Pros
The Loves Park (Rockford) based team is full of smart, decent people who are capable of great things if they weren't so encumbered by GE bureaucracy. The work environment is clean and generally comfortable. For salaried employees, the paid time off is flexible and theoretically unlimited.
Cons
For all it's projections to the contrary, GE is NOT a meritocracy nor do they compensate their employees sufficiently to retain talent. Additionally, the Loves Park site is a small business unit that is forced to be run like the 300,000-employee business of which it is part, subject to all the inefficiencies and corporate lunacy that entails. As such, the employees are not empowered to innovate or grow and good talent is difficult to retain. Morale is abysmal, the outlook is bleak and the future is uncertain. Lastly, the perpetually-revolving door of upper management serves to keep us all frustrated and confused on a daily basis.