I only spent one summer ('80, IIRC) with HP, at the Boise DMD (Disc Memory Division) as an intern building power supply cards for the pre-7933 79xx drives. One or two very odd front-line supervisors aside, I really enjoyed it and was really impressed with the whole show.  There was a reduction-in-force initiative around that time, too - but it was accomplished through attrition only, as was the policy in those good ol' HP-Way days. Each of the the two divisions spent around $32K on their employee picnics that summer, BTW.

I, too, have since made public comments that might prevent me from getting hired at HP (or a few other places, eh?) But as I said the first time I decided not to shave off my beard for job interviews, if I have to pretend to be someone I'm not, I probably shouldn't seek the job. Thing is, back in '80 I don't think my comments would have raised an eyebrow, at least not in Boise.

-dtd




[log in to unmask] on 01/03/2002 02:37:00 PM
To:     [log in to unmask]@Internet
cc:      (bcc: David T Darnell/CO/KAIPERM)
Subject:        Re: [HP3000-L] HP Colorado job

I can't apply anymore but then again, I love my job and wouldn't want to
work for HP anymore. Loved it in the 80's
Some at CSY didn't like a comment I made about Winston.
But sorry to inform Guy Paul, that he was the only person that didn't like
my comment.

From: "PAUL,GUY (HP-Boise,ex1)" <[log in to unmask]>
To:   "'Michael Baier'" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: RE: Old news but some crusty decisions made awhile back
Date:    Thu, 20 Dec 2001 17:28:57 -0500


Me thinks a lot of people on the list won't like your comment.
Winston is a revered person to most.

Hope you have your flame suit on.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Baier [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 15:09
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Old news but some crusty decisions made awhile back


On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 12:34:48 -0800, Stan Sieler <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>Re:
>> I think Joseph's post reveals the primary reason for all of the
anger
>> expressed on this list over the EOL of the HP e3000.  The fact we
all know
>...
>> Mr. Rich Sevcik, General Manager of Hewlett-Packard's Systems and
Servers
>...
>> Unfortunately, Hewlett-Packard's chief baker, Mr. Wim Roelandts,
publicly
>
>We should let those two know about our displeasure.
>
>Wait...I forgot...neither works for HP any more :)


Maybe it is time for Winston to join these gentlemen.
We should collect money and give him a t-shirt saying "I KILLED MPE".

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