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General Motors (GM)

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General Motors (GM) reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(11,697 total reviews)
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50% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

General Motors (GM) has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,697 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Motors (GM) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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12K reviews
3.0
Oct 24, 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.

4.0
Oct 23, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are great opportunities at GM if you are willing to work hard and be intelligent. I get to work on really cool projects I wouldn't be able to get my hands on with other companies.

Cons

The tough economic times make it a tough industry to be employed in general. The fact that GM is doing poorly makes it even tougher. Job security isn't guaranteed in todays market. They tend to hang onto bad engineers instead of firing them.

4.0
Oct 21, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company has strong commitment to developing new technologies, in house and to be the best

Cons

As the company is such a large organization, project planning and coordination is not as effective as it could be. Paperwork and 'IT systems' are used as a substitute to proper planning. This prevents the engineers from spending their time on real engineering, instead huge amounts of repetitive unnecessary paperwork is created.

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