Topics regarding layoffs at General Electric Co.

Topics regarding layoffs at General Electric Co.

Gas Turbine 7HA02 9HA02 design poo stinky

Gas turbine GE power they like Russian automobile Lada? Or like BMW? (nyet spaseeba?) 7HA02 customer there is argument. Combustion design problem, not good? (but at least sheet metal, not forging navernoe?) 9HA02 is almost true scale 7HA02, will be... — read more 

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| 3090 views | | 3 replies (last June 5, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+NnsIy2d

Rumor: Goodbye Pensions

Even employees that have been with GE over 20 years (rare breed) are calling the place a joke. Most would have been gone long ago. The only reason they have not left GE is they feared loss of their pension. Rumor is the pension is now on the chopping... — read more 

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| 7010 views | | 6 replies (last September 19, 2017)
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1 in 3 gone

My group lost over 30% of us to layoffs already this year. That's 1 in 3, gone. They can only pull out that rabbit a couple more times and there will be no white collar jobs left to cut. Many of us who remain are looking for our next job already, and... — read more 

Manufacturing jobs in GE Power

While manufacturing jobs in GE Power are considered untouchable for GE according to them, many inside believe that GE is going to have to start cutting white-collar jobs, as they are losing millions of dollars everyday. Upper management are worried... — read more 

2017 Layoffs at GE Energy Connections???

Has there been any word on layoffs inside GE Energy Connections? We are approaching mid-year and not much going on with new project work coming to some of the Grid Solutions offices.

Union @ Greenville

Greenville is non-union. GE has been trying to escape unions for years by shutting union plants down and moving the jobs to Greenville. Greenville has been fortunate in that respect. However, Greenville quality is declining due to elimination of... — read more 

Greenville layoffs

As y'all all know the layoff rumors r flying!!! Just keep wondering if anyone has heard for sure that they are gonna hit the hourly people. Anyone have any ideas?!?!

Next Steps: LAYOFFS

175M cost-reduction from last year (Q4?) layoff, 200M from Q1 action that can be booked against Q1 (the March layoff in Power should not show up in Q1), then JRI spent 220M to buy Digital companies or what not and 80M on EOP, only 75M cost-out... — read more 

Layoffs (R2) - Niskayuna Global Research

Round 2 layoffs are anticipated at Global Research in Niskayuna... There are consistent and persistent rumors of layoffs coming by end of the second quarter.

GE Digital Layoffs for non Strategic Locations

Word is approximately 750 people with over 5 years service at non strategic for IT GE locations were asked to take a voluntary package. Wauwatosa Wi GE Digital was one of those locations. All courtesy of Beth Comestock feeling Wi is not innovative or... — read more 

Round 2 layoffs - Europe Alstom protected

GE power Just finished first wave of layoffs in March and a surprise Round 2 is starting immediately. Alstom Employees in Europe are protected / un touchable due to GE leadership being afraid of European Labor Unions. More US and GE jobs to be lost... — read more 

Seems like I don't talk to any US employees anymore

I trained a bunch of guys in India to do my job over WebEx last year, and think this will come back to bite me. Seems like I don't talk to any US employees anymore. I doubt Thomas Edison would be a fan of outsourcing of American jobs...

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| 2240 views | | 2 replies (last April 19, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MRdUqY4

E-BANDS

All e-bands are having to reapply for their jobs. GE has done this previously around 2007, the difference is this time if your not in a preferred location, Budapest, Boston etc your expected to move or be pushed. The big picture is since Immelt has... — read more 

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| 5160 views | | 10 replies (last April 7, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MAhlS9k

This Alstom deal is a disaster

We lost 4 of 83 engineers, all had "counterparts" in Switzerland who have assumed their jobs. More to come in the Fall. This Alstom deal is a disaster.

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| 3760 views | | 7 replies (last April 16, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MAxVq4Y

Bonus / Layoffs

To those that were laid off.... Did management tell you if you would be getting your bonus? The bonus talk has been extremely quiet with all of the layoff talk but those bonuses were earned by all for last years performance. If I thought it would... — read more 

The last sentence explains it all..

Niskayuna General Electric Co. has agreed with a group of its largest shareholders to cut $2 billion in its industrial units' costs over a two-year period, a move that could affect operations at its Global Research Center in Niskayuna. One of those... — read more 

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| 3375 views | | 2 replies (last March 30, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MvAlX8w

Local 82161 is silent

Layoffs in Salem, mostly due to GE’s 2015 purchase of Alstom... Local 82161 is silent, not good.

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| 2110 views | | 1 reply (March 26, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MsE2GMR

GE Power Layoffs

Significant layoffs taking place in March 2017. Almost ALL contractors being let go, non principal engineers at or close to retirement being encouraged to leave. Internal technical support staffs being cut significantly. Facility contractors being... — read more 

Niskayuna

Dust is settling - about 200 people altogether counting ICs and managers let go from Niskayuna. Why isn't the company releasing the official count?

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GE Lighting to cut jobs

Why is this board so quiet about layoffs in GEL - there are so many posts in GE Oil and Gas, here - nothing

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| 2120 views | | 1 reply (December 17, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+KK7WTSE

GE Data Center Layoffs

"GE is going to be closing down 30 of its 34 datacenters" and moving to AWS. => https://www.nextplatform.com/2015/10/07/the-aws-machine-turns-your-former-datacenter-into-its-money/ (GE mentioned about 3/4 way down page) .. not a good trend for IT... — read more 

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| 2890 views | | 2 replies (last December 3, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+KpuUDNw

GE Power Shutting Down - Jacintoport

So Jport is going to close. Who didn't see that coming? Praying for everyone working there to find something else quickly, don't let the ax fall on you...get out while you can.

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| 4810 views | | 3 replies (last October 17, 2016)
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GE healthcare, cleveland

Talks between our union committee and management ended this past week (so we were told). They approached us saying we needed to reopen the contract and allow a two tier payscale. We asked for written and signed protection for our 'legacy' workers... — read more 

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| 2580 views | | 2 replies (last June 6, 2016)
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