Some positives, a lot of uncertainty - Product Marketing Manager HP Inc. Employee Review

2.0
6 Aug 2016
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Pros

The individual contributors and first-level managers are great to work with. The work environment is decent. There is expansion taking place at the site where I am located.

Cons

Upper management's focus is on near-term financials and the major product lines are in mature markets with little to no growth. Investments in new business opportunities are coming none too soon. The result is a lot of downsizing has taken / is taking place and a lot of uncertainty exists about the future. Complicating the picture is that in the U.S. and Europe HP has an aging workforce and has efforts in place to shift to a younger demographic. More experienced, long-term employees are being pushed out via layoffs and early retirement incentives. The standard set of large company issues still exist; bureaucracy, top-down decision making, low risk taking, etc. Raises are few and small as are the year-end bonuses. Don't expect either one to keep from being disappointed. It is a challenging time at HP, Inc. If you are an early career employee, it can be a decent place to gain experience at a large corporation. Just be sure to work in a growing business within the company. Avoid the older, mature, declining businesses.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
3 Apr 2026
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Pros

You won’t find a more resilient, good‑humored, and quietly heroic group of employees anywhere. The real pros at HP are the folks who keep delivering results, supporting each other, and holding the place together — even as they’re asked to smile through baffling executive decisions, absorb constant reorganizations, and “embrace” strategies that seem designed by consultants who’ve never met an actual customer. If you want to work with people who can turn chaos into productivity and still crack a joke about it, HP’s rank‑and‑file are world‑class.

Cons

Despite consistently strong performance reviews and years of dedication at a senior level, HP’s decision to shut down our site while offering “relocation” — at my own expense, and only if I re‑apply for the job I already do — says everything about where this company has drifted. The old CEO’s infamous slip, “In HP Business First… I mean… Customer First,” has never felt more accurate. Leadership is disconnected from the realities employees face, yet continues to bring in PwC and other cost‑cutting consultants to tell them what employees have been saying for years. HP was once a company built on innovation, trust, and people. Today, it feels like a shell of that legacy — driven by short‑term cost cutting, site closures, and decisions that undermine both employee loyalty and long‑term business health. For a company that claims to value its people, the actions tell a very different story. Use caution if you’re considering building a career here. The culture and stability that once defined HP are fading fast.

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