Feedback on HP Taguig

[chizzle]

tama, schedule pa lang hirap na.. tingin ng manager *** robot, *** tipong walang buhay, di kelangan ng pahinga. papaikut-ikutin ang body clock mu. Night shift, mid-shift, Asia-shift. *** iba 6days straight and work, one day off tapos work na agad. madalas may pasok pa ng weekends. hai..

pero kung experience ang pag-uusapan, ok lang sa simula. pag tumagal na, pwede ka na umalis kasi mas mataas ang value sa labas. naghhire sila ng mga fresh grad at nagttrain ng mga bago, kaya maganda ng profile nila sa mga fresh grad. pero pag experienced ka na, mabagal ang increase.

mahirap dito sa mckinley, magastos, puro taxi..ang food din mcdo at kfc at 711 ang choice ng murang pagkain. kaya ako nagbabaon ng food.

once i gain enough experience in IT, i'll seek a much better career out of hp..

[dweebi]

Guys, any feedbacks for ALU? SOW role un inooffer sakin. Im still thinking if I should accept or decline. Salamat

[M@chin3head]

guys may upcoming interview ako scheduled next week. they were considering me for a position as a support for UNIX...ask ko lang kung ok saka hingi na rin ako ng advice...

thanks....

[randmcnally]

tama, schedule pa lang hirap na.. tingin ng manager *** robot, *** tipong walang buhay, di kelangan ng pahinga. papaikut-ikutin ang body clock mu. Night shift, mid-shift, Asia-shift. *** iba 6days straight and work, one day off tapos work na agad. madalas may pasok pa ng weekends. hai..

pero kung experience ang pag-uusapan, ok lang sa simula. pag tumagal na, pwede ka na umalis kasi mas mataas ang value sa labas. naghhire sila ng mga fresh grad at nagttrain ng mga bago, kaya maganda ng profile nila sa mga fresh grad. pero pag experienced ka na, mabagal ang increase.

mahirap dito sa mckinley, magastos, puro taxi..ang food din mcdo at kfc at 711 ang choice ng murang pagkain. kaya ako nagbabaon ng food.

once i gain enough experience in IT, i'll seek a much better career out of hp..

this is odd. I never heard any team with this work condition. ITO?

[randmcnally]

Guys, any feedbacks for ALU? SOW role un inooffer sakin. Im still thinking if I should accept or decline. Salamat

Did they tell you what SOW means? Because, in my line of work, SOW is statement of work. I doubt if there's a statement of work role. But, I have a few team mates working in the ALU account. Like any other new accounts, there are challenges but not really that too challenging. the planning for ALU is much better compared to other new accounts

[speedcuber]

I guess every HP site is the same. There is no work-life balance in HP, trust me. The reason I'm staying in the company is because even if my workload is crazy (I work 10-16 hours a day including Saturdays and Sundays on a night shift), the compensation is unbelievable good. I have no more life outside work, but I guess it's worth the sacrifice if I'm being paid well by the company. If you're going to work for HP, you need to set your priorities. Right now, my focus is my work and saving money to buy a big house.

[randmcnally]

I guess every HP site is the same. There is no work-life balance in HP, trust me. The reason I'm staying in the company is because even if my workload is crazy (I work 10-16 hours a day including Saturdays and Sundays on a night shift), the compensation is unbelievable good. I have no more life outside work, but I guess it's worth the sacrifice if I'm being paid well by the company. If you're going to work for HP, you need to set your priorities. Right now, my focus is my work and saving money to buy a big house.

Not really, I have been working at HP for more than five years and I work 9 hours a day most of the time. My workload has always been aligned to my career plans and aligned with my managers. True though, there are some situations and projects where it requires me to work more than 12 hours or work on a weekend but this is rare. I have been to a lot of towers already within AS and it's the same work-life balance. My team-mates, customers, manager do know that I prioritize my work-life balance. My career has been extra-ordinary as well. I would do admit, there are times that it's stressful and you need to work long hours but I guess this is one of those inevitable in the IT industry. The last time that I need to work overtime was March. It was a two weekends in a row that I need to work to meet project timelines. I was properly compensated (CDO-wise) and recognized.

I know a lot of people having crazy workloads and, most of the time, the root of the problem lies with employees not being able to align it with their managers or not being able to say no (though I am not saying that you fall in this category as I don't really know you situation). If your manager do know what your priorities are, you would have a great career and work-life balance in HP. It's really all about knowing where to draw the line between exceptional delivery and overworking (or over-committing).

In summary, no, it's not the same with all sites. I guess I have been with HP long enough to know that work-life balance do exists.

[turtleblue]

I guess every HP site is the same. There is no work-life balance in HP, trust me. The reason I'm staying in the company is because even if my workload is crazy (I work 10-16 hours a day including Saturdays and Sundays on a night shift), the compensation is unbelievable good. I have no more life outside work, but I guess it's worth the sacrifice if I'm being paid well by the company. If you're going to work for HP, you need to set your priorities. Right now, my focus is my work and saving money to buy a big house.

Agree. They always say that they promote work-life balance but it seems that's not the case.

[AbulugAdventure]

Ano ba ang eksaktong ginagawa sa ITO division? Doesn't field service exist in HP, only service helpdesk?

[moneybreaker]

Agree. They always say that they promote work-life balance but it seems that's not the case.

career-wise? ok naman at first pero there are times na maiisip mo na lang its the same work everyday. well, in all fairness to HP, ok ang pay, in terms of time panalo (i.e. flextime). maninibago ka talaga sa ibang company if ever lilipat ka kasi hindi ganun kastrict although one thing for sure kelangan result-driven ka. but still, i would consider taking opportunities outside HP.

[moneybreaker]

sa mga taga HP may question ako, meron na ba kayo specialization in terms of IT industry based from your experience(s) dito sa company?

[speedcuber]

I know a lot of people having crazy workloads and, most of the time, the root of the problem lies with employees not being able to align it with their managers or not being able to say no (though I am not saying that you fall in this category as I don't really know you situation). If your manager do know what your priorities are, you would have a great career and work-life balance in HP. It's really all about knowing where to draw the line between exceptional delivery and overworking (or over-committing).

I see. I guess I fall under this category. I never say "No" to my manager when new roles and projects are assigned to me. I look at it as an opportunity to grow and step up that's why I keep on accepting responsibilities. Don't get me wrong because I still love the company and I plan to stick with HP for a while. Paying no heed on the workload, I can see my career growing really really fast in HP. I've already been in the company for 2 years, but I've already handled new roles, got promoted, plus the huge raise. Nevertheless, I would still say that the workload is crazy (and i still don't have work-life balance), but if it's a vehicle for me to fast-track my career, I guess I can live with it. :-)

[M@chin3head]

guys ask ko lang...kung MCSE, CCNA or Sun Certified ka...either of the 3....magagamit mo ba sa company na ito ang knowledge na acquire having those certifications...hard core ba dito...

hehehe

[Mike Cortez]

hardcore IT helpdesk din ata hanap mo machinehead. hehehe.

[gurlash_05]

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[gurlash_05]

Ano ba ang eksaktong ginagawa sa ITO division? Doesn't field service exist in HP, only service helpdesk?

ITO - more on IT infrastructure - most of the roles here are Systems Administrator (unix,wintel, webhosting,lotusnotes, exchange), database admin (oracle,sql) and software packaging. Sakanila din ang SAP Basis Admin.

Right now, we are greatly in need of Wintel (windows server admin), unix, webhosting and dba because of the ALU account. 30-40 headcounts for Wintel and Unix alone.

[akodinpala]

Working with this company is great.The work-life balance is up to you. Masarap ang flextime at people. Mabigat ang workload. Sympre, kasi HP to. HP values performance.Kung positive outlook mo sa work-- kakayanin mo dito. Pero kung puro ka rant ng rant sa trabaho, naku, it's better for you to leave. What's good with HP is that you can talk to your manager directly with regard to what you really want for your career. Your manager will schedule for any training that will suit the career that you want to pursue basta lang e the expectations are exceeded or met.

HP Manila is growing. Remember it is Best Shore! Madaming opportunity sa loob. Career wise -- very good! Compensation, uhmm, this will follow. )

I'm glad that I started with HP Manila. Now, I'm with HP Singapore. Same workload and higher pay. hahaha! Kaya hold on lang sa role. Kaya yan! Just think positive.

[mk_lanz]

this is the first time i saw a negative feedback in HP... coz some of my friends who work there always give me a positive feedback on there company. thats why i really want to be a part of HP Company.

[petixmode]

how many days ba ng RD sa HP? and sa medical benefits ba eh kasama ang dependents? sana may sumagot

[coldvoice05]

my friends told me that hiring ang HP sa mckinley how true? do they accept walk in? exam agad? or need ko talaga mag pa refer? Im currently working in BPO as TSR for 3mos fresh IT grad ako...

Im from taguig and brainy naman ako when it comes to tech stuffs kaya gusto ko na sana i pursue yung career ko sa IT field...

I want to try HP in mckinley since im from taguig lang naman....

ok lang sakin kahit heavy ang workload basta it pays off... unlike now im having heavy workloads pero every 15th and 30th hindi naman worth...

could somebody enlighten me on the process of hiring here sa HP sa mckinley... I really love tech support.. kaya gusto ko na i pursue ang IT career ko thanks..