You may knock this system but it's what made General Electric the company it is ...

jiveturkey · 2026-05-08T15:20:09 1778253609

Which is a F500 company.

magicalist · 2026-05-08T15:43:08 1778254988

> Which is a F500 company.

And used to be an F5 company.

idontwantthis · 2026-05-08T18:19:07 1778264347

The easiest way to become a F500 company is to start as an F5 company, then financialize your whole business, stop innovating, fire anyone effective, and give the executives huge bonuses.

marcosdumay · 2026-05-08T19:38:55 1778269135

Well, if you also put barriers to integration and hire more executives you can turn it into 3 or 4 F5000 companies instead.