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GM Values are smoke and mirrors - Software Developer General Motors (GM) Employee Review

2.0
Nov 9, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The values align well with my personal values. I believe in the importance of diversity and a customer-centric approach. Better work-life balance than many development companies but it really depends what team you land on.

Cons

Everything that upper management says ends up getting reneged. They said we wouldn’t have to go in office, now we have to go in office. They said they wouldn’t do layoffs, but they keep doing layoffs. Many areas are a boys club and there is endless red tape preventing promotions even with prior experience. Once you’ve been hired in at that level you’re on a certain track and everything is seniority based. There is very little flexibility in anything and everyone is more concerned with rules and structure than making sure employees are happy or individual needs are met. As a result of this one-size-fits-all approach almost no one is happy. Was severely bullied on one team by a manager and as a result they moved me instead of addressing it. Also the pay is very poor for a mid level software engineer/developer

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General Motors (GM) Response
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