@bw What are you smoking? Neri su-ks. He's the CEO because HPE burned through CEO's who were horrible and caused chaos and scandal. Neri has been with Compaq/HP/HPE for 31yrs. He was born in Argentina and doesn't give a cr-p about USA. He's the soft spoken safe bet who doesn't rock the boat. How do you think he lasted 31yrs?! HPE is on the slow flush down the toilet.
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@ae did you say “builds culture” with a straight face? 🤥
@bh No more boxes and an office plant with Hoteling. That employee relationship facade is gone. Now it's drop off your laptop at the front desk when you can no longer badge in. Or mail it back within 3 days to receive your package.
So long, never knew ya. Doesn't matter that we sc--w ya. Nobody cares 'bout ya fu-tcha.
@ej LMAO
@ae That is kind of hysterical, actually. Take a look who really comprises upper management.
@b7 I would argue laying people off in a mean way is more kind that the fake compassionate way. At least you know where you stand and can get angry about it.
Good leader? No, not anymore. A good leader would do everything they can to prevent layoffs, which is something they tried minimizing during COVID and it was admirable. Leadership above director level took largest pay cuts that were 25%, which was higher than the rest of the company. Neri still cast Whitman's shadow: reactionary and avoids risks to keep investors happy. Layoff a bunch of people to get the company acquisition they think will work.
Good person? Yes, in my opinion. I personally spoke with Neri before without his ten million executives following him around. I had quick conversation with him and he is a rather down-to-earth guy compared to other executives at the company. Frankly, I get the sense that he's introverted. He's not very confrontational. I had to really lead our conversation. He's not very good with small talk.
Overall, he's ambitious but not someone who should be CEO. He's likely aware that Dell is actually doing better but will never address how to make HPE the better choice. But this is probably partially due to the government actively funding Dell a pretty handsome amount. Right now, I think HPE is doing decently well as a company but there's not a lot of organic growth. Just like Dell, HPE, HP, etc., they're just following the trend rather than setting the trend. I think once HPE's performance starts slipping again, we might see Neri's golden parachute being made.
Maybe Antonio shakes your hand and wishes you well on your last day. You know, just before you walk out of the office for the last time with your personal belongings in a cardboard box. That does it for me. That's heart. That's compassion.
@ae Builds culture? What exactly do you mean by that? Being able to goof-off working from home, getting hired and immediately going out on 6 month maternity leave, hiring people based on everything but competency for the given job? He's a nice guy but a terrible manager and even worse at being HPE's CEO!
Now thats funny
Well he lays off thousands "with heart and compassion". Which I guess is different from laying off thousands in a mean way. But I'm not sure how.
Great manager. Builds culture. Only issue, he’s gotten soft and too woke. HPE has leaned in on too much European and power hungry women influence.