General Electric

Benefits:

• Health Care: On-site LPN saves trips to the doctor for small issues.
• On-site Cafeteria: Offers good food and is convenient for management to provide free lunches or treats for special projects or events.

Education:

• Regularly brings in experts to teach or mentor on various topics.
• Provides timely, industry-relevant books.

Gym:

• On-site, free sport equipment is available for use, including bikes, kayaks, and camping gear – a great perk.

Big company bureaucracy, red tape, politics, buddy systems, egos, too many online training courses. You also have to go excessively out of your way to prove your worth during the year and at review time.

At a company like GE, it is not good enough to put in a fair day's work for a fair day's pay, which ultimately affects your personal life and quality of life.

I've come to think big companies and 'economy of scale' are a bad thing. It shouldn't be such that if a global company has an issue with a division, it can put a whole town out on the street looking for work. Better to have more companies, and smaller companies.

As stated in the Cons, a fair day's pay is worth a fair day's work. Find ways to establish that without over-driving an employee. Quality of life is important. I've come to think big companies and "economy of scale" are a bad thing. It shouldn't be such that if a global company has an issue with a division, it can put a whole town out on the street looking for work. Better to have more companies, and smaller companies.