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General Motors (GM)

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General Motors (GM) reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(11,733 total reviews)
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48% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

General Motors (GM) has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,733 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Motors (GM) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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12K reviews
1.0
Feb 3, 2019

Stay away

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Pros

Co-workers are genuine and try their best. Passionate technologist work in many organizational functions. They're worthy of better treatment from management.

Cons

Layoffs will be a trend for quite some time. The company wants to pivot long-term strategy at the cost of 8000+ jobs. This change will encounter many business head winds -- increased competition, increased environmental regulations, pressures from DC to save American jobs, a hot global economy trying to find a spot to rest and normalize, etc. C-level management is detached from many functions in different orgs, so the default is to layoff/fire people (blue and white collar). Brazil offices were shut down, several more international locations will meet their fate soon. IT is a mess. Other reviews noted Randy Mott's short-comings and they're all true. There is a "good ol' boy" system that protects loyalists. If you're gifted with a passion for technology, don't come here. Management creates a "favorites" list used to determine promotions and corrective action plans. Problem is, these list are not based on merit, skill, or education level. They must "like" you to advance. This creates problems because junior level staff are often more skilled and knowledgeable than superiors. Direct reports can deliver successful milestones *in spite* of management. Finally, the % of technical and non-technical staff is severely out of balance. It's difficult to explain important IT concepts to dev managers or supposed architects who last wrote code in the 1990s.

3.0
Apr 18, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Good work life balance, better-than-average compensation package, 20 vacation days after first year, new hire program has 6-month salary increases for 3 years plus bonuses, startup vibe; expect to "wear multiple hats", which helps you to learn new things.

Cons

Not much to do after the new hire program is done, glass ceilings everywhere unless you know the right people, many positions are full of people unfit for them

3.0
Feb 14, 2018

Not all changes for the better

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good pay and benefits Lots of different roles/opportunities Great CEO Mission and vision have improved Exciting technology Great cars and trucks

Cons

Dog eat dog culture It’s all about who you know Performance review process - less focus on employee improvement and more on putting employees in their place No feedback during the year from leader Can be hard to get things done Focus on training has decreased I’ll probably never be able to attend a conference again Work facility is poor, I have no space for anything Focus on results at all costs Forced org structure of all people managers having at least 12 people makes for very odd organizational dynamics. Very bizarre

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