Thread regarding Hitachi Vantara layoffs

Well now that Brian Householder is no longer the CEO changes are happening swiftly. They have offered lay-off packages to many employees.

The employees are being told that they need to stay until March 31,2021 before they can receive the package. With the call center in Costa Rica and the support center moving to Mexico City, there will not be much left in the US except for some backend operations that will eventually be outsourced. This company is on life support and there is nothing to suggest a turnaround. Customers are very nervous doing business with this no vision company.


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When I think of Cloud and IOT, Hitachi Vantara doesn’t enter the frame of thought. Period.

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Post ID: @Gyvy+16a8LJeV

This company is the worst I have ever seen it in years. CJ’s job is to gently set the ship down and maybe make a little money in the process. Hitachi Vantara is load to Hitachi’s bottom line.

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Post ID: @Gmlq+16a8LJeV

https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-Hitachi-Vantara-RVW34558698.htm

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Post ID: @hman+16a8LJeV

The further you distance yourself from your customers, the greater the disconnect. But no worries the customers are disconnecting on their own to our competitors. So let’s save money while the empire is burning.

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Post ID: @frhb+16a8LJeV

"How exactly is an 8 month notification period, severance package and moving legacy hw support staff functions out of California to a lower cost geo bad for the company, employees or customers?"

Well to answer this question, have you called for support on ANYTHING as a homeowner recently, i.e. utilities, or cell phone service, internet or cable. Only to be connected to someone off shore who besides having almost NO technical knowledge also was difficult to just communicate with?
And as a storage admin I know I DO NOT want to have to deal with the ramifications of these moves when, not if, but when I need support on my hardware.
Hitachi NO longer cares about legacy customers, so why should we care about them?

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Post ID: @amij+16a8LJeV

Employees were asked to sign documents agreeing to stay on until their termination date before they can receive the package. Some will be terminated sooner on January 31st. GSC got hit hard.

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Post ID: @2nlc+16a8LJeV

What units in California were effected ????

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Post ID: @1rtk+16a8LJeV

sounds like a smart business decision.

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Post ID: @1dxl+16a8LJeV

How exactly is an 8 month notification period, severance package and moving legacy hw support staff functions out of California to a lower cost geo bad for the company, employees or customers?

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