>It's sad. Most companies these days (to include HP) are hire and fire shops. All of them deny it. This is a good thing for people who want to work at those co

>It's sad. Most companies these days (to include HP) are hire and fire shops. All of them deny it. This is a good thing for people who want to work at those companies but are not yet employed there. Companies that can fire people easily are more willing to take a chance on someone without a perfect pedigree than those who insist on only hiring those that they are certain they want to work there forever.