Where GM Went Wrong and How They can Improve - Validation Engineer General Motors (GM) Employee Review

2.0
24 Mar 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good to very good salary and benefit packages generally speaking. Good feedback performance reviews. In general the people I worked with were sharp, hardworkers and capable.

Cons

Too many reorganizations made for new supervisors all the time. Little connection with performance of company - and easy to feel unimportant and that personal efforts made no difference. Big union atmosphere/culture in salary ranks - meaning that employees only needed to do so much. In general the people I worked with were hardworkers and capable, but their talents were underutilized. Top management not able to manage company for growth and usually managed in a reactionary way.

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2.0
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Pros

Benefits are decent……. IF you survive

Cons

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