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Johnny2X2X

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4. Welch was awful

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2019, 10:26 AM

Sep 2019

He culled the employees 10% every year. GE had a ranking for every employee, and each January the lowest ranked 10% would be fired. It was disgusting and immoral.

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Muted the asshole when he started talking about watching the "legendary GE chairman Jack Welch..." [View all] mobeau69 Sep 2019 OP

He's a total embarrassment ornotna Sep 2019 #1

I turned it to House Hunters OKNancy Sep 2019 #2

Weather Channel is my escape route... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #6

+1 and LOL OKNancy Sep 2019 #8

Neutron Jack, the guy who cooked the books and laid off 130,000 employees at GE dalton99a Sep 2019 #3

Welch was awful Johnny2X2X Sep 2019 #4

Yep, he was responsible for much of the offshoring dalton99a Sep 2019 #5

There wouldn't be any 9/11 ceremony if we hadn't a dick head, GeorgeGist Sep 2019 #7

"Mute" is such a powerful and satisfying tool. elocs Sep 2019 #9

WTF? moondust Sep 2019 #10

yep. Jeez. n.t librechik Sep 2019 #11