Thread regarding General Electric Co. layoffs

Terms used to get rid of people

  • Streamlining
  • Simplification
  • Actions to simplify the organization
  • Reorg
  • Reduction in force
  • Headcount reductions
  • Chopping Heads or Cutting Heads
  • Off boarding
  • Non-essential employees
  • Resource consolidation
  • Workforce re-balance
  • Workforce realignment
  • Right-sizing
  • Difficult Discussions
  • Synergy-related headcount adjustment goal
  • Restructuring
  • Off boarding
  • Role elimination
  • Impacted

#vocabulary #doublespeak #gold #lingo

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Post ID: @OP+10G8cV96

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No matter how much GE pays the CEO, it’s always the same game plan. Layoffs are always on GE’s horizon. Always have been, Always will be. Until bankruptcy at least.

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Post ID: @col+10G8cV96

the latest is Larry's lean show. paying huge money to some former Danaher people to drive lean. so CUTTING the FAT is the best term now

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Post ID: @rcf+10G8cV96

Earn my Bonus

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Post ID: @eoy+10G8cV96

Cull the herd
Prune the dead branches
Take out the garbage
Trim the fat
Dis the dossers
Play the pay number blues
Corporation enema
Pink slip party

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Post ID: @umo+10G8cV96

Always been like that in GE, every year the game of musical chairs and when the music stopped you either were in or out.

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Post ID: @umk+10G8cV96

All these terms are coming to a GE facility near you! Hopefully my place of temporary employment is first. I want my plant closing severance package.

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Post ID: @uum+10G8cV96

Optimized
Role Capacity Alignment
Transfer of Work (TOW)
Centralizing
Decentralizing
Low Cost Country Task Placement
Benefit and Compensation Adjustment
Market Based Sensitivity Analysis and Action
Career Progression Realignment
Skill and Capacity Composition Modernization

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