HP DOES NOT WANT E.D.S. EMPLOYEES TO GO TO THE MEDIA ……

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http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/HP-Warns-Worried-EDS-Workers-Dont-Go-to-Media-53188707.html
HP Worried about EDS Workers :Doest not want them to go to the Media
Company says employees will be left in the dark if they talk with news organizations
EDS
employees in Plano are comparing their job security to that of an
undrafted rookie trying to make the Dallas Cowboys roster.Andy Mattes,
the senior vice president of EDS Americas, addressed employee concerns
about salary cuts and layoffs — and warned workers not to talk to the
news media — in a podcast obtained by NBCDFW.com.”A., this is not
easy, and we as a management team appreciate that,” Mattes said in the
podcast. “B., if you’re impacted, that is painful, and there is nothing
that I can tell you that’s going to make that pain go away.”Mattes
began the employee town hall with a “legal disclaimer” that “anything
that I do or say may or may not resemble the truth when it comes to
forward-looking statements.”

HP: If Leaks Continue, “You’ll Get Whitewashed Statements”

Mattes
also urged employees to not speak with the media about their concerns.
An EDS employee anonymously told NBCDFW.com last week that his salary
was being cut by one-third.”People have been leaking stuff into the
news,” Mattes said. “I can only urge you to keep the conversation that
we’re having here amongst ourselves. The more we can keep it amongst
ourselves, the more open we can talk. If we have to get the feeling
that everything that we do will show up in the newspapers tomorrow,
you’ll get whitewashed statements.”But several EDS employees said they
feel information is already being whitewashed for themselves, as well
as customers and potential clients. They said the warning against
speaking to the news media is intended to keep issues of morale and the
potential impact on customers quiet.

Employees say morale is
low, anxiety is high and productivity is down as many workers spend
part of their days on task and part of it searching for new
employment.Workers said they fear every day that they will receive a
tap on the shoulder — or an e-mail — informing them their services
are no longer required.Hewlett-Packard, which bought the company last
year, is relocating 150 information-technology jobs from North Texas to
cities such as Austin, Houston and Atlanta.”HP will transition IT
resources from Plano, Texas, to other locations…” the company said in
a statement. “All affected will be given the opportunity and financial
support to relocate to other HP offices.”

But employees
described it as a take-it or leave-it offer from a company that is
asking some employees to risk relocation while at the same time cutting
salaries of EDS workers up to nearly 50 percent in some cases.In the
podcast townhall meeting about the company’s new job architecture,
Mattes said 20 percent of HP-EDS employees regionally have been
impacted by the salary cuts.He repeatedly said the changes are painful,
but necessary and would have been worse years from now if the company
had not taken steps to restructure in this economy.HP spokesmen
confirmed the 150 job relocations but offered no comment on Mattes’
statements in the podcast or on questions about cuts and other issues.

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August 14, 2009 at 4:20 PM