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HP is next to downsize
HP has announced it will be letting go of about 6000 employees over the next year, due to declining sales and revenues. They recently purchased a service business which has grown by almost 100%, helping to keep their income up, but sales on desktop computers and printers are down nearly 25% each. To put this into perspective, 6000 employees is only about 2% of their worldwide staff, so they are doing better than many. Art -- If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste, I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog: http://e-trashtalk.spaces.live.com/ |
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HP is next to downsize
Arthur Entlich wrote:
HP has announced it will be letting go of about 6000 employees over the next year, due to declining sales and revenues. They recently purchased a service business which has grown by almost 100%, helping to keep their income up, but sales on desktop computers and printers are down nearly 25% each. To put this into perspective, 6000 employees is only about 2% of their worldwide staff, so they are doing better than many. Art NEXT! HP and especially the DeskJet div in Vancouver has been down-sizing for a long time. At one time it was the largest Div within HP. Those days are long gone. At one point they had 2 different campuses they owned there. Now they own none. They are now renting the facility they are in. One of the 2 operations there is all but gone with only a small percentage of the employees they had. Major cutbacks and layoffs have been taking place over the past few months. I know people (Eng & mgr) with over 20 yrs at HP that are gone. Those left have had their benefit package greatly reduced. There was a time when working for HP was a real privilege. Employees were considered an asset. Those days are long gone and now employees are an expense to be reduced. Bill and Dave would be turning over in their graves if they knew what has happened to their once number one co to work for and one of the best managed companies in the country. What a shame. Mickey |
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"Arthur Entlich" wrote in message news HP has announced it will be letting go of about 6000 employees over the next year, due to declining sales and revenues. They recently purchased a service business which has grown by almost 100%, helping to keep their income up, but sales on desktop computers and printers are down nearly 25% each. To put this into perspective, 6000 employees is only about 2% of their worldwide staff, so they are doing better than many. Art -- If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste, I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog: http://e-trashtalk.spaces.live.com/ I read a recent article about HP profits - that their income from ink sales has declined substantially. |
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On Fri, 22 May 2009 08:07:30 -0700, Mickey
wrote: Arthur Entlich wrote: There was a time when working for HP was a real privilege. Employees were considered an asset. Those days are long gone and now employees Those days were over after Carly Fiorini took over. -AH |
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This quote has been in part mis-attributed to me.
I believe it is Mickey who made this statement. Art If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste, I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog: http://e-trashtalk.spaces.live.com/ Andrew Hamilton wrote: On Fri, 22 May 2009 08:07:30 -0700, Mickey wrote: Arthur Entlich wrote: There was a time when working for HP was a real privilege. Employees were considered an asset. Those days are long gone and now employees Those days were over after Carly Fiorini took over. -AH |
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HP is next to downsize
Arthur Entlich wrote:
This quote has been in part mis-attributed to me. I believe it is Mickey who made this statement. Art If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste, I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog: http://e-trashtalk.spaces.live.com/ Andrew Hamilton wrote: On Fri, 22 May 2009 08:07:30 -0700, Mickey wrote: Arthur Entlich wrote: There was a time when working for HP was a real privilege. Employees were considered an asset. Those days are long gone and now employees Those days were over after Carly Fiorini took over. -AH Right you are Art. Was speaking with my son yesterday and darker days lay ahead for Vancouver Deskjet Div. I'm glad I retired prior to the downfall of the true HP. Mickey |
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Burt wrote:
I read a recent article about HP profits - that their income from ink sales has declined substantially. Fascinating. So the idea of offering consumers lower and lower value (smaller cartridges that cost less in total but more in cost per page) for their dollars results in lower income? Who'da thunk it? TJ |
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HP is next to downsize
843 to go in Erskine Nr.Glasgow, Scotland, see 'BBC News.' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/8071596.stm) davy |
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