Meg Whitman—Oversaw 85,000 HP layoffs during 6-year CEO tenure
From 2011-2018, Whitman oversaw approximately 85,000 layoffs at HP/HPE, roughly 8% of the workforce. Initial announcement in 2012 included 27,000 job cuts. Despite massive layoffs, HP stock underperformed market by 30.7 percentage points during her tenure, earning her 'Most Underachieving CEO' designation.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worker Rights | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.885 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Oversaw 85,000 HP layoffs during 6-year CEO tenure
From 2011-2018, Whitman oversaw approximately 85,000 layoffs at HP/HPE, roughly 8% of the workforce. Initial announcement in 2012 included 27,000 job cuts. Despite massive layoffs, HP stock underperformed market by 30.7 percentage points during her tenure, earning her 'Most Underachieving CEO' designation.