Why General Electric just gave its workers the most elaborate employee handbook ever

Most corporate gifts tend to be things like branded water bottles or, if you’re lucky, a plaque. But to mark the end of General Electric as we know it, GE handed out what is possibly the most ornate employee handbook ever designed: a 438-page tome featuring an iridescent cover stamped with its monogram logo. Last month, GE split its operations into three separate companies: GE Aerospace, GE Healthcare, and GE Vernova, an energy company. Each retains the monogram as part of its new...