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Seems like most big companies are bureaucratic

Engineering Manager
Current Employee
Has worked at General Electric for less than 1 year
January 28, 2011
3.0
Approves of CEO
Pros

Lots of opportunities to move and go anywhere in the world. They seem to avoid layoffs, but they do have them.

Cons

Still have the Jack Welch mentality to fire the bottom 5-7% each year, even if it is unwarranted. Very slow career advancement. You've got to be very good at your job and the politics to move up. Otherwise, it's just hoping to hang on.

Advice to Management

Go have one-on-one skip-levels with anonymity, and you'll hear what is really going on.

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