Tens of thousands of HP and Compaq employees who saw Carly Fiorina's mismanagement and lack of leadership understand why she should not be elected to the US Senate.
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Submitted by
Name: Wol
From: 1984-2008
Name: Wol
From: 1984-2008
Comments:
In my 25 years at DEC/CPQ/HP, I was privileged to work with excellent people under fine managers. I was proud to work for ethical corporations, making first class products.
Fiorina is not part of my good memories. I urge the people of California to take a long hard look at her skills and abilities before they vote.
In my 25 years at DEC/CPQ/HP, I was privileged to work with excellent people under fine managers. I was proud to work for ethical corporations, making first class products.
Fiorina is not part of my good memories. I urge the people of California to take a long hard look at her skills and abilities before they vote.
Added: June 10, 2010
Submitted by
Name: Susan
From: 1987 - 2005
Name: Susan
From: 1987 - 2005
Comments:
Carly Fiorina tore apart the fabric that was the richness of Hewlett-Packard. She was established as the panacea that would catapult HP into the 21st Century. The end result of her reign is history but apparently not strong enough to remind the voters of California that Carly put thousands of jobs oversees, she put actions in place to spy on her board and built distrust throughout the organization. Her's was to be CELEBRITY CEO not HP. She was the first HP CEO who had her own body guard even when she went to an HP division. She ripped R&D budgets for her pet projects and put severe stress on products that were the strength of HP's revenue. Experienced and committed employees that mattered to HP, no longer were valued in her reign - as evidenced by her actions and the way she communicated to employees. On stage - yes, she was a shiny penny - well polished and articulate - however, in truth she was as bad for HP as penny stocks were for investors. But heck, with the tens of millions payout she received upon her dismissal from HP - why not run for Senator?
Carly Fiorina tore apart the fabric that was the richness of Hewlett-Packard. She was established as the panacea that would catapult HP into the 21st Century. The end result of her reign is history but apparently not strong enough to remind the voters of California that Carly put thousands of jobs oversees, she put actions in place to spy on her board and built distrust throughout the organization. Her's was to be CELEBRITY CEO not HP. She was the first HP CEO who had her own body guard even when she went to an HP division. She ripped R&D budgets for her pet projects and put severe stress on products that were the strength of HP's revenue. Experienced and committed employees that mattered to HP, no longer were valued in her reign - as evidenced by her actions and the way she communicated to employees. On stage - yes, she was a shiny penny - well polished and articulate - however, in truth she was as bad for HP as penny stocks were for investors. But heck, with the tens of millions payout she received upon her dismissal from HP - why not run for Senator?
Added: June 9, 2010
Submitted by
Name: Denise
From: HP
Name: Denise
From: HP
Comments:
My recommendation is that Barbara Boxer commission a poll among former and current HP employees to measure who would vote for her and who would vote against her.
This would take the winds out of the sails of any claim by Carly that her HP experience qualifies her in any way to deserve election as a senator, As has been amply noted here "Carly is all about Carly". Why would California voters want to elect a senator whose past record demonstrates a dismal lack of interest in her "stakeholders"? The employees mostly despised her, the stock price fell so no favors were granted to the shareholders, "Her" board fired her (and does anyone forget the large spike in the share price that occurred on the day that her termination was announced?) If she was such a dismal failure in addressing her corporate"constituents" as well as successfully running the company how could anyone in Califormia honestly believe that she would have any interest in representing California constituents ? My belief is that she would use the job only to help her realize her next ambitions. Carly as a Senator is so undeserved I cannot believe she is even in the running.
My recommendation is that Barbara Boxer commission a poll among former and current HP employees to measure who would vote for her and who would vote against her.
This would take the winds out of the sails of any claim by Carly that her HP experience qualifies her in any way to deserve election as a senator, As has been amply noted here "Carly is all about Carly". Why would California voters want to elect a senator whose past record demonstrates a dismal lack of interest in her "stakeholders"? The employees mostly despised her, the stock price fell so no favors were granted to the shareholders, "Her" board fired her (and does anyone forget the large spike in the share price that occurred on the day that her termination was announced?) If she was such a dismal failure in addressing her corporate"constituents" as well as successfully running the company how could anyone in Califormia honestly believe that she would have any interest in representing California constituents ? My belief is that she would use the job only to help her realize her next ambitions. Carly as a Senator is so undeserved I cannot believe she is even in the running.
Added: June 9, 2010
Submitted by
Name: Andy
From: HP 1995-2001
Name: Andy
From: HP 1995-2001
Comments:
"There is no job that is America's God-given right anymore," said Carly Fiorina, chief executive of the Hewlett-Packard Co. "We have to compete for jobs."
http://www.seattlepi.com/opinion/155853_jobsed.html
A truly vile individual. The HP Way was the most wonderful philosophy for running a business that anyone has ever devised and it worked beautifully for 60 years until Bill and Dave both passed on and this greedy, sociopathic witch was brought in and allowed to kill it. She doesn't deserve to be elected dog catcher let alone to the US Senate.
"There is no job that is America's God-given right anymore," said Carly Fiorina, chief executive of the Hewlett-Packard Co. "We have to compete for jobs."
http://www.seattlepi.com/opinion/155853_jobsed.html
A truly vile individual. The HP Way was the most wonderful philosophy for running a business that anyone has ever devised and it worked beautifully for 60 years until Bill and Dave both passed on and this greedy, sociopathic witch was brought in and allowed to kill it. She doesn't deserve to be elected dog catcher let alone to the US Senate.
Added: June 9, 2010
Submitted by
Name: Marie
From: 1980-2009
Name: Marie
From: 1980-2009
Comments:
There was no need to go through the hundreds of responses on this website, the few I read are all true. I cringed when I woke up to NPR this morning hearing she won the primary. All the comments are true and as a former employee, I too had hope in the beginning of her tenure, especially given her breaking new ground for women. I also heard from many people I knew at Lucent when she worked there. One of the more interesting comments I heard when she took the reins at HP were "good luck, better HP than Lucent"! It took me about six months when I realized what they meant. She is disingenuous, incompetent, a narcissist and not qualified to run a company or be in political office. Make no mistake, it is all about Carly and she will blatantly lie at every turn if it serves her. I witnessed this continually while at HP and her lack of respect and disdain for all of it's employees was evident. That's why legions of current and former HP employees are so bitter and caustic in their commentary. She destroyed an incredible culture at HP and one cited repeatedly as one of the finest in the world. It continues to be a culture many companies try to emulate today.
My message to all who can vote in California...do not be fooled by this woman or buy into her rhetoric. Seek out the truth about her. I know there are many challenges ahead for your great state, she is not and should not be part of the solution. Best of luck.
There was no need to go through the hundreds of responses on this website, the few I read are all true. I cringed when I woke up to NPR this morning hearing she won the primary. All the comments are true and as a former employee, I too had hope in the beginning of her tenure, especially given her breaking new ground for women. I also heard from many people I knew at Lucent when she worked there. One of the more interesting comments I heard when she took the reins at HP were "good luck, better HP than Lucent"! It took me about six months when I realized what they meant. She is disingenuous, incompetent, a narcissist and not qualified to run a company or be in political office. Make no mistake, it is all about Carly and she will blatantly lie at every turn if it serves her. I witnessed this continually while at HP and her lack of respect and disdain for all of it's employees was evident. That's why legions of current and former HP employees are so bitter and caustic in their commentary. She destroyed an incredible culture at HP and one cited repeatedly as one of the finest in the world. It continues to be a culture many companies try to emulate today.
My message to all who can vote in California...do not be fooled by this woman or buy into her rhetoric. Seek out the truth about her. I know there are many challenges ahead for your great state, she is not and should not be part of the solution. Best of luck.
Added: June 9, 2010
Submitted by
Name: Frank
From: 1995 - 2005
Name: Frank
From: 1995 - 2005
Comments:
I had some great times at HP - went to England on an EBT due in a small part to Carly (i.e., she set a tone that risks could be taken, and spending a few dollars to put people in places to take said risks was OK -- this was a good thing for HP, and give credit to her for setting that tone). But in the long run, she was bad for me, bad for the rank & file HP employee and bad for the company -- she didn't give a dam about either the employees or the HP way, and would have redirected the company toward selling toilet paper if she thought that's where the profits were. (FWIW, I don't think Mark Hurd gives a * * * either ... profit is the only measure to both these people; it's just that Hurd knows the strengths of the company and is capable at making a profit from those strengths).
After Carly's honeymoon ended, and then the whole Compaq fiasco...many employees at HP (I'd guess 50%, if my small circle of co-workers was any indication of the company's attitude) openly questioned the direction she was taking the company. From this, Carly developed a disdain for the rank and file HP employee (a friend told me she often used the word 'crybabies' in closed door meetings to refer to us).
I shudder to think what will happen if Carly becomes a senator. Two years down the road, I'm sure the 'crybabies' of California that elected her will be wishing they could wake from the nightmare they created.
Not living in California (and before she won the primary), her candidacy seemed like a bad joke, because having gone through this once before, she just feels like a bad joke. But the electorate is in that honeymoon phase, and god help them when its over.
I had some great times at HP - went to England on an EBT due in a small part to Carly (i.e., she set a tone that risks could be taken, and spending a few dollars to put people in places to take said risks was OK -- this was a good thing for HP, and give credit to her for setting that tone). But in the long run, she was bad for me, bad for the rank & file HP employee and bad for the company -- she didn't give a dam about either the employees or the HP way, and would have redirected the company toward selling toilet paper if she thought that's where the profits were. (FWIW, I don't think Mark Hurd gives a * * * either ... profit is the only measure to both these people; it's just that Hurd knows the strengths of the company and is capable at making a profit from those strengths).
After Carly's honeymoon ended, and then the whole Compaq fiasco...many employees at HP (I'd guess 50%, if my small circle of co-workers was any indication of the company's attitude) openly questioned the direction she was taking the company. From this, Carly developed a disdain for the rank and file HP employee (a friend told me she often used the word 'crybabies' in closed door meetings to refer to us).
I shudder to think what will happen if Carly becomes a senator. Two years down the road, I'm sure the 'crybabies' of California that elected her will be wishing they could wake from the nightmare they created.
Not living in California (and before she won the primary), her candidacy seemed like a bad joke, because having gone through this once before, she just feels like a bad joke. But the electorate is in that honeymoon phase, and god help them when its over.
Added: June 9, 2010
Submitted by
Name: Scott
From: HP Employee 1979 - 2001
Name: Scott
From: HP Employee 1979 - 2001
Comments:
Carly, I am one of the many HP employees that you laid off in your career there. So, you are looking to bring jobs to California? I find that to be an outright lie. You laid thousands of us off, you shipped jobs out of the country, and you were fired from HP. You could not run a company, and you expect to move into a leadership role for California? Not going to happen. I will create No on Carly signs and place them everywhere that I can.
I remember the day when the CEO, Lew Platt introduced you as we all listened over the PA system. Many women cheered, because you were becoming the first women CEO at HP. When you were finished, I said to my co-workers,
"we are all going to be sorry one day". Well, we were.
Carly, I am one of the many HP employees that you laid off in your career there. So, you are looking to bring jobs to California? I find that to be an outright lie. You laid thousands of us off, you shipped jobs out of the country, and you were fired from HP. You could not run a company, and you expect to move into a leadership role for California? Not going to happen. I will create No on Carly signs and place them everywhere that I can.
I remember the day when the CEO, Lew Platt introduced you as we all listened over the PA system. Many women cheered, because you were becoming the first women CEO at HP. When you were finished, I said to my co-workers,
"we are all going to be sorry one day". Well, we were.
Added: June 9, 2010
Submitted by
Name: Steve
From: HP 1975 - 2000
Name: Steve
From: HP 1975 - 2000
Comments:
When she was announced as the next CEO, I thought it was a great move.
Unfortunately, the only thing she promoted was herself. Everyyhing was fluff, when we need to drive into new areas like the internet.
She changed our logo, redefined the HP way and travel a lot. All non valued items that were expensive.
Carly took a very proud company in a downward spiral.
When she was announced as the next CEO, I thought it was a great move.
Unfortunately, the only thing she promoted was herself. Everyyhing was fluff, when we need to drive into new areas like the internet.
She changed our logo, redefined the HP way and travel a lot. All non valued items that were expensive.
Carly took a very proud company in a downward spiral.
Added: June 9, 2010
Submitted by
Name: Bob
From: HP 1984 - 2002
Name: Bob
From: HP 1984 - 2002
Comments:
All style, no substance.
Completely incompetent.
Yet, she keeps resurfacing and fooling people.
When is America going to learn that Carly Fiorina represents the absolute worst qualities of America?
"It's all about me!"
Sometimes, the dumber they are, the more popular they are (see Sarah Palin)
All style, no substance.
Completely incompetent.
Yet, she keeps resurfacing and fooling people.
When is America going to learn that Carly Fiorina represents the absolute worst qualities of America?
"It's all about me!"
Sometimes, the dumber they are, the more popular they are (see Sarah Palin)
Added: June 8, 2010
Submitted by
Name: Al
From: HP 1982-2007
Name: Al
From: HP 1982-2007
Comments:
Her track record speaks for itself. She will line her pockets with gold and leave your state in shambles. Oh come to think of it, it already is!
Her track record speaks for itself. She will line her pockets with gold and leave your state in shambles. Oh come to think of it, it already is!
Added: May 20, 2010