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: Anne
From: 1990-2005
Name: Anne
From: 1990-2005
Comments:
I think that what was heard in the hallways the day she was FIRED says it all: Ding, Dong, The Witch is dead!
I think that what was heard in the hallways the day she was FIRED says it all: Ding, Dong, The Witch is dead!
Added: January 22, 2010
Submitted by
Name: Nancy N
From: HP, 2002-now
Name: Nancy N
From: HP, 2002-now
Comments:
I was at HP during the tail end of Fiorina's years. I was lucky to be hired out of school... the company was laying off a lot of people, and there were very few new openings. It was a terribly depressing place to work, and everyone I talked to said the company was going downhill, maybe even being bought out.
When she was fired it was like a big weight was lifted from everyone. Look at where HP is today, and how far the company has come in just 5 years.
HP's turnaround could never have happened if Carly was still there.
I was at HP during the tail end of Fiorina's years. I was lucky to be hired out of school... the company was laying off a lot of people, and there were very few new openings. It was a terribly depressing place to work, and everyone I talked to said the company was going downhill, maybe even being bought out.
When she was fired it was like a big weight was lifted from everyone. Look at where HP is today, and how far the company has come in just 5 years.
HP's turnaround could never have happened if Carly was still there.
Added: January 12, 2010
Submitted by
Name: Bob
From: 1976-2005
Name: Bob
From: 1976-2005
Comments:
Carly took a once wonderful company and ran it into the ground. During her tenure, it was "all about Carly", and her self-promotion. I never believed that what she did was for the good of the company, but rather was for her to "make an imprint", good or bad, on the company. I still find it rather amazing that the HP board at the time let her go on for so long.
And, lest we forget, the proxy fight for the approval of the Compaq merger turned very nasty, with none other than the Hewlett son fighting against the merger. Shortly after losing that fight, the last of the founders' children left the board. That, to me, more than anything signaled the end of HP as we knew it.
My HP stock is up under Mark Hurd, but the terrible taste of the Carly years stills lives with me, made worse by the astronomical severance package she got. Drive a company into the ground and get paid $21 Million to leave? What was the board thinking???
If she was such a great CEO, where were all the job offers to her after she got booted from HP? Failing to find a real job, she decides to become a senator?
Please join me in voting AGAINST Carly.
Carly took a once wonderful company and ran it into the ground. During her tenure, it was "all about Carly", and her self-promotion. I never believed that what she did was for the good of the company, but rather was for her to "make an imprint", good or bad, on the company. I still find it rather amazing that the HP board at the time let her go on for so long.
And, lest we forget, the proxy fight for the approval of the Compaq merger turned very nasty, with none other than the Hewlett son fighting against the merger. Shortly after losing that fight, the last of the founders' children left the board. That, to me, more than anything signaled the end of HP as we knew it.
My HP stock is up under Mark Hurd, but the terrible taste of the Carly years stills lives with me, made worse by the astronomical severance package she got. Drive a company into the ground and get paid $21 Million to leave? What was the board thinking???
If she was such a great CEO, where were all the job offers to her after she got booted from HP? Failing to find a real job, she decides to become a senator?
Please join me in voting AGAINST Carly.
Added: January 8, 2010
Submitted by
Name: Kevin
From: 1985-2002
Name: Kevin
From: 1985-2002
Comments:
Ms. Fiorina drove shareholder value to an all-time low. She reconfigured the HP logo by adding the word "invent", while during her tenure, ironically, HP Central Labs submitted fewer patent applications than ever before in company history. She was all about smoke and mirrors, cult-of-personality, Armani suits and fancy corporate jets.
As a direct result of the merger with COMPAQ, eventually approx 45,000 people were layed off worldwide. Meanwhile, she "earned" $100M in six years. A real modern day Robber Baron. Her financial management skills are egregious and untenable.
Ms. Fiorina drove shareholder value to an all-time low. She reconfigured the HP logo by adding the word "invent", while during her tenure, ironically, HP Central Labs submitted fewer patent applications than ever before in company history. She was all about smoke and mirrors, cult-of-personality, Armani suits and fancy corporate jets.
As a direct result of the merger with COMPAQ, eventually approx 45,000 people were layed off worldwide. Meanwhile, she "earned" $100M in six years. A real modern day Robber Baron. Her financial management skills are egregious and untenable.
Added: January 8, 2010
Submitted by
Name: Don
From: 1981
Name: Don
From: 1981
Comments:
Let me see...Carly Fiorina: dishonest, self-centered, unethical versus Barbara Boxer...dumb as dirt. Another great political choice for California.
Let me see...Carly Fiorina: dishonest, self-centered, unethical versus Barbara Boxer...dumb as dirt. Another great political choice for California.
Added: January 8, 2010
Submitted by
Name: ART
From: HP 1995 to 2010
Name: ART
From: HP 1995 to 2010
Comments:
It was never about the company, the employees or the customers, it was ALL about "her". I think she missed her real calling in life and she really wanted to be a movie star. Well, she sort of got that wish come to a reality while at HP; she was a movie star. I still remember coffee chats with her. OMG! the fanfare, the noise makers; before she came to a site there was major commotion and noise makers were handed out to everyone attending, helicopters flying over, her ego was too big for the HP sites.
If she is running for office she needs to be reminded of her comments that "Job security is not a God given right"
if that the same approach she will take if she gets to be elected, this country will be in more trouble that we are in now.
Besides I think there is only room for one Queen in the US Federal government and that place has been taken by Her Majesty Nanci Pelosi.
It was never about the company, the employees or the customers, it was ALL about "her". I think she missed her real calling in life and she really wanted to be a movie star. Well, she sort of got that wish come to a reality while at HP; she was a movie star. I still remember coffee chats with her. OMG! the fanfare, the noise makers; before she came to a site there was major commotion and noise makers were handed out to everyone attending, helicopters flying over, her ego was too big for the HP sites.
If she is running for office she needs to be reminded of her comments that "Job security is not a God given right"
if that the same approach she will take if she gets to be elected, this country will be in more trouble that we are in now.
Besides I think there is only room for one Queen in the US Federal government and that place has been taken by Her Majesty Nanci Pelosi.
Added: January 7, 2010
Submitted by
Name: Dave
From: 1985 - 2009
Name: Dave
From: 1985 - 2009
Comments:
Inspirational talker, driven by the dollar, failed to recognise HP values, failed to give the leadership and direction required - even in the "good" times
Inspirational talker, driven by the dollar, failed to recognise HP values, failed to give the leadership and direction required - even in the "good" times
Added: January 7, 2010
Submitted by
Name: MK
From: 1981-2005
Name: MK
From: 1981-2005
Comments:
Carly had no empathy for the employees or little people. I remember her speaking at a coffee talk where employees were talking about how hard it was to network and move around the company when many jobs were restricted to only employees within the division. Her comment was that has never been my problem. I do not want a politician who does not even acknowledge problems.
HP employees in general always assumed they had great ideas and brains. Carly did not seem to realize others could have good ideas too. I think her quote was something like you are either for me or leave the company. She did not thank people sincerely, talk about others having great ideas, or do anything collaborative.
Again, a politician, needs to work and play well with others. I do not see Carly doing this.
I also remember the proxy fight that turned very nasty and shaky dealings with a bank changing the vote. I want my representatives to be open and honest.
I too was very hopeful for Carly. I had some great woman role models and I hoped she would be the one to make revitalize HP. Instead, I got the Carly show.
Carly had no empathy for the employees or little people. I remember her speaking at a coffee talk where employees were talking about how hard it was to network and move around the company when many jobs were restricted to only employees within the division. Her comment was that has never been my problem. I do not want a politician who does not even acknowledge problems.
HP employees in general always assumed they had great ideas and brains. Carly did not seem to realize others could have good ideas too. I think her quote was something like you are either for me or leave the company. She did not thank people sincerely, talk about others having great ideas, or do anything collaborative.
Again, a politician, needs to work and play well with others. I do not see Carly doing this.
I also remember the proxy fight that turned very nasty and shaky dealings with a bank changing the vote. I want my representatives to be open and honest.
I too was very hopeful for Carly. I had some great woman role models and I hoped she would be the one to make revitalize HP. Instead, I got the Carly show.
Added: January 7, 2010
Submitted by
Name: plusaf
From: 1978-2002
Name: plusaf
From: 1978-2002
Comments:
From my website...
"If you believe anything she says, I pity you. Her efforts completely misread HP and its core values and her actions completed the destruction of the culture which began with John Young and continued with the late Lew Platt. If you at all can, talk to HP retirees [or refugees] and ask them about the "changes" she wrought within the Company during her tenure. It will be an eye-opener for you."
to skirt the "no url" request, you can see this comment amongst many others by going to my site, plusaf dot com, and clicking the navigation link labeled "Letters To..."
There are lots of reasons and stories from my life at HP that show that Carly should not be a US Senator... or be hired by any corporation in the US, either, if they've got smart management.
From my website...
"If you believe anything she says, I pity you. Her efforts completely misread HP and its core values and her actions completed the destruction of the culture which began with John Young and continued with the late Lew Platt. If you at all can, talk to HP retirees [or refugees] and ask them about the "changes" she wrought within the Company during her tenure. It will be an eye-opener for you."
to skirt the "no url" request, you can see this comment amongst many others by going to my site, plusaf dot com, and clicking the navigation link labeled "Letters To..."
There are lots of reasons and stories from my life at HP that show that Carly should not be a US Senator... or be hired by any corporation in the US, either, if they've got smart management.
Added: January 7, 2010
Submitted by
Name: Lisa
From: HP 1986-2005
Name: Lisa
From: HP 1986-2005
Comments:
Carly could sell almost anything but she didn't understand "teamwork" or "substance". She never wanted to hear the real story or look at the numbers. She thought if she gave the order, then it would happen. Even if it wasn't feasible. And the number of people who lost jobs during the merger was over 30,000. 15,000 was the number reported at the beginning.
Carly could sell almost anything but she didn't understand "teamwork" or "substance". She never wanted to hear the real story or look at the numbers. She thought if she gave the order, then it would happen. Even if it wasn't feasible. And the number of people who lost jobs during the merger was over 30,000. 15,000 was the number reported at the beginning.
Added: January 7, 2010