You guys its amazing to see so many people on here wishing the laid off workers a "good luck" job search and a "were safe" attitude. I happened to be one of the so called "safe" and was not laid off this round however, I am smart enough to know that next year a new round of hard decisions are coming. Therefore instead of saying "Im sorry" to the ones who didnt make the cut this round (which I am), I am getting a head start and have begun submitting my resume to various companies and will continue to do so until I find something. I have been employed with GE for 13 years at the Greenville plant, and like alot of the rest I was in denial for a long time and honestly wanted to believe in GE and ride it out. However this year it became apparent to me that unfortuately GE is just not the company it used to be. Its not competive in the job market, and honestly as far as the Greenville plant goes its apperant that unless you have an executive role, GE dosen't give a damn about any of us hardworking middle classmen. So at the end of the day fellow co-workers, dont feel sorry for the fallen...they have been given the oppprtunity to move forward and find better. What I suggest you all do is be smart and use this short opportunity of time to update resumes and begin submitting. I think everyone knows we will eventually need it. I have an in-law who's a recruiter in Aviation and they have even put holds on hiring outside and even some internal. And they have been braced about next year already. At the end of the day we all no there is no longer any job security in this company. And to all the younger managers who think they're safe as well...Think again buttercup....if your smart you'll but some good use to that OMLP program and start looking as well.
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Slow learner @Qxv71ww
I was laid off in March and fortunately had 2 job offers in a month. It helped me that I had a tip and knew the layoff was coming so I started putting in applications a couple months before I was offically hit. Honestly to all of the one's affected you will be okay. My co-workers who were affected with myself most found jobs almost immediately. Although some also relocated but in the end the company I am at now has an excellent benefit package, great salary, and a nice culture. Reminds me of how GE used to be but hasnt been for years. If you can get out, save yourself the stress.
I was also one of the "safe" bunch this round but have chosen to find employment elsewhere. Who wants to come to work everyday, give your 100%, and have to worry about if you'll be next. Especially when no one in this company is honest. We have to look out for self. This job is my livelihood and this is the 3rd time I have been in this position involving layoffs with this company in 5 years. Its just time to part ways and move on. For the ones who were let go, keep your heads up. You might not know it now but you're actually more fortunate than the rest of us because your free to find better work. The ones that are left are still left with the stress of uncertainty, more responsibility with same pay, shrinking benefits, all while having to keep a game face on and do our job. Its time to go, and I plan to help them out by leaving on my own.
The best off ones are the ones who's quit and found new ideal jobs on their own timetable. I believe they are the happiest. If you don't have much severance you feel pressured to take whatever you can get that is reasonable. If you leave on your own you can choose something ideal
I was laid off in January. I pretty much knew it was coming and at the point of the announcement preferred to leave rather than stay behind and have to pick up the pieces. Several people were crying in the hallways after the announcement, but most of them were not the folks impacted by the layoffs. They were the "safe" folks who were left behind and were now watching their friends and colleagues of 10, 20, or 30 years leave. It's no fun for anyone going through a layoff, but in the 10 months since then I can say that the folks who were laid off got the better deal. As a group we are much happier than the folks left behind. Just a different perspective . . . . .
Agree completely. You can come up with reasons why you can't do something or you can put the effort in to see what else is out there. Maybe you will take a pay cut for a while. NOTHING last forever. Continue to grow as a person and try new experiences. Unfortunately for some of us, those decisions are forced on us but the author above is right, use this as an opportunity to do something new.
I have been on this GE merry-go-round for a long time. Was laid off from other GE businesses. I know my number will be up again soon. It's a gamble and there is no job security in any company. When you have a family to support and it is Christmas time, it is even harder. Senior management, those guys at the top who are rolling in the dough have lost touch with the working man. Ya, they may come around and talk to you and ask how you're doing but they don't want to remember the days of having to pay for the kid's braces, the other kid's tuition, the broken muffler, the mother-in-laws funeral, the food bill for growing teens, the Vet bill for the dog that was given chocolate from the table at Thanksgiving. No, maybe we are not living pay check to pay check but we watch every dollar. The guys at the top are OUT OF TOUCH. Let's give out another Tesla or Porsche or BMW.....the heartless SOBs just keep taking. Try giving back ......bet they can't do it.
Very well said! I got hit last week in Schenectady and I am looking forward to a little time off as well as starting fresh with a new company. I was laid off from GE in January of this year and decided to take another GE job in a different business only to be laid off again 11 months later. On top of that, prior to the January layoff there were several major reorgs that were almost layoffs.
I think the new CEO is very focused on profits and metrics so it will no doubt be much rougher for those left having to do a LOT more with less people...I wish you all luck. Also good luck to all that have been impacted.
Agree, either keep living in this misery- seeing your world fall apart every day or do something to fix it... isn’t that what GE has been teaching you anyway?
Good luck to all with job search wether you are still at GE or not