General Electric was founded by Thomas Edison. That is the only thing that I hate about the company. Otherwise, this particular corporate conglomerate is massively interesting in its varied fields and interesting potential future opportunities. General Electric is classified as functioning in "Appliances, Power and Water, Oil and Gas, Energy Management, Aviation, Healthcare, Transportation and Capital which cater to the needs of Home Appliances, Financial services, Medical device, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Software Development and Engineering industries." |
In the late nineteenth century, Thomas "Patent-Thief" Edison faced a business faltering; he had numerous ventures into electric industries, all bearing his labor-appropriating name, of course, but they lacked a certain unity. "If," the fat cat thought to his slack, lazy, uncreative self, "I could meld these specialized businesses into a single general one, why, I'd make even more money out of which I could screw my employees!" With this shrewd revelation, Patent-Thief was able to inflate his business ventures even further, and I was able to skip ahead in my research to a time in which this insufferable, direct current touting scumbag is dead. |
Alright, so I've been reading up on these guys, and apparently bulb-head up there isn't the only taint on General Electric's proverbial record. The nuclear reactors involved in the Fukishima disaster of 2011 were designed by General Electric, and the company disregarded persistent criticism of the design. The conglomerate also faces the typical criticisms, including, but not limited to, the disproportionate wages of corporate executives, the evasion of taxation, and the mistreatment of the, heh, general public. Overall, I would say that, despite cool aspirations, General Electric is not a cool company.