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If dealing with possible layoff, considering retirement, or recently left. Practical advice from HP/HPE alumni who have gone through past cycles – including action to quietly take now even if not expecting to leave. Leaving HP or HPE

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We welcome others who could benefit from our forums and updates: spouses/partners, those receiving company benefits -- dependents, DEC and EDS retirees -- and heirs with HP/HPE-related stock.

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If transitioning to Medicare soon, you have a lot of homework to do -- whether receiving company benefits or not. Medicare

LinkedIn is now feeding your info into Microsoft's AI to create content -- unless you turn it off. Generative AI systems don't just aggregate information -- they can make stuff up. (For example, ChatGPT said that Bill Hewlett and Steve Jobs were close friends.) Member advice on LinkedIn

Received a letter from "EQ Unify" about your stock? You must take action. Letter is unclear and doesn't cover all choices: Letter from "EQ Unify"

Stock spinoffs and payouts. Due to the breakup of HP, you may now have shares in HPInc, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Agilent, Keysight, and DXC – held in multiple accounts – and may not have received cash payouts for Micro Focus or Perspecta. HPAA members have developed a step-by-step process to find all of your HP/HPE-related stock – and estimate employee stock purchase cost basis. Stock

Received a "Potential Private Retirement Benefit" letter from Social Security? How to decode the letter and who to contact, if necessary: Potential Benefit letter


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