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GE is cheap about most things, and it shows

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at General Electric for 2 years
July 20, 2018
1.0
Neutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Honestly, I only liked my team, and you can't really interview for that going in.

Cons

Aggressive silo'ing. Their goal is horizontal alignment, which gives them operational visibility, but it makes getting work done very difficult. It increases the "work in progress" time.

They're actually falling back on the previous. I think they're aware that it doesn't work. But that's con number 2: They change organizational structure and ideology too often. Then, there's no investment or execution on those organizational changes.

They make you pay back their piddly relocation package before 24 months. I'm pretty sure industry standard is 12 months.

If you're coming from a 2-300 person company, they may be offering you marginally more than what you make. You'll find that the brand of GE is the only thing of worth at the company. You'll also find that you can use that brand to obtain significantly more money elsewhere after a short period of time.

Advice to Management

Management is actually very sharp. People may try to act like they could run a 122 billion dollar company better, but I doubt it. Still, something gets lost in translation from the top. Execution falters, and to me, it stems from being unwilling to invest in your workforce.

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