Nickname: Angela

Review: Everyone wants to say that the HP board is wrong for spying. What about Mr. Perkins? Is he not wrong? How dare he share boardroom talk! No one seems to have a problem with this, though. Hmmm, I'm sure Mr. Perkins signed some type of confidentiality statement.

Date reviewed: Sep 19, 2006 10:07 PM

Nickname: David

Review: I worked in HP Hong Kong and witnessed the not HP way. A colleague was diagnosed with nose cancer. I was appalled how HP treated this star employee. He gave his soul to the company. I visited him at the hospital. HP did not put him on the better ward. He was bedded along the corridor. I was so depressed at the sight. HP way to me means that, unless you die, you continue to serve the HP way. Then the HP way became walk over your dead body. My colleague is still struggling on his final stages of cancer. He did try to get HP to help. But, we all know the answer.

Date reviewed: Sep 19, 2006 6:10 PM

Nickname: disenchanted

Review: For those ex-HP employees who only worked in the U.S., I'm sure the "HP Way" worked well and was duly admired. But for those of us Europeans who helped pioneer HP's entry into Europe in the '60s and '70s, it was a far different story. As we were "permanently" transferred from country to country as frequently as 7 months, we didn't get any of the housing allowances or income-tax offsets offered to U.S. transferees. We were treated as local European country employees, where our HP tenure and pension benefits were cancelled entirely each time we relocated and as we paid heavily into the local country social security and tax structures, we seldom received a penny back. On finally transferring to the U.S., our European tenure was ignored. Now tell me about equal opportunities and the "HP Way."

Date reviewed: Sep 18, 2006 10:55 PM

Nickname: HP Way is dead

Review: I find it comical to think that anyone believes the HP Way is still alive and well at HP! Having worked there for over seven years, I watched as R&D budgets were slashed repeatedly, tens of thousands of valuable, experienced employees were laid off (where once they would have been found new jobs), benefits and employee profit-sharing have been cut back or eliminated, and more. The HP Way was the embodiment of trusting your employees and rewarding them for a job well done while encouraging new projects and research -- all of which has been discarded. The latest fiasco on the board is one more example of how dead the HP Way truly is.

Date reviewed: Sep 18, 2006 10:48 PM

Nickname: Walt

Review: I agree with observer. The author is making this story into something it isn't. "The showdown in Silicon Valley." Please. Why not get more hyperbolic? "The struggle for the soul of the Valley ... Good vs. Evil ... Godzilla vs. Mothra." At a minimum, Dunn made some serious mistakes in oversight. They are regrettable and are counter to the company's culture and principles. I believe they'll be corrected. This makes for good news copy because of the size, profile and reputation of the company, but I hope it runs its course soon.

Date reviewed: Sep 18, 2006 8:40 PM

Nickname: CC

Review: While what HP did was draconian and possibly illegal, what hasn't been addressed is that someone within their board was leaking info to the press. A big no-no. What is the proper response? Asking nicely? My guess is that she did that already. My guess is that she didn't know what those private detectives were doing to aqcuire that info.

Date reviewed: Sep 18, 2006 5:45 PM

Nickname: Rich

Review: I can underscore your commments about HP with a complaint about another big company in the transportation industry. Send me your e-mail address if you're interested and I will send you the SEC complaint in an attachment.

Date reviewed: Sep 15, 2006 3:19 AM

Nickname: HP WAY

Review: Bring back the HP Way ! Put Walter back on the Board. Bill & Dave are rolling over in their graves right about now.

Date reviewed: Sep 14, 2006 8:26 PM

Nickname: HPAlumniBob2003

Review: HP's current scandal has absolutely nothing to do with the innovation and creativity that made HP and Silicon Valley great. Bill & Dave (H & P) didn't have any problem being innovative, and neither I, nor an other former HPer I've talked to can imagine the idea of spying on their board even occuring to them, let alone being acted on. If you're concerned about stifling a culture of innovation, have you considered the hit to innovation that occurs when you're wondering if "everything I say, even at home, may be held against me"? Again, this is not a portent of stifling innovation and creativity. This is an example of powerful people losing their moral compass, their sense of right and wrong. I think this quote from the HP Way (http://makeashorterlink.com/?F3E212D4D) says it all. We conduct our business with uncompromising integrity. We expect HP people to be open and honest in their dealings to earn the trust and loyalty of others. (Rest cut due to space.)

Date reviewed: Sep 14, 2006 6:40 PM

Nickname: Observer

Review: I think this author is making this story into something it isn't. Although I readily admit to the limitations of looking in from the outside, I appreciate that HP has followed through with what appear to be appropriate consequences to the ethical breeches taken by these honorable people. I would hope that they will now invite Mr. Perkins back to the board, and take full advantage of a diverse and broad set of ideologies and styles.

Date reviewed: Sep 14, 2006 3:04 PM