GE Aerospace reviews

Poor leadership - my leaders lead by fear instead of being pleasant. Employees who value their time with their children are looked down upon. Managers are constantly trying to weigh out who they are competing with for the next promotion. Upper management is noticing that many employees are leaving, but they can't figure out why and employees are too scared to let them know. Employees who question management are immediately pegged as "incapable of performing their jobs". I thought that GE would be a good choice, I thought they encouraged a good work/life balance from their marketing - but that was all marketing. I wish I could go back in time and turn down their job offers and take one of my other offers.

Grand Rapids was recently acquired (2 years) from Smiths Aerospace and is still in the initial growing pains cycle. The management here is not gotten into the mainstream GE philosophy of openess. The rewards (i.e., pay increases) here are very low compared to the US as a whole. The management here seems to think that everyone that is working here is here to stay, and don't provide financial incentives to keep employees here. The Work/Life balance is poor here because scheduling is not something management does well. Manditory OT (albeit with pay) is the norm here.