Hewlett-Packard: Break-up of global firm spells uncertainty for Singapore employees

[krafty]

expected...recent years they give crappy products...


http://www.straitstimes.com/st/print/2913737

Employees at Hewlett-Packard's Singapore office expressed surprise on Tuesday at news that the US giant will be splitting into two listed companies.
They were also concerned if the break-up would spell job cuts from the company's operations here.
The company had announced in 2012 that it would cut 27,000 jobs, a number that was increased to 50,000 in June and 55.000 on Monday.
"The announcement (on Monday) was broad and we are left hanging in terms of what will happen to the operations of individual countries, as well as which business segments job cuts will be in," said an employee who wanted to be known only as Adrian.

 

[Leongsam]

Re: Hewlett-Packard: Break-up of global firm spells uncertainty for Singapore employe

Nobody prints stuff anymore. Only high end printers will survive.

 

[Romagnum]

Re: Hewlett-Packard: Break-up of global firm spells uncertainty for Singapore employe

Aiyoh, market for IT professionals so good now, no fear of not getting a job lah.

Citi alone is hiring like mad!

 

[winnipegjets]

Re: Hewlett-Packard: Break-up of global firm spells uncertainty for Singapore employe

Aiyoh, market for IT professionals so good now, no fear of not getting a job lah.

Citi alone is hiring like mad!

Sure or not? Citi hires only cheap Ah Nehs lah. Sinkees are not wanted.

 

[SgGoneWrong]

Re: Hewlett-Packard: Break-up of global firm spells uncertainty for Singapore employe

Sure or not? Citi hires only cheap Ah Nehs lah. Sinkees are not wanted.

Nehs at least have brotherhood to hire own kind. What about sinkies?

 

[virus]

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Tje witch of hp will earn more millons retrenching pple m not by increasing sales. The employees who r surprised would b draft sinkies that failed to learn from lazt lesson when she enrich herself doing thos.

 

[songsongjurong]

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Indian IT at citi not your average $2~3k sinkie rated,i would put it $5~8k.

Sure or not? Citi hires only cheap Ah Nehs lah. Sinkees are not wanted.

 

[wendychan]

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as fas as i know
HP staff here have been well paid and with stock options.... for a long time...

 

[vnhhinjb]

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as fas as i know
HP staff here have been well paid and with stock options.... for a long time...

Almost all American multinationals pay very well during the good years although they expect you to work your ass off . Work hard and play hard type employers. The downside is this they respond quite quickly during downturns and retrench.

 

[johnny333]

Re: Hewlett-Packard: Break-up of global firm spells uncertainty for Singapore employe

Almost all American multinationals pay very well during the good years although they expect you to work your ass off . Work hard and play hard type employers. The downside is this they respond quite quickly during downturns and retrench.

Yes & every time there is newer senior managers being brought, expect the older team to be pushed out. Survival in an MNC is short but you get paid more & the people you work with are usually the best