[Closed] Anyone on here work for GE?

I used to work for them, Oil and Gas in Aberdeen, quite glad i don't any more. Aviation sector may be different.

My email is in my profile if you want further details.

ygm rusty

Worked in finance and can honestly say it was the worst working year of my life!!!!

this isn't sounding positive...

I wouldn't use people's experience of other sectors of GE in making your decision, its a massive conglomerate - the biggest?(especially the finance, which is sod all to do with aviation)

I've worked in a few sectors of one of GE's aerospace rivals, and the working practices, cultures etc, couldn't be more different across sectors. Needless to say it didn't take me long to move back to aerospace.

GE Aviation not long bought out Smiths Aerospace, a few years ago IIRC.

As I kind of elude to in my email it depends on what you want out of the job, if you are used to the global corporation thinking and the BS that goes along with it then it may be a good job for you.

If you don’t mind being a number rather than a person and can take what they say with a bit of a pinch of salt and go buy your gut then it’ll be fine.

GE has its good points and looks good on a CV for future positions.

If you can take them for a bunch of training and move on somewhere for a better position in 2-3 years then it could be ideal.

As above GE Finance is nothing like Smiths in Cleeve.

My dad did his apprenticeship at Smiths and stayed there nearly all his working life. He left over 10 years ago now so not familiar with what it's like now although a friend does contract work for them. He was always proud of his work there and liked the company a lot. Not sure how it might have changed though.

GE Finance is a dog.

The feeling I got from them was more like Stoner is representing.

My choice is quite a tricky one at the moment:
1. Permanent for reasonable money with career progression and training (maybe at GE).
2. Contracting for loadsamoney with less security, probably no career progression and only whatever training I pay for myself.

(I realise that I'm in quite a nice position, so apologies if it sounds like I'm whining or complaining about my lot.)

Dave

My friend who contracts has other another "career" he does as well so contracting for a few days a week suits him very well indeed.

Im a freelancer (have been for 5 years) and would never go back to being a salaried employee unless absolutely necessary (i.e. bailiffs banging on the door)

I hadn't really considered contracting until a couple of weeks ago... but since then it has been building up in my mind as a really good option for me... the niche I work in *should* ensure that contracts would be fairly constant, and I could always go back into permie work if they dried up.

hmm.

hmm hmm hmm.

I suppose I should wait until concrete job offers are on the table before I decide stuff.

Dave

count those chickens 🙂