General Electric has decided to reverse its decision about layoffs at MDS facility in Rochester. This is a first (or at least I think so.) In any case, good on those 90 workers, I'm glad they got some good news for Christmas... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-generalelectric-pakistan-insight/in-pakistan-questions-raised-over-ges-flagship-power-turbines-idUSKBN1EL0VN Revelations are now coming from mainstream media

Guess who's #2 on the hit list? http://247wallst.com/special-report/2017/12/26/worst-ceos-in-america-2017/2/

Anyone over 50 and who is on the pension is being targeted. They are either being let go or made so uncomfortable to try and force them out. Why are there not numerous ombuds complaints about this. Everyone over 50 should file one asap! I'm not... — read more 

Maybe I'm just dumb, but it just dawned on me that if the power market is going to be soft for the next four years, doesn't that mean that there will effectively be no salary actions for the next four years? Why would any middle age SP stay? Those... — read more 

Why the double-down on PD @ GE?? JF tells the stat that only 60% of employees are using the tool. I bet they are rounding up... 54.5% etc. Duh... I think that would tell JF and such that only 45.5% emp. use it after it has been rolled out for a year... — read more 

Anybody else cut back on presents significantly due to the job insecurity? My tree looks sad with what's under it for this year compared to the last, but I simply can't afford to splurge like I used to as I'm not sure if I'll have a job once this... — read more 

Does anyone here know if we are laid off at the beginning of Jan, if our health coverage continues through the end of the month? What about FSA and HRA? I have some procedures scheduled in Jan but after my separation date. I suppose I could purchase... — read more 

GE Power is failing because of bloated cost structure full of duplication, excessive management, and inefficiency and cost of quality caused by turmoil in the workplace and gutting out expertise by inept management. Add to this the huge bloated cost... — read more 

We had a reduction in force action that affected many people. We also had a few open positions that were backfills for people who had left. We were allowed to staff from the affected pool of people, ones that have GE knowledge, but will need trained... — read more 

Anyone hear what announcements will come out of that meeting?

GE Is A Failed Company By Many Measures Declining stock price for decades Demoralized and unhappy workers Alienated customers Disconnected managers and leaders who don't know the businesses Since GE started trashing workers and installing six sigma... — read more 

Since the original post was flagged and removed (hit too close to home, VA?) I figured I’d restart it and see what happens. To summarize the deleted post: ALLEGEDLY, The “unnamed” Senior VP in charge is throwing a $50k Christmas party, which several... — read more 

Anybody else noticing how quickly the employee demographic at General Electric is changing? People in their fifties and to a lesser extent those in their late forties are becoming an endangered species here. Just look around you and you'll notice... — read more 

Since they weren't paying taxes anyway. Though it may help the employees who are still with them next year as they will get to keep more of their income. It should create some new jobs that we can flee to as the GE ship sinks farther, as well.

GE Might as well wind down all of the France based Alstom assets they bought, and EPE, too. France just announced that it is going fossil free. "French President Emmanuel Macron responded to the approval of the law on Twitter, saying in part: 'Very... — read more 

I've realized that what I've been doing for every single day of the past six months (at least) is worry about layoffs. Every. Single. Day. And I'm sure I'm not the only one. We're letting the idiots running this company affect our mental health and... — read more 

GE just announced its moving aircraft engine manufacturing to India Anyone heard anything about Greenville or Schenectady?

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/business/dealbook/shown-the-door-older-workers-find-bias-hard-to-prove.html

Can General Electric offer us voluntary buyouts? I'd be happy to take one right here, right now. Might even save somebody's job. Please, GE?

I guess there's a positive spin on everything these days? Most of these apply to all states, not just Minnesota. Christmas layoffs feel horrible, but I want to identify a few reasons why things will not be as bad as you might think... — read more 

With all the layoffs and re-organization why the stock price is still at the bottom. May be investors have lost confidence in the top management and do not think if JF has what it takes to turn around the company any time soon.

I don't know what everyone else thinks but the breakfast buffet in Greenville is absolutely delicious. Its flooded every day with healthy options and yummy snacks. That is what I miss the most !

As if it doesn't get any Keystone Cops better, the new Impact Award program is beyond insulting. Just read the over 230 comments (so far) posted on MyGE. A truly clear picture of where employee morale is at (i.e. letter writing campaign to Jamie... — read more 

Just saying. Rome has been burning though...

So let it be written and so let it be done your GE power career is done! Corporate greed overwhelmingly divided the union and destroyed all human need. Happy job hunting in 2018

Whatever it is that management cant seem to figure out about the stock price please keep doing whatever it is you are doing. My equity shorts on GE stock have made me so much legal tender this year even Santa's fat a@@ sack can't hold it all ! Pay... — read more 

The bulk of 2018 layoffs are early in the year so board level can get compensated once dust clears (3.5billion out). Once that is done they will concentrate on stock price so the top 900 will get there bonus. We are the pawns but i hope that this... — read more 

From replies to a previous post: " I hear that the present Chief in GRC Nisky is going to move out to take care of other business ( back in POWER?!) to be replaced by the head of India center whose job it will be to eventually move the folks working... — read more 

How many still think what's going on is "normal" or "temporary"? If mass layoffs like this are "normal" then we'll all be out of a job within 5 years or less. Practically every week we hear of more layoffs, whether small or large. I for one have... — read more 

It is not Mr. Flannery's fault that there has been a shift towards renewable energy and away from oil and gas as well as Nuclear Power demand slowing down. I predict in about 2 years GE per share will be in the high $20s low $30s if not more. He... — read more 

I feel like a ton of bricks have been released from my shoulders because I SURVIVED another GE Layoff. My question is how long will this false sense of security last? This layoff feels a little different from all the other layoffs in recent years as... — read more 

If I had a world full of Indias, I’d sleep well: John Flannery, CEO, GE Read more at: //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/62076233.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Flannerty has a knack for pissing people... — read more 

Many of the hourly employees here are moving into the combustion/repair services areas because that is where the work load is. Many others are on temporary layoffs next year and being offered unpaid time off currently. The repair area is seriously... — read more 

http://www.wect.com/story/37061038/new-round-of-layoffs-announced-at-ge-hitachi

This is about the 21st Century Fox acquisition by Disney, but the last part ranks words used as codes for layoffs, to make it not sound as bad as it is. Each and every one of them has been used by GE at some point... — read more 

I understand that GE laid off 12,000 employees in an attempt to "right-size." My understanding is that right-sizing means building an organization with the right number of the right kind of employees in order to successfully fulfill the business... — read more 

Okay, where in the world did this 100,000 employees to be laid off by General Electric number that I see all over the place come from? I understand that we have a higher number to achieve in savings, but 100k seams out of the realm of possibility... — read more 

Wow. The more I listen to this call, the less confidence I have in the future of Power Services. No clue on how this business works. So many buzzwords and excuses for why we are doing so poorly. But the new magical solution is apparently called... — read more 

Have been told by BL's we are busy in 2018! They are calling back some employees. Even adding temp 2nd shifts, etc... We were told months ago, that 572 production employees were to be laid off by the end of the first qtr., 2018. Are they only trying... — read more