General Motors Reviews

Pros

A lot of interesting work with Hybrid vehicles.
Updating the software process with latest tools for software engineers are in the works.

Cons

Present software process is burdensome.
More training would help new employees on present process.

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on new software tools and training for employees.

Pros

Great colleagues, resources are plentiful, compensation is good

Cons

promotions are granted based on political savvy, entitlement, greed, over spending, lack of ownership pertaining to use of funds, widening of a class system

Advice to Senior Management

Eliminate at least 1/2 of all executive level positions. Develop parity among employment classifications. Eliminate the class structure and learn how to save the companies money.

Pros

Great time off and compensation along with opportunites to advance in your career. You get discounts on car and trucks.

Cons

Long work hours and you will get minimal regconition. Working with UAW workers who are not motivated is a real pain.

Pros

Learn a lot
well paid
I had a great assignment, some people didnt have much to do (other interns)
got to drive a lot of fun cars

Cons

No Full-time offer
no more cons

Pros

It was a fast past environment. Everday leaned something new. Everybody was friendly and helpful about sharing their knowledge experience.

Cons

My assignement specaliazed in manufacturing so I missed out on seeing other aspects of General Motors.

Pros

1. Good work life balance
2. Fair compensation
3. Great pool of engineers having a lot of talent and knowledge to share

Cons

1. Slow career growth.
2. Exceptional abilities needed to get promoted to level 8 or beyond.
3. A top-down approach from senior management as far as product selection goes. Low level employees have little to share.

Advice to Senior Management

Have a more bottom up approach to learn from the lower level employee experiences in making choices. That may result in knowing better about projects as the information/feedback will be unfiltered, coming directly from the rank-and-file workforce. From personal experience, this can result in significant and valuable updates about the health of current projects and may result in savings of lot of ill-spent dollars.

Pros

Constant updating so also improving employees skills and knowledge. Progressive. Many functional areas to work. Good pay.

Cons

High pay expects intense work and hours, but worth it.

Advice to Senior Management

Although our employees will find a way to get it done, some requests are time intensive and could be avoided from a time cost/benefit perspective. Nice to have information could sometimes be avoided.

Pros

Advanced technology and theories are being reviewed and learned
GM has quality product and the working teams are very knowledgeable even though the executive and management holds them back

Cons

Experience and skills not recognized

Advice to Senior Management

even though GM is an automotive company, automotive Engineers should not be leading other area's of the company, GM should hire executives from the technology and marketing fields to improve and provide leadership that can be respected and followed.

Pros

Great company for new hires to gain experience and learn how to work in a highly political environment.

Cons

Due to the down turn in the auto industry very few opportunities for movement within the company across different functional groups and very few promotional opportunities.

Advice to Senior Management

Need internal feedback process to ensure company policies are implemented and supported in middle management.

Pros

Enough time is allowed to develop new things.

Cons

Too many people looking for one higher position

Advice to Senior Management

Stop promoting people just because you have to satisfy a quota.