GM - 15 years behind the curve. - Senior Project Engineer General Motors (GM) Employee Review

2.0
14 Jan 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The discount on cars is very good. Also I really get along well with most of the people I work with. The traditional week or so shutdown period between Christmas and New Year's Day (given as holidays) is something to look forward to every year. Up until recently the healthcare benefits were outstanding.

Cons

Career planning is basically non-existent. Also, some would say that favoritism is used when consideration is made for promotions. The current management strategy seems to be to pit each function against the other functions so decision making is excruciatingly difficult. Making progress often means that one must fight relentlessly until others give in through attrition.

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5.0
6 Jul 2026
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Pros

Great work life balance and benefits. People leaders have been great in my experience. Good mentorship opportunities and career options.

Cons

Performance based culture has a direct impact on bonus and pay raises. Creates a competitive workplace environment. Great for high performers, but major downside for low performers. Career advancement is very competitive given the large company nature

2.0
4 Jul 2026
Recommend
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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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