GM CIO Says HP Hiring Probe "Not the Best Use Our Legal System"

dcblogs writes "General Motors CIO Randy Mott Thursday said the automaker plans to have the 'best jobs in the IT industry' at its four 'IT Innovation Centers' in the U.S., as it announced its third one in Roswell, Ga., near Atlanta... As part of its effort to insource its IT work, GM recently hired 18 HP employees from its IT organization, who left 'en masse,' prompting HP to go to court to seek depositions from two former IT managers who left for GM. Mott, the CIO at HP before moving to GM last year, said HP's move is 'not the best use our legal system.' Mott called HP's court filing a 'fishing expedition' that 'feels very retaliatory and harassing to the individuals. I think talent will go where talent sees opportunity.' GM is building a tech staff of about 10,000. As part of it, HP is transferring over about 3,000 employees. HP is a longtime services provider for the automaker via its services unit, the former EDS."

Re:and ive gone and given there lawyers....

[Anonymous Coward]

In all fairness, I don't think anybody has any clue what he's talking about.

What is this, "skip the little words" day?

[wonkey_monkey]

GM CIO Says HP Hiring Probe "Not the Best Use Of Our Legal System"

I was going to check the summary for mistakes but it seems to have been written by M. C. Esher. Goin' up the sideways stairs!

Re:and ive gone and given there lawyers....

[paiute]

Now who can argue with that? I think we're all indebted to Anonymous Coward for clearly stating what needed to be said. I'm particulary glad that these lovely children were reading Slashdot today to read that speech. Not only was it authentic Internet gibberish, it expressed a courage little seen in this day and age.

HP Hiring Probe?

[PPH]

Look, I'll put up with interviews and coding tests. But if the nurse from HR comes at me with a probe, I'm leaving.

Re:Outsourcing

[Stirling Newberry]

Ships are fleeing a sinking rat in this case.