All this talk in the last several days has made me think. I don't know how many former employees still visit this site, but if there are some, I'd like to ask if any of you regret leaving GE?
Especially those who decided to leave on their own, so there was a personal decision involved as opposed to being laid off.
I left GE about 10 years ago and came back 3 years ago. I made a mistake when I left, I was happy back then and I”m very happy now. I was at Honeywell for 5 years right before coming back and it was good until the last two years when we got a new site leader, he was a screamer. I believe it all is related to the site culture if you are working at the site. I also held global roles working from home at both companies and leadership is what determined if it was good or bad.
Age discrimination, gender discrimination and racial discrimination. Which functions of CEO are you?
Agree with another poster who said if over 50, stay put! If white male over 50, hang on with all your strength!
Remember, your next interview will be with a 25 year old SJW!
As long as you are not running away but rather running toward a new opportunity, you will not regret it. Your GE career will have served you well. Yes, you will have to deal with navigating on-boarding and social norms of a new company (culture, size, industry, people) but in the end, you will likely be paid more money and gain a broader people network and be able to showcase what you have learned/contributed at GE at your next company. I miss my time at GE but do not regret leaving. Life is a continuum and it was time to continue on. I also ensured I was not leaving 'anything' on the table before accepting a new role outside of GE. Meaning, I didn't want to leave but felt the opportunities were shrinking based on my career goals - I met with a few trusted leaders and they, indirectly, confirmed what I knew...that I had outgrown the company based on my personal goals and circumstances (e.g. not being able to move to the locations where there were opportunities)
No regrets but I feel sorry to see GE in the state it is today....I spent 10yrs at GE and GE did gave me a lot...however things changed from bad to worst in past 2 years.
When I left, HR gave me a questionairre which asked me why did I leave GE? Was it company's direction or manager or team mates...and suddenly I realized it was all 3 in my case. There was absolutely nothing positive that I was seeing in GE for last couple of years.
I actually joined a much smaller company and I find it much better than GE. Processes are well defined, I am getting to learn something new everyday. The company has just one product...if they dont make it well...they will perish. This fear of failure makes people work hard.
I had dreamt my children would work for GE...but not the GE that it has become.
..where prople and leaders are busy doing activities that doesnot make any sense...they just do it to make the numbers look good so that they can keep their job.
You might wonder why do I visit this site then?
Well..I made a decision based whatever I read, saw and heard...I thought it was the best decision for me at that point of time. But the story has not come to an end...its rivetting...will GE sink?...will it revive?..is Culp a saviour?...even if it survives will it really be GE...or a shadow of GE? What will the SEC and DOJ find? Are there more skeletons in their cupboard?....only time will tell.....
I jumped out of GE on October 2017. I couldn't be happier....
Best choice I've made in years. GE's biggest problem is hiring incompetent management when the hourly employees should be promoted into manager positions based upon performance and knowledge of the products they build. Toxic sespool of incompetent people who think they are head n shoulders above others ,but in reality they just got their head up their own a--.
I did a proactive as well... Saw the writing on the wall ...in general was not afraid I'd be layed off, came to the conclusion life was too short to spend 2/3 of it in a toxic culture. There were many good people and the vast majority of the brilliant bright engineers put in a corner cube by average or below folks threatened of their intelligence.. Got old quickly (along with the OMLP that is a training program gone astray) I have a new job with higher pay better health insurance and more vacation ... At first it was frightening but after a couple of years it has been the best choice ever! Win/Win situation ...
I decided to be proactive and jump ship exactly a year ago. It was a hard decision but GE seemed to be sinking fast and I was afraid of being caught in a layoff. I really couldn't afford that so I applied to GE's biggest competitor and they hired me immediately. My new boss told me that he hired me mainly because I worked for GE and that gave me credibility. My first few months at my new job, I was worried that I made the wrong decision because it became obvious that I would not have been let go after all at GE. However, now it's been a year and I have been given a healthy raise, a full end of the year bonus, and the culture at my new company is one of collaboration - no fear of being let go. I made the right move.