Topics regarding layoffs at General Electric Co.

Topics regarding layoffs at General Electric Co.

No future at GE

Everybody should know this by now. Everybody should be looking for a way out. Literally everybody. This company will continue to shrink until the only thing left is a skeleton that can't function on its own, and will then collapse and take whoever is... — read more 

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| 3460 views | | 4 replies (last February 17, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XDgmjaa

Jordan Peterson on HR Departments

My personal opinion is that Jack Welch putting HR in charge of GE was his biggest mistake. Late in his tenure he realized that holding managers to numbers had reached it's end and decided to make his next set of promotions and demotions based on... — read more 

Boston HQ

General Electric Company (GE) confirmed on Thursday its plans to downsize on its Boston's Ford Point headquarters. According to the company, the original intentions, which included the construction of a glassy 12-story tower, the creation of 800 new... — read more 

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| 3230 views | | 3 replies (last February 22, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XCDrWcB

Well this contract is going to be garbage

CEO thinks profits will turn around in 2021. Highly doubtful more like 2030 after bankruptcy and more layoffs but meanwhile the union contract will be the worse in years. That $1 raise to sell ourselves to GE for more “Flexibility” is the only raise... — read more 

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| 3910 views | | 14 replies (last February 24, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XBGdX4p

GE will just keep slowly getting smaller and smaller

GE leaders milking the cow for themselves until no more milk. GE is not an innovating company, barely a manufacturing company. Main focus is financial activities - mergers, acquisitions, sales, buybacks, dividends, interest payments, etc. Top guys... — read more 

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| 2740 views | | 3 replies (last February 13, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XBX1Rar

How to be "more agile?"

Seems to be the new favorite phase around here. "You need to be more agile!" Considering that I'm already doing the work of several people, I'm really not sure how more "agile" I can get. What's with GE management and all the buzz words that have... — read more 

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| 3160 views | | 9 replies (last February 15, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XBYZ7Sm

The Appliances business was never really broken

The Appliances business was never really broken. It produced a tremendous amount of cash flow but leadership was only concerned about the margins and for years failed to invest in the business. Only in preparation for selling the business did they... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+XAcoAcn

Sorry Mr Immelt, I am aloud to speak my mind...

I have to admit that all I have seen and read after his departure is pretty bad! He DID mismanage this company and a few others as well were involved. I look at GE as a SHELL GAME. Remember that game with the nut and three cups? That was why it was... — read more 

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| 3470 views | | 10 replies (last February 18, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XAX9XHm

GE In Big Trouble Continues

GE: Undervalued By About $68 Billion General Electric (NYSE:GE) has endured a couple of very difficult years. In fact, since 2017 began, GE declined by a staggering 78%, before the stock finally bottomed last December. Numerous factors, like a... — read more 

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| 2910 views | | 2 replies (last February 12, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XzYp60f

grc in big trouble

word has it vic is in a p*ssing contest with the businesses who won't fund him and has turned to bullying to get more money in house. With bhge and soon health on the way out, his targets have been reduced to just a few and mr joyce isnt having it... — read more 

Will the new CEO save the company?

This article contrasts the old and new CEOs' dialectic. https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurarittenhouse/2019/02/09/what-you-need-to-know-about-ges-new-ceo/#235da04e68f4

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| 2770 views | | 3 replies (last February 10, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XxqmZkA

Anyone on here have a life outside GE?

Just saying... I saw this site back in September and have to wonder about people's sanity. I'm assuming or would hope it's the same 20 or so people, otherwise people have a lot of time on there hands, while working or not working.

What is the latest on Global Operations?

Still way too many execs running around doing nothing. IT overhead is too high. Need to drive down the cost structure. Feel sad for Genpact unless the contract allows them to get rid of a lot of people soon

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Post ID: @OP+XxpHJA3

GEHC is burning millions right now

GEHC is burning millions right now in seperation activities: M&A consultants, new roles created and recruited for(more outaide US). And all these activities are lead by same people who have brought down GE to this level. with half og gehc now being... — read more 

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| 2930 views | | 3 replies (last February 12, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+Xwv9aII

GRC timeline

Is there any reasonably quantifiable update on the progress of GRC's commercialization progress? Generally I see two groups of people: those who are plenty busy and those who are not. We have not had any update from the leadership since the beginning... — read more 

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| 3490 views | | 4 replies (last February 9, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+Xvgd3fC

Stock Over $10... What A Joke

Am I the only one that is amused that stock is up over $10 after the earnings report? This is nothing more than manipulated numbers and Culp trying to get his payout, the company is in no better shape than before, our accounting practices are just as... — read more 

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| 2380 views | | 6 replies (last February 6, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+Xuiu64b

Hang it up Beth.

Talk about delusional levels of self importance- I give you Beth Comstock- who took way more than she ever gave to others. Her perception of self Importance is on the order of personality disorder... https://apple.news/A2_IQw4VkTPGhZUq_Hjd92g

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| 2610 views | | 13 replies (last February 11, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+Xu3r10E

More layoffs and restructuring for Power

A section From the Bloomberg article about an hour ago Already, GE has taken about $6 billion in restructuring and other charges net of tax for 2017 and 2018 combined, with most of that coming from the power division. It reduced its headcount by... — read more 

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| 2936 views | | 6 replies (last February 6, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XtfKcia

immelts liabilities keep comming

General Electric Co. will need to pay €50 million to the French government for failing to honor an agreement made when it acquired Alstom's energy division, the country's Ministry of Finance reported.

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| 2240 views | | 5 replies (last February 12, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XtaCrEG

GE Healthcare

Could any of the current/then employees here suggest the timeline of spinoff for the GE Healthcare division since it announced? I am long GE position and currently evaluate the potential of the GE Healthcare business portfolio. Thanks for the advice.

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| 2310 views | | 3 replies (last February 8, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XrjdOD1

Now that the stock went up

If the stocks rise will that mean there will be no layoffs in power in the near future? This psychological injury resulting from the unknown future is quite troubling.

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| 1830 views | | 7 replies (last February 3, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XqOre6r

GE Fines

GE announced a $1.5 billion settlement in principle with the Justice Department for the investigation into GE's now defunct WMC mortgage business. When it's all said and done I wonder what the total fines will end up being after the sec gets done... — read more 

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| 2380 views | | 5 replies (last February 4, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XoVL4qq

2018 a year end review....

GE 2018: A Year end review. 😡😠😭 Twas the night before New Years and I had a thought, About all the company stock I had bought. I work for GE, I'm ashamed to admit, since I-melt took over it's all gone to sh--. Almost 600 billion has gone down the... — read more 

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| 2560 views | | 7 replies (last February 22, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XoDMppU

Renewable Energy Combined with Grid | Layoffs Ahead

There is more to this announcement than most suspect. 1) Renewables to eliminate On Shore Wind HQ in Chicago/ Schenectady 2) Power Grids which consists of legacy GE Digital Energy with Grid part of Alstom will result in HQ layers eliminated 3) Power... — read more 

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| 2680 views | | 5 replies (last February 2, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XnCIaih

Greenville’s buddy system still stands

GE Greenville has recently watched many of their buddies get the ax or at least transferred out of Greenville manufacturing. Many buddies remain but for the first time in their long careers they are afraid. Their leadership structure is being... — read more 

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| 2290 views | | 7 replies (last February 5, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+Xnks4Qf

What to Watch For in GE's Earnings Report

What to watch in the earnings report. 1) Cash Flow for 2019 2) Balance Sheet Debt Levels/ Credit Limits 3) New risks from Capital Long Term Care/ Pension/ others 4) Update on SEC and Justice Department Investigations 5) Power Turn Around/ Split 6)... — read more 

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| 2570 views | | 11 replies (last February 2, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XnQ6mQr

Has Unison Been Sold?

I know that Middle River Aircraft Systems got sold to Singapore Technologies Engineering a while ago. How about Unison?

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| 1751 views | | 1 reply (January 30, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XngO6Zy

"GE is a Crime Scene..." - Kevin O'Leary

Who could argue against him? 1:55 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/29/ge-shares-turn-negative-after-top-analyst-stephen-tusa-of-jp-morgan-gives-warning-before-earnings.html

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| 3000 views | | 13 replies (last February 4, 2019)
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