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General Motors (GM)

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General Motors (GM) reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(11,738 total reviews)
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Mary Barra

48% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

General Motors (GM) has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,738 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
5.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Teams are generally supportive, and colleagues are easy to work with. Friendly, inclusive, and collaborative environment Compensation is considered competitive for Ireland, often with: bonus healthcare pension Opportunity to work on enterprise/global automotive systems Good for gaining experience in: large architectures corporate IT processes Agile environments

Cons

Slow decision making (big company issue) 1.Bureaucracy and approvals can delay: deployments innovation 2. Typical of large enterprises like GM --Work can become repetitive Some roles are more: maintenance-heavy support-based Not always exciting product development work

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General Motors (GM) Response
3w
Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful review! We appreciate hearing about your personal experience and are glad to learn that you enjoy working at GM. Thank you for everything that you do!
5.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

With life balance, good bonus

Cons

Bad leadership rating system, lay offs

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General Motors (GM) Response
3w
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We would like to thank you for your contributions to GM and appreciate the feedback. If you have not done so already, we encourage you to share your concerns with your leader or your Human Resources representative.
4.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good exposure. Exciting work. Great team.

Cons

Work ebbs and flows. Work life balance.

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General Motors (GM) Response
3w
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We would like to thank you for your contributions to GM and appreciate the feedback! If you have not done so already, we encourage you to share your concerns with your leader or your Human Resources representative.
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