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Great Manager, Cost Cuts

Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at General Electric for 20 years
May 21, 2018
Erie, Pennsylvania
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Best direct manager ever. Great culture of personal ownership. Flexible work arrangement. Good vacation policy.

Cons

Large cost-cutting measures and layoffs happen too often.

Executive management made poor choices and created too much manufacturing capability in the USA.

Large overhead of corporate in Chicago that could be trimmed by locating in other lower-cost cities.

Advice to Management

Management talks that people are most important but don't always think of them first when cutting costs.

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