Pros: Laid back but almost no benefits.

Cons: Too much political drama. Managers hire their family and friends. New people, who are in their early twenties, are getting "architect" roles which should have taken them 20 years, but they are in bed with the hiring manager. It's all political BS. You can be on the same project for a year, but your dev lead can change 3 times, and each person will have an opinion on how things should be done. And if things don't go their way and the project fails, they will throw you under the bus!! It's all favoritism. Current management is doing a hush-hush layoff by giving BS performance improvement plans to individuals who have been doing great, but they don't want to pay severance.

Pros: I loved my time at GM. The people were great, and I lucked out with my team placement. People's experiences vary from team to team (as with every company), but in my area, my coworkers are what kept me around for so many years. The benefits outside of pay are excellent. The move to an internal cloud service has eliminated many of my complaints about infrastructure at GM.

Cons: Upward mobility is somewhat limited for developers. Corporate management is still learning how to deal with an in-house IT team, and so you can sometimes feel like IT is an afterthought. Compensation, as far as base salary is concerned, is lacking compared to other companies around Austin.

Pros: Great work-life balance at GM. In most teams, there is very little micromanagement. Every teammate gets their work done. Meetings are minimal, with an average of two short meetings per day. If the company does well, and your individual performance is at least up to par, you can expect a bonus of more than the number promised at the beginning of the year.

Cons: Base pay is a little on the low side, especially in Austin (cost of living in Austin is getting out of hand). Sometimes projects can become back-and-forth due to business needs or slow communication. I don't see any reason that Austin employees should have to live within a certain distance from the office. Most people seem to prefer work-from-home (myself included), so living closer to the office (higher rent) is redundant since we mostly work from home. I would prefer to be 100% remote, so I can at least move to a cheaper area to compensate for the lower-end salary.