Leaving HP or HPE – Layoff, WorkForce Reduction, WFR, EER, Retirement, or otherwise

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Pragmatic advice from people who have gone through past HP/HPE cycles – including actions to quietly take now, even if not expecting to leave.

Join the HP/HPE Alumni forums. Ask questions and trade practical advice on HP/HPE-related benefits, finance, and personal tech issues. If formerly a direct U.S. employee of HP or HPE, or in the process of leaving. Free, thanks to supporting members. Join by sending an email

Moving your personal business  Whether leaving or not, discreetly untangle your personal business from employer-owned email, phone, and computer -- which you will lose sooner or later. Takes several months.

Study your official Leaving/Retiring site:  Leaving HP  Leaving HPE

ASAP Checklist  What to do before losing access to company systems – and in the following few weeks. Supplements the official checklists.

What I wish I had known  From members over the years.

Health Coverage Pre-Medicare or Medicare – through former employer or otherwise.

LinkedIn Tips & Traps  Even if not currently looking, you need a strong, credible LinkedIn profile. Reconnect with people who know your work. Be found for your specialty and background by AI, recruiters, and managers. Your profile may look bogus -- most HP positions were changed to HPE; the LinkedIn company selector has trouble with "Hewlett-Packard" and "EDS."

Career Checkup  Practical advice from members on evaluating your situation.

Job Hunting  Members recommend spending most of your job-hunting time searching outside the company – you are a stronger candidate while still employed. Very few members report landing inside – losing critical time and energy.

Pension and retirement plan topics for HP, HPE, EDS, and DEC alumni.

How to Choose a Financial Advisor. You need to understand the role and motivations of each person and company.

Stock Step-by-Step If you were ever an HP shareholder, you may now have shares of HPQ, HPE, Keysight, and/or Agilent – in different accounts. If ever an HPE shareholder, you may now have shares of DXC – and may not have received cash payouts for MFGP and PRSP. Find it all – and estimate your current cost basis:

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