Topics regarding layoffs at GE Digital

Topics regarding layoffs at GE Digital

Severance in San Ramom

Does anyone know what kind of severance package was given to employees laid off on Jan 8?

Jim Fowler Leaving...

Thats a question - when is Jim fowler leaving. Should he be leaving by himself or kicked out. What would be better and when ?

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| 3690 views | | 9 replies (last June 28, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+ScldwGB

Fat Mice asked to leave sinking ship

The management always takes care of their own. Ahead of the looming mass massacre, many in the middle management have been quietly told to look for other options. Recent examples of announced exits are VP of Product Marketing, VP of Engineering and... — read more 

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| 2430 views | | 1 reply (March 11, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+S8KvgeW

GED Predix and APP Teams Consolidation and layoffs

Predix and APP teams are being rationalized (merged) to form single Engineering/PM Teams. In the process of consolidation, many positions will become redundant. Expect many heads to fall in the process.

GE San Ramon

Don't seem to here anything from employees in San Ramon now days. In a way that is good news. Maybe the turmoil is done and Digital can move on.

Digital Software Executive Jumping Ship?

Sooooo, what's happening over at GE Digital these days? Why is this Executive making a move away from GE? Saw the recent GE reports cameo which had him talking all about how great the Industrial Internet is and what the future holds - What changed or... — read more 

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| 2960 views | | 10 replies (last April 17, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+RRssuRW

Is Predix still dropping $600 IBS charges

That happened like three years ago and BR was talking about how much money Predix was making, but it was all IBS money shuffled around so it made zero impact on our revenue It actually hurt our revenue since we paid for a lot of IBS and revenue... — read more 

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| 1970 views | | 6 replies (last February 23, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+RLR4f7X

Norwalk

Steve Rullo said Norwalk is strategic for Capital, but Global Ops DT team will not increase a presence, but will likely decrease and move to the hubs

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| 1303 views | | 2 replies (last February 17, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+RJcyfdA

Just ignore promises

About a year ago GE Digital said it would give awards at the end of 2017 to the best ideas/suggestions for cost out. Even though i have heard several people ask when that would happen no answers. Just another way GE does business. Ignore something... — read more 

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| 2590 views | | 7 replies (last February 23, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+RtW4Elt

New layoffs in Q1

Just heard there will be more over the next couple of months. Anyone who isn't looking for a job on their own is foolish!

GE Disclaimer

Jim's speech at DTH disclaimer: The speech today was by professional actors. Why some of the discussion was based on fact, most was wishful thinking. GE does not claim to have been first to create some of the concepts or does not guarantee any... — read more 

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| 1730 views | | 3 replies (last March 12, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+RnCvOPv

Microsoft / GED

Digital would most likely be spun off to Microsoft who wants to enter the IIOT space. A partnership with GED would allow them to stay engaged with the industrial assets. Plus - Predix does not require GE devices - so makes even more sense.

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| 1570 views | | 4 replies (last January 29, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+Rnx3R5g

This Article pretty much sums it up.

Finally - someone from the outside figured out the problem. https://www.inc.com/alex-moazed/why-ge-digital-didnt-make-it-big.html

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| 1570 views | | 1 reply (January 16, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+Rf5R22k

Digital is great...

If you work at an office location. Our fearless leaders are doing everything in their power to destroy GE's manufacturing capability. Smart Help is going to be the beginning of the end.

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| 1540 views | | 3 replies (last January 17, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+RcZT84H

DTH Core Tech

I heard all CoreTech folks in Detroit were let go?

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| 2830 views | | 6 replies (last January 2, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+QP6RAQF

Power Layoff

http://fortune.com/2017/12/07/ge-layoff-power-business/ GE Is Laying Off 12,000 People From Its Power Business General Electric plans to lay off 12,000 people from its GE Power business unit as part of a broad effort to cut $3.5 billion in costs by... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+QDhfGEb

Did you hear the key data point at GE Digital All Hands?

Listen to the replay again when Khozema talks about $200m in cost out to get 2018 op plan down to around $1b. Then he mentions additional cost challenges from corporate to be determined and mentioned another $200m in cost out as a possible outcome... — read more 

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| 2960 views | | 7 replies (last December 23, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+QCqRGFd

GE Digital All Hands

Bill Ruh sounds drunk -- keeps saying things are "uncertain" and how hard that is for everyone. That's not the issue--the issue is that the leaders have looted the company and made poor decisions so we now need to be laid off. Bill Ruh should go... — read more 

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| 4440 views | | 13 replies (last December 18, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+QAml6a4

Why no noise in media?

How come there's no mentioning of GE layoffs on the news? I saw an headlines of 150 people laidoff at ESPN, but no mentioning of huge and massive GE layoffs.

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| 2680 views | | 7 replies (last January 15, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+QxnU8SL

Start at the Top

Fire Ruh, Drumgoole, Fowler, Dumann for starters.

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| 6030 views | | 16 replies (last February 20, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+QvBmgjQ

So much blame to go around

So much blame to go around. The endless ITLP and leadership programs that created ill experienced, arrogant mini monsters. The C level leadership who made disastrous investments and decisions. HR and people managers treating employees like garbage... — read more 

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| 2360 views | | 2 replies (last November 29, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+QoQk4kB

I’m 5 months gone after two decades of GE IT

What is Digital now? Is BR still bouncing around and failing at telepresence? Is Predix getting canned yet? Or is everyone still saying “this is fine, it’s great that we have a Miami hub”?

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| 3350 views | | 8 replies (last December 9, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+QoCrfys

Predix has destroyed all that is good in GE Digital.

I am going to echo what some others have already said. Predix has destroyed all that is good in GE Digital. Over the past year or two the phrase "death spiral" has come up in conversation more and more. And last week many teams, which had profitable... — read more 

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| 6800 views | | 17 replies (last November 30, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+Qi5tW9e

laying off those on top would save much more money

The real change and cost savings should start from the top, not the bottom! Stop blaming the little guys.... they were just executing on failed and frequently changed strategy. Bringing "big shots" from google, msft, apple, oracle, etc. and paying... — read more 

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| 1940 views | | 2 replies (last April 19, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+Qhw7kO1

Stop guessing and blaming

Posters seem to be blaming everybody and guessing when and where layoffs will come. It seems to me just meaningless exercise. Here is what i have found out that may be interesting but realize we can't have any input into what is happening so it is... — read more 

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| 2670 views | | 5 replies (last November 20, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+Qg9svB2

Flannery presentation didn't show GE Digital

I attended Flannery Monday meeting and notice that digital wasn’t represented in the Preliminary revenue recognition standard transition impact: 2017 slide. Cannot be an oversight, why leave it out?

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| 4420 views | | 15 replies (last November 17, 2017)
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