq?

"HP taking over and changing the culture to one of always worrying about lay offs"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It has to be a team environment before culture and productivity can be produced"

"HP was a good place to work and I would gladly work there again."

What do you like about working at Compaq?

"The pay was good, worked with some really sharp people."

What don't you like about working at Compaq?

"Constant re-organization, changing offices, getting new bosses."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Decide on an organizational structure and stick with it for awhile."

"This was based in the years I worked there...now it is totally different from those I still know who work there."

What do you like about working at Compaq?

"The most professional crew I have ever worked with. Everyone worked well together. The hours were long, the project time-frames short, but the projects were completed exceptionally well every time."

What don't you like about working at Compaq?

"Nothing worth mentioning...except I was laid off!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Yes...don't merge with other companies...it only leads to disaster! When I started with Compaq there were 15,000 employees on the Houston campus. Now there are only about 4,000!"

"Compaq Computer no longer exists. It was bought by HP."

"enjoyed a great eight years"

What do you like about working at Compaq?

"Great atmosphere and opportunity for growth and development"

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

"Great company to work for"

What don't you like about working at Compaq?

"The threat of layoffs"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep employees informed of the direction the company is headed"

What do you like about working at Compaq?

"I learn to work in building different computers for big companys."

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

"Learn all that you can with computers."

What don't you like about working at Compaq?

"It was a temporary job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"You have to work as team player."

"Organized. Great strategic planning."

What do you like about working at Compaq?

"Travel, challenges, management."

What don't you like about working at Compaq?

"There was not anything thatI did not like."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep it up!"