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I used to work at this company and facility when the document move likely occurred. They used to have a really good library and a librarian on site. After the 2
by blackguardx 9y ago
I used to work at this company and facility when the document move likely occurred. They used to have a really good library and a librarian on site. After the 2008 financial crisis, they had a massive layoff (over 10%) that included the librarian. I don't remember if they shut down the library, but it seems likely given that these documents were stored in a modular building. The two modular buildings that burned down were like very large mobile homes. They were supposed to be tempory (built during the dotcom boom) but were probably built as well as any silicon valley strip mall.
- throw2849834 9y agoThe library got turned into a conference room, but there is still a skeleton library staff. It's strange that the important docs ended up in the modulars since that's where they put a bunch of random storage stuff, IT contractors, the ergo people, etc. But if you were there you know that the HP Way is long dead. So it goes.
- blackguardx 9y agoI didn't use the library at all, but thought the lab stock perk was awesome. Basically, you could take anything you wanted from a central prototyping parts storage area and use it for personal projects. It gradually got worse and worse as they stopped maintaining it as well. Do they still have lab stock?
- throw2849834 9y agoYes, we still have labstock and it is great. Although, I was told we weren't allowed to take stuff home. The old hands seem to have a different, if judicious, understanding.