Lack of respect can be due to any number of issues besides age. Our office used to be part of IBM, and despite the fact that all of the heavy lifting is done by graduates of local schools, I've caught the ex-IBM fogeys plotting hiring/promotions based on whether or not an individual attended Big-10/Ivy schools.
I interviewed at a certain large online bookstore back in the spring. They had me sign an NDA. I didn't think that the details of their system included anything special, but as the day dragged on, I gained a perspective about how hosed up their code base was. Maybe they wanted to keep that detail from getting out.
Unit #1 -- DOA. Exchanged at store for "working" calculator.
Unit #2 -- Paint began wearing off rubber keys. Sent to HP for exchange.
Unit #3 -- HP sent this calculator with a huge chunk chopped off of the corner of one of the keys. Sent again to HP for exchange.
Unit #4 -- Right out of box, calcuator had indelible grime all over the plastic and keyboard. Returned to HP AGAIN.
The last unit HP sent is having paint wear issues, but I've given up in frustration and consider the $180 I spent to be tuition in a "HP Sucks" cirriculum.
Software flaws are fixable, but the production units have extremely poor construction in both workmanship and choice of materials. Good luck in getting any response from HP other than "if you're still under warranty, we'll replace it."
Hey, HP, what the heck do we do when we're no longer under warranty and the HP49 lemons really start falling apart?
I hope that HP gets their act together before releasing the new calculator because, overall, the quality of the HP49 is lousy IMHO. I've owned a 49 since the initial release and after several ROM updates and multiple exchanges of the hardware under warranty, I feel like I paid $180 to beta test their product.
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Lack of respect can be due to any number of issues besides age. Our office used to be part of IBM, and despite the fact that all of the heavy lifting is done by graduates of local schools, I've caught the ex-IBM fogeys plotting hiring/promotions based on whether or not an individual attended Big-10/Ivy schools.
I interviewed at a certain large online bookstore back in the spring. They had me sign an NDA. I didn't think that the details of their system included anything special, but as the day dragged on, I gained a perspective about how hosed up their code base was. Maybe they wanted to keep that detail from getting out.
I'll give you a run-down of my HP49 problems:
Unit #1 -- DOA. Exchanged at store for "working" calculator.
Unit #2 -- Paint began wearing off rubber keys. Sent to HP for exchange.
Unit #3 -- HP sent this calculator with a huge chunk chopped off of the corner of one of the keys. Sent again to HP for exchange.
Unit #4 -- Right out of box, calcuator had indelible grime all over the plastic and keyboard. Returned to HP AGAIN.
The last unit HP sent is having paint wear issues, but I've given up in frustration and consider the $180 I spent to be tuition in a "HP Sucks" cirriculum.
Software flaws are fixable, but the production units have extremely poor construction in both workmanship and choice of materials. Good luck in getting any response from HP other than "if you're still under warranty, we'll replace it."
Hey, HP, what the heck do we do when we're no longer under warranty and the HP49 lemons really start falling apart?
I hope that HP gets their act together before releasing the new calculator because, overall, the quality of the HP49 is lousy IMHO. I've owned a 49 since the initial release and after several ROM updates and multiple exchanges of the hardware under warranty, I feel like I paid $180 to beta test their product.