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: Good opportunity to get yourself out there and learn important skills.

Cons: Constant reorgs occurring at GM

Pros: The values align well with my personal values. I believe in the importance of diversity and a customer-centric approach. Better work-life balance than many development companies, but it really depends on what team you land on.

Cons: Everything that upper management says ends up getting reneged. They said we wouldn’t have to go into the office, now we have to go into the office. They said they wouldn’t do layoffs, but they keep doing layoffs. Many areas are a "boys club," and there is endless red tape preventing promotions, even with prior experience. Once you’ve been hired in at that level, you’re on a certain track, and everything is seniority-based. There is very little flexibility in anything, and everyone is more concerned with rules and structure than making sure employees are happy or individual needs are met. As a result of this one-size-fits-all approach, almost no one is happy. I was severely bullied on one team by a manager, and as a result, they moved me instead of addressing it. Also, the pay is very poor for a mid-level software engineer/developer.