Comments on: HP to fire 14,500

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 02:30:02 +0000

It makes me wonder if anyone actually realizes the impact of that statement! HP workers generated $529,000 each. FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

Yet, even after generating that much money, ten percent of them now face lay-offs! A man’s job should never be treated to cavalierly! What do you imagine each of the workers being laid-off make per year on the average? $50,000? HP stands to save $725 Million. That is probably as much as the few at the top make.

I believe HP has lost site of the value of the human being. (A residual, no doubt, of their long-time association with Billy and the Boyz). I have regretted, for the past two years, that I bought an HP when I scrapped my e-Machine. I’ve had nothing but problems with this HP. (In fairness, I suspect the fault lies more with the OS than with the hardware hurriedly thrown together).

Lately, however, I have found that the tech-reps at HP have been extremely helpful and most considerate! HP needs to KEEP the human part of their business concepts and scrap the sh*tty products they foist on the market.

Don’t fire fourteen thousand people who depend on their jobs in order to live! Improve the products and back away from piracy on the high cyber-seas! As long as they continue to charge so much for INK, they may continue to expect unrelenting drops in sales.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 19:58:27 +0000

I agree wholeheartidly. All these CEO’sfrom all the companies downsizing are still keeping their jobs with their high salaries, they should be the ones to go and let the company be employee run, instead of hiring more top guns at outrageous salaries. If the CEO’s would take less money, more regular jobs could be saved, using that money. This country can’t afford to lose that many jobs.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 00:45:03 +0000

Since the P.S.A. is selling out workers, they ought to do the same to the C.E.O’s

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 23:53:11 +0000

“Under Hewlett-Packard’s severance agreement, Carly Fiorina will get US$14 million in cash, which is 2.5 times her base salary and target bonus. HP will also pay her US$5.88 million under its 2003-2004 long-term performance cash program, and US$1.5 million, which is the pro-rated amount of her awards under the 2004-2005 program. Her total severance package could total US$42 million.”

The money has to come from somewhere …

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:41:26 +0000

Hewlett-Packard, with almost three times the employees of Dell, generated $529,000 per worker, compared with $891,000 from Dell.

Geez, no wonder why computer equipt. is so expensive. Those Greedy bast*rds.