Working at Hewlett-Packard in Fort Collins, CO: 16 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Fort Collins, CO Area

"Great people to work with-- the systems are outdated and it can be hard to get timely information to answer business questions with the current tools and processes. Hard to measure performance, little to no objective accountability as there is little to no data."

"good company. struggles with strategy. some management creates a poor team and environment for success."

"Enjoyed working at HP. Grew in this role and added a lot of value."

"Great company. But sometimes it is very sad that a lot of turnover happens in various teams. Often good people leave for other companies and the teams are left with new and inexperienced managers."

"Management by spreadsheet is no way to create a positive company culture or instill a defined sense of company worth for the people you employ. Excellent beginning opportunities but get out while you have a soul."

"I've worked for HP since 1993. It has changed significantly over the years and I more focused on short term profits than long term customer satisfaction and innovation. On the user experience side, there are pockets of good design in the company, but on the whole it is an engineering company run by engineers. They give lip service to good design, but they default to technology choices, implementation ease, and features rather than design excellence. They only validate design with current customers so the HP centered paradigm becomes more and more entrenched in the approach. Even the new HP UX Architect role in HP Labs was awarded to a person that is not trained in UX but talks a good talk. Design at HP is on the whole headed in directions not favorable to designers."

"I worked for Hewlett Packard since 2012 Feb. It is a great company to work for newbees."

"I have had three different positions in three years. They can't seem to make up their mind what they want me to do."

"I've worked at HP for a number of years now, as a contractor in this latest stint, but previously, as a full-time employee.The culture at HP has changed over time. I remember it as a friendly, congenial atmosphere, rather like one big, happy family.At present, the company is still interested in hiring the best and brightest recent graduates, which I admire. But the willingness to separate and compartmentalize important product development functions may hurt them in the end."

"I've worked with HP from June 2006 till August 2013. I've worked with three groups in my time there. My first boss was great. I really enjoyed working there. The second job was lackluster. I was always struggling to find things to do. The third position was awful. Manager was rude and disrespectful. I scarcely had time to breathe. The work load was ridiculous. The group was mismanaged, over-worked and in a constant state of panic."

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"Leading edge people who are really sharp and open to new approaches."

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

"Be sharp, creative and open minded and willingly learn from people with different backgrounds."

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

"Too many MBAs focused on maximizing profit instead of solving problems for customers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Go back to Bill and Dave's 10 principles of business."

"HP is a good place to work... you have to own your own career path."

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"Teleworker - job flexibility. You can move around the company via a job searcher program."

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

"Everyone is worried about job security. You need to show them you are willing to help them survive their own jobs."

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

"Lack of management/leadership. The current path that the company is taking is very narrow in focus."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"New products create growth. The current management has destroyed the loyalty of the current employees."

"Avoid HP like the plague."

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"I liked the people I worked with."

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

"The pay was way below what it should have been and the company takes the ax to contract workers at the first sign of economic trouble. No stability."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Quit making short term technical decisions based on company profits/stock value."

"Great place to live, work!"