ONE DAY - 24 hours in the lives of Hewlett-Packard people

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“ONE DAY: 24 hours in the lives of Hewlett-Packard people” presents a worldwide photographic slice of everyday life across multiple HP locations. The editor’s note explains the focus beyond the eight-hour workday, highlighting employees’ roles as civic leaders, students, parents, volunteers, artists, musicians, inventors, and athletes. The text describes events during one day—from breakfast preparation and commuting to mountain climbing and volunteering with an Alzheimer’s patient—capturing a 50th-anniversary snapshot of HP people worldwide.

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ONE DAY: 24 hours in the lives of Hewlett-Packard people

Editor’s introduction

Examples of one-day moments

JantaryoFcbrucry 1989 Forthe people ofHelett·Packcard MEASUREONE DAY. 40 ONEDAY:24hours in the lives of HPpeople October 18,1988. It's 8a.m.and the chefat HP'sMelbourne.Australia.facility pre-pares a batch of chocolate-chipmuffins in time for morning tea. At lunch time in Grenoble.France.employees practice moun-tain-climbing skills on site at theHPgymnasium's "climbing wall." That evening in San Jose,Cali-fornia.an employee volunteershis free time with avictim ofAlzheimer's disease so that theman's wife can rest. I's 12:12a.m.in Singapore as"ONE DAY…."beglns. All of these events represent a slice of HPemployees'lives during one average day.That's what we hoped tocapture in this special photo essay:a snapshot of HPpeople worldwide as we salute the company's 50thanniversary. “ONE DAY:24 hours in the lives of Hewlett-Packardpeople"literally is that—a photographic look at employ-ees from Hachioji.Japan,to Everett.Washington.andseveral sites in between during a 24-hour period.Thephotos were taken by talentedstudent photographersfrom universities in seven countries(see story onpage 46). We purposely broadened our focus beyond the eight-hour work day because many of the things that make HPpeople special occur outside HP facilities.HP people arecivic leaders.students,parents.volunteers.artists.musicians.inventors and athletes. If,as the axiom goes.a picture is worth a thousandwords,the photos in this issue tell a story better than 60,000 words of text.—Editor 1e考,t On the cover 4:15p.m.Singapore ChinShu Hwa.system engineerat HP's Customer ResponseCenter in Singapore.good-naturedly fields a customerquestion. uoowvt1 7a.m.San Francisco,Cali-fornia HPemployees whoride in a van pool from SanFrancisco to Cupertino andSanta Clara luelup beforebeginning their one-hourcommute toSilicon Valley. 4 MEASURE nAab left 7a.m.NishiHachioji,Japan Takenori Uejima.aproduction worker at HP'sfactory in Hachioji,eatsbreakfast while watchingtelevision in YHP's Nishi(west)Hachioji dormitory. above 5:45 a.m,Böblingen,WestGermany It takes a lot ofbread andjam each morn-ing to satisfy the Ruhnaufamily—all i1 of them.Horst Ruhnau,supervisorat the Böblingen manufac-turing plant,and his wife,Doris,have opened theirhome to two adopted chil-dren and four foster chil-dren in addition to theirthree offspring | | | --- | | | | | | | | | vuiko uwaMoio previous page 7:40a.m.Snohomish,Washington George Rich-ardson fishes every day—sometimes before and afterwork—year round.One ofGeorge's favorite fishingspots is about 15minutesfrom the Lake StevensInstrument Division.wherehe works in the businessdepartment. PHOTO BY CHE2L 2FFD 8 MEASURE above 9:06a.m.Shinjuku.JapanTakayuki Koseki.computersales representative.readsthe morning newspaper topass the time while waitingfor the Yamanote trainwhich will carry him onthe eight-mile trip toacustomer site. ritnit Auea H[N4RF1些N left 8:12 a.m.Melbourne,Aus-traliaChel Robert Erskineprepares a batchof choco-late-chipmuffins in lime lormorning tea above 7a.m.Grenoble,FranceEdwige Auvray.purchasingagent.relaxes before workby paintingapicture for anational exhibition in Paris.The painting reflects thecountryside around Albertville—site of the 1992Olympic Games. 7:20 a.m.Atlanta,Georgia Service technician JohnMike Griffin gets in somequiet research time at theCustomer Service Centerin the Atlanta CustomerSupport Center. 8:15 a.m.Greeley,Colo-rado Wanda Chapmanworks on a printed-circuit-board assembly at the Gree-ley site.

FAQs

What is the purpose of the photo essay “ONE DAY” in the document?

It aims to capture a snapshot of HP employees worldwide during a single average day for HP’s 50th anniversary.

Why does the editor broaden the focus beyond the eight-hour workday?

Because many qualities that make HP people special occur outside HP facilities.

What kinds of daily activities are shown in the examples across locations?

The document describes events such as preparing breakfast and lunch, commuting, practicing hobbies like painting or climbing, and volunteering.

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