Suddenly fired without warning or reason only a few days into the job.
Technically I worked with HP through another company as a contractor for one of their many specialized IT departments.
On the last day of my training, I spent the day getting my computer set up, waiting on permission to use it, and tearing apart machines to learn how to repair them.
At the end of the day I get an urgent call from my recruiter saying 4 people called her saying I needed to go. No one from HP ever talked to me in person about it. No warning, no escort from the company, no attempt to correct any problem.
Reasons given they found my personality disruptive and felt I couldn't do the work because of my bad back.
I have always taken responsibility for my own actions and I am first to say that I have a loud boisterous personality. But I do not make raunchy jokes, I go out of my way to be friendly, I do not insult people's age, religion culture or etc. Anything I did or did not do could have been solved by a quick ten-minute conversation.
And yes, I have a bad back. I cannot walk more than 20 minutes before I feel like screaming in pain. After a week of walking around the building site, I finally broke down and took some pain medication and admit it knocked me out a little but I was still able to function.
Here is the funny part: This job is 100% in front of a computer. There is no physical activity involved. Once more both my trainers had their own health issues and no one questioned if they could do the job.
So now I am on shaky ground with the firm I contract through, I have taken a blow to my self-worth and confidence, and once more find myself without a job and I am made to feel like this is somehow only my fault.
So... yeah, I guess HP is a great place to work for... unless someone decides on a whim that you can't work there and gives you no chance to defend yourself.
TDLR: HP treats its employees like their computers. Disposable.
