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Used to be a great place with good leaders, but cyclical

Application-Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at General Motors for less than 1 year
March 1, 2023
Milford, Michigan
4.0
Pros

Good, dedicated co-workers. Good bonuses... if you aren't Team GM Minus, lolz.

Cons

The business is cyclical, and you can only sell so many cars every year for so long. The company, and perhaps the whole industry, is obsessed with being Tesla. So, we will all probably be expected to work like Tesla engineers.

Advice to Management

The industry is trying to pull off a massive transformation during some very challenging macroeconomic conditions.

Frankly, I don't really see a reason why we need this many cars in general. Even if we can have insane levels of EV adoption, the only reasonable way to reach climate goals is to probably have more e-bikes and public transport.

Not saying cars are evil, but management already knows that GM (and car companies) will NEVER be able to sell as many cars as they have in the past.

And after the whole SDV 2.0 is successful (SLT will probably fire entire organizations until they can achieve this), there will no longer be a need for the insane levels of bloat we have.

So, not really advice for management but for employees: get out while you still can.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
4.0

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