General Electric

Great people, large organization, some training opportunities, and technical engagements.

GE is going through a mess right now; financially, organizationally, and leaders are jumping ship.

The job security is very volatile, with leaders being clueless about software (though GE wants to be a software company).

Regular layoffs occur, and there's a scramble to find a job inside GE. You'll only succeed in finding an internal position if you know the "right" people, not if you have the "right skills".

HR looks at every employee as a number, irrespective of skills and achievements.

The Detroit location is led by poor leadership and is being viewed as a money-saving opportunity (layoff people or move to a better tax-discounted area).

There is a lot of effort to ask people to move to Rhode Island or Miami.

There was a round of layoffs in MI in Nov 2018 (around 300 people). The only reason given was "we are pulling out of Detroit." Can you believe it? Not due to cost pressures, not due to performance, but due to a location strategy change?

Local HR is unresponsive, to say the least.

Treat your people well and do not look at them as just numbers or cost-saving opportunities.

If you want to be a software company, people with skills are your asset.

Unfortunately, it's not the same GE anymore!