HP Invests in Automation and Cloud; 9000 Jobs Go

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*Sigh* I guess the economic recovery will be a little longer coming. I wish that HP would had taken part of the 2 billion in proposed spending for the next 2 years to re-purpose the people being laid off. That could potentially drive down the estimated costs as well as keep some people from being unemployed. I wish them luck in these tough times.
 
[citation][nom]Gin Fushicho[/nom]Perfect, jsut what the world needs, more lost jobs.[/citation]
And the perfect time to inovate, be different and create your own company.
 
Lost jobs, more expensive products.
Go HP!

Soon you'll replace all your non-essential employees with robots.
Go HP!

Soon robots will replace all your remaining employees.
Go Cybernet!
 
Smart move on HP's part. Although a bad day for those 9000 employees who will lose their jobs over the next few years.

Slowly seems like companies are slowly replacing actual people with various pieces of automated technology. Something tells me this is a bad thing...
 
The machines are will soon outnumber humans 2:1 at this rate, and when they reach these numbers they will be smart enough to destroy us!!!! No but seriously that is a horrible thing to do to people, especially in the economy...
 
If things keep going like this, soon every factory will be fully automated, hence no jobs, hence no money to the people. How can they expect to sell something to broke people? In our greed of ever greater profits we are making ourselfs obsolete. Where will that lead us?
 
[citation][nom]MOFO144[/nom]If things keep going like this, soon every factory will be fully automated, hence no jobs, hence no money to the people. How can they expect to sell something to broke people? In our greed of ever greater profits we are making ourselfs obsolete. Where will that lead us?[/citation]

People have been saying this since the industrial revolution and yet before the recession many areas in the U.S. had 2% unemployment. As the stuff we currently buy gets cheaper, we will figure out new things to spend our money on.
 
Man. This is such a tough topic to positively reflect on. There could be benefits on both sides. The thing is... HP is a HUGE name in the industry. I hope those 9,000 jobs were given AT LEAST a 3 month notice. There should be rules to this game. HP can afford to relieve there positions but they also NEEDED those positions to get to that point. Bastards if they handed people pink slips.
 
Businesses exist to make money, NOT to issue paychecks. If they can cut costs to make more money, they will. Stop acting as if they have a social obligation to keep paying people they don't need.

 
[citation][nom]mlopinto2k1[/nom]Man. This is such a tough topic to positively reflect on. There could be benefits on both sides. The thing is... HP is a HUGE name in the industry. I hope those 9,000 jobs were given AT LEAST a 3 month notice. There should be rules to this game. HP can afford to relieve there positions but they also NEEDED those positions to get to that point. Bastards if they handed people pink slips.[/citation]

It's over a period of liek 3 years.
 
Cloud computing...ha. I know one thing, our company will not have any part of it. Too much data, too sensitive and too much hassle.

Any company going this route should really, really, really think long and hard on it. Based on what we have seen, a host of cons and absolutely no pros for using a cloud.

This is going to be one of those things people jump on board with, and regret it with a passion using good old hindsight.
 
[citation][nom]jerreece[/nom]According to CNNMoney.com:Net Loss: 3,000 jobs.[/citation]

The problem is "net loss" means nothing to the 9,000 who lose their jobs. Although 6,000 others may get hired, it doesn't help those 9,000 in these times.

@Figgus, you can't deny that companies go above and beyond hurting employees in many cases. Although they exist to make money, some things such as the bonuses issued to management and CEO's are downright immoral and unethical. A CEO who receives 10-100 times an average salary as JUST A BONUS shouldn't be able to live with themselves, no matter what 'good' they've done for the company. A better CEO would re-direct this money into R&D or expansion such as more product funding, or cell coverage expansion. The way business is run in America no longer serves anyone but the elite in each company.
 
This is what makes me SICK, they fire how ever many they think they need to lay off only to give raises to the hogs on top. Thanks to this model of economics & employment a whole generation will not find decent paying jobs while the older generation gets their retirement stolen from under their feet. with this model there can be no middle class employed out side government but will only serve to expand the lower classes and enrich those on top. 40-60% of the total wealth is owned by only 1% of the population. There are those who earn their pay and the rest steal it from the workers. How else does one mass a few billion with out lifting any thing heavier than a pencil? Many of these billionaires haven't worked like the rest of us even once in any years if ever. No I am no Marxist, socialism only works till you run out of somebody's money. 1% filthy rich, 2% middle class, 97% dirt poor.
 
As much as I love innovation, it hurts those that aren't able/willing to innovate. Everyone needs food, so we have farmers. What if they are replaced with assembly line style machines? What if the Groceries are run in a similar matter...so on and so on. With people making people obsolete, it simply won't be possible to make a success out of yourself when something tireless and without complaint can do it better. Makes me glad i'm alive now, because in the future, it is going to be a bigger problem with people outdoing themselves out of prosperity.
 
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