HP Cuts Workforce By 5%, Looks To Probe GM Hires 304
dcblogs writes "Hewlett-Packard's reduced its workforce last year by 17,800 employees, more than half-way to its restructuring goal. But some key IT workers left unexpectedly and have taken jobs with HP customer, General Motors. GM, which outsourced its IT for years to EDS, announced plans last year to in-source its IT. HP acquired EDS in 2008. On Nov. 30, 18 employees of HP's Global Information Technology Organization in Austin 'resigned en masse and without notice' and 'immediately began working for General Motors in Austin in GM's new IT Innovation Center,' according to court papers. HP is asking the court for approval to depose some of the exiting workers to determine whether employment contracts were violated. 'HP expects that additional resignations will follow as the departed employees will likely seek to build out their teams by filling in with subordinate employees from HP,' the company said."
Re:win-win, no? (Score:5, Funny)
I have to wonder whether HP management even cares at this point. I get the impression that meeting short term attrition goals is considered more important than long term viability.
During the first downsizing craze of the 1990s this was known as "dumbsizing".
Re:what goes around ... (Score:4, Funny)
What language was this originally written in?
I think it's what you get when you babelfish English into Neanderthal and then back to English.
Re:Prime grazing area (Score:4, Funny)
As far as I've noticed, VERY few companies look for competence at the board of directors level.
Re:HP doesn't read the contract ? (Score:5, Funny)
How come HP has to ask the court to determine whether employment contracts were violated?
HP forgot to hire people to read the employment contracts, or what?
HP's legal department left for GM already.