Boss fired me because of age, stating performance - Cyber Security Consultant HP Inc. Employee Review

3.0
14 May 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Left in 2017. HP has a nice, professional environment, and strong trust among all units, with the ability to find a way to work around most barriers, even if the company has to go outside, or take radical actions. HP is not afraid of change to grow. HP has a very nice mentorship culture, enabling bringing in fresh recruits and interns to keep continuity and maintain service.

Cons

Some people are not as good as others, and I am not just talking about competence. Sometimes, leaders can be a nightmare, citing not just performance, despite illness or burnout, but also telling me that they could get a younger person to do what I am doing, and by inference, replace me. This was a deviation from HP norms, and this person curses any company wherever they go, despite advertised capabilities. They deserve each other. It was lucky that I was too ill to pursue a discrimination suit, and I did not want to harm innocent coworkers as collateral damage. I will never forget, since this person is still working for corporate America, not HP, with clients that fall under my purview on occasion. I will professionally recuse from any situation in which this person is involved unless I am a decision-maker.

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5.0
16 June 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
3 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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