Great beginner job - Senior Project Engineer General Motors (GM) Employee Review

3.0
24 Oct 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Large company and could learn about how to manage politics. It is cool to work on things that are about four years out and get to see from start to finish. General Motors is quite a powerful company name to use while working with suppliers or other engineering forums. Most people think you have to be quite talented to be accepted at one of the big automotive companies vs. a supplier.

Cons

Politics could get in the way of advancement. The company is so large that you can become a number quite quickly if you don't know how to work the system or get involved in internal organizations to become aquatinted with leadership. The leadership is on the conservative side and runs more on a old school business style. Example: If your a female, do not be too trendy/tailored in your suits, wear more than a base in make-up and wear your hair styled. The organization is big on you knowing what level you are within the company and not working with people above your level unless approved. Very layered company.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
4 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are decent……. IF you survive

Cons

Can name a few… 1. Poor leadership who hire their buddies and promote them into management level without any sense of technical or automotive knowledge 2. Lack of promotions or opportunities to move internally. If you are starting your career or mid way wanting growth. THIS IS NOT THE PLACE! YOU ARE A NUMBER! (Example, ask all the QA folks who got sacked while their managers got moved around into different roles and engineering manager roles? Not sure how that works but ok 3. Let’s talk about the business now. Leadership doesn’t care if you know or understand the business. This automotive industry is dying. They try to copy Tesla and Mary and leadership can not get the world Tesla out of their mouth. Let’s focus more on autonomy please and not trying to be like someone else…. 4. Stacking raking kills. I understand GM is a business and not a scalable one but that’s not because of the business… it’s because of the people leadership keeps deciding to keep and fire. Ffs get rid of Lowell Kercheville and Stacy Lynett. Both have done no good for either company and neither has their leaders under them. Mhmmm coincidence?

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