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      General Motors (GM) reviews

      3.5

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (11,653 total reviews)
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      Mary Barra

      50% approve of CEO

      45% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Culture & values

      2.8

      Senior management

      General Motors (GM) has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,653 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
      2.0
      Jun 20, 2008

      Nice people, bad strategy

      Warranty engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      For the most part, you only work 40 hours a week and get to go home. Employees are fairly laid back, friendly and helpful.

      Cons

      It's very corporate and political. You feel like 60% of the people in the company are working against you instead of collaboratively to make progress for General Motors. There's also an overall attitude of working "just enough to not get in trouble or fired...no more...no less." Which makes you understand why it constantly feels like you're working on an inferior product, and yet nothing is changing fast enough to keep up with the marketplace.

      4.0
      Jun 17, 2008

      Nothing wrong with GM

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      General Motors offered lots of flexibility regarding time off/work life balance. My managers were always agreeable when I needed to take time off, however I did not abuse this benefit like some did. The salary was acceptable, nothing great but not bad either. I could have left to get a higher salary but I preferred the better working conditions over a higher salary. The benefits were fairly good as well.

      Cons

      Unfortunately, there were limited opportunities for promotion (within the Engineering area) due to downsizing. Whenever a manager would leave or retire, they would basically take the people who worked for him/her and put them under someone else, instead of replacing the manager by promoting someone. In addition, the overall automotive sector, especially the US manufacturers, is not doing well. GM/Ford are having a hard time competing due to high structural costs.

      3.0
      Jun 13, 2008

      A turnaround story?

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Its a great place to work if you love cars! Being a global company it has many opportunities if you look in the right places.

      Cons

      The industry is risky, and the company is not too well positioned for the future. Employment is under continuous pressure and it is very difficult to advance unless you are put somehow on a fast track. As a result, general employee motivation and morale is not widespread. Another issue is that most places the company operates are heavily dependent upon it as an employer, so your personal fotune is closely tied with the company.

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