GE Reviews

Current Employee – been working at GE

Pros – coworkers at GE are very talented

Cons – work life balance.. While there is talk that it's important they lack programs that support this

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at GE

Pros – Very Good leadership training
Great senior management
Very competent colleagues
Cutting edge technology work
Lots of cross business employment opportunities

Cons – Lots of big company red tape
Takes forever to fire incompetent people
Cunning human resources with most influence on employee's professional lives very repulsive

Advice to Senior Management – Fight for your team
Practice work life flexibility
Need to communicate much better down to individual employees
Be fair about internal promotions, posting an open job even when u know who will get it just to bypass rules is disgusting and unfair to others because it's not a real opportunity for them

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at GE

Pros – The company is the only company that openly admits to employee online monitoring!

I think that says a lot for their integrity! (A++)

They maintain a amazing company educational cours4e library of several thousand personal. technical. and up to date business courses free for employees. And still offer tuition reimbursement incentives for educational facilities you may enroll in locally.. (Colleges, tech schools, etc)

There is an annual program for the performance review process that is basically making you keep your resume up to date, and the emphasis is to use the new "buzz words" corporate feels is right for the times - after you take an in house class about them..

Their retirement plan is incredible, and remains the best I have ever seen for a big business, especially as so many other places phased them out. the heart of it is 100% company funded!

I was in a target department during a RIF that was unfortunate to be involved in, but I also feel it was a wise bjusin3ess decision! I stayed my remaining 2 weeks making sure my project transitioned seamlessly for our customers. I am sure most people, including myself, would have simply left the same day at other companies!

Cons – The biggest downside is management always in a state of concern that they could be sacrificed to provide "the scape goat" needed to satisfy stockholder concerns over company profits and or projections.

Watch a couple of the movies from the 50's where there are a dozen "yes men" always following the CEO around; or even realize most f the comments made by Jay Leno about GE (partners with NBC) are not fictional one liners - they are real!

Even 30 Rock is a reflection of GE conglomerate day to day issues - but with a bit too much embellishment!

Of course, they are well compensated for their stress and most stay loyal for their entire career, so is this really a con? I would return in a heartbeat!

Advice to Senior Management – To management I can only recommend weeding out the active "yes men"! Don't fire them, just get back to basics on their own merits! Many of their predecessors have been guilty of this for over half a century, but I feel GE would be much stronger as a business in these troubled times, with the workforce becoming more loyal and projective as a result!

But overall, GE's management does a fantastic job!

Note: The CEO at GE receives a salary and compensation that appears excessive to the media and the public often misled by uninformed reporters. But he really is a great deal for GE in the big picture, and worth the price!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at GE

Pros – 1. Smart colleagues
2. Access to training
3. Opportunities to work in different industries
4. Resume' builder

Cons – 1. Large company (sometimes impersonal) in the midst of difficult times
2. Benefits are under pressure (especially heath)
3. Have to be willing to move for advancement

Advice to Senior Management – GE Capital needs to be pared back. We need to be a technology company again.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at GE

Pros – Challenging work, good enivironemnt and generally nice people

Cons – Heavy emphasis on powerpoint presentation

Advice to Senior Management – Give people stretch role when they deserve it

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at GE

Pros – Good pay
Nice facility
Friendly and helpful people
Great place to gain experience and education

Cons – Locations are limited
Intern work can get repetitive

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at GE

Pros – There are a lot of opportunities

Cons – Balance between work/life is not the best

Advice to Senior Management – Not applicable at this time

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at GE

Pros – GE was an enjoyable place to work - many young engineers that we excited about their work. Also, the large number of interns made for a more enjoyable atmosphere as an intern. Engineering team was very helpful in teaching us, but I learned the most from the line technicians and machinists. They were very willing to teach me about the process and the machines involved. Recognizes the value of go-getters.

Cons – There was occasionally personality clashes between members of the engineering team and members of the technician team. In these clashes, both sides were 100% certain they were right.

When I started there wasn't any structure to the intern program, I was led to my office then told to 'talk to the other interns to figure out what you need to do'. As I was leaving they were working on implementing a structured intern program.

Advice to Senior Management – Provide more structure from the beginning. Work on getting the technical and 'non-technical' teams to work together with out fighting.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at GE

Pros – Very well known throughout the world
Pay is competitive for internships
Great name to have on one's resume

Cons – Management tends to be very detached from workforce
High pressure

Current Employee – been working at GE

Pros – Learning is great. Opportunities Immense.one can even apply for change of location for personal needs.Responsibilities and roles are well defined.

Cons – Too much demanding in terms of delivery.Work life balance is difficult.Highly competitive environment causing stress related issues and personal problems.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend