Pros
HP's working culture has always been inviting and collaborative. Staff is friendly and not cut throat as I have seen in other companies. After a time of stagnating innovation, HP is moving hard toward developing more innovative products. New blood in management is bringing fresh ideas into a older company. * Career opportunities are stagnating but HP does do a good job of promoting from within. * Benefits are slightly above average but have tended to get more restrictive over time. * HP pays generous signing bonuses for new employees.
Cons
HP has in recent years fallen off as an employer of choice In my opinion. First the business has suffered greatly in the marketplace as the sale of its products and its market share has declined. This has led to a great deal of turnover and volatility in the business. Hiring at HP has been slowed to frozen at times and in my own experience my staff was never back-filled when someone left. When I came to HP I was being considered for promotion. Now, after several years, the company has split, my staff divided and gone, and now I am no longer even a manager much less promoted. Career? Dead end at HP! Other Cons include: * HP's remote worker policy that HP was known for has all but been eliminated. * Salary increases hover around 1-2% YoY even for top performers. * In my best year, 2 months after receiving a productivity award, I received a 1.1% raise. * Bonuses: With my staff eliminated after HP split, my bonuses on avg will fall from >$10K to ~$5K if lucky.. * Work/family balance is still decent at HP, but has declined in the last 2 years. * Some staff resistant to obstinate about collaboration and working together in EMEA. I cannot recommend HP as a place to work right now (2016) because of the volatility. Too many workforce reductions in recent months and years and the threat of more loom in the near future make a recommendation untenable.
