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Funny story: Austin IT works slowly locally but fast externally

Big Data & Control Systems Eng
Former Employee
Worked at General Motors for less than 1 year
February 24, 2016
Austin, Texas
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Same, the benefits and the rest that corporate America offers. If you are smart, you will gather experience and knowledge so that other doors can open.

Cons

Having worked there a couple of years ago and left due to bureaucracy and insecurity from some ex-Dell members, I landed at GM again a year later, but in a different state. The staff was great, the professionals amazing, the work ethics excellent, and I had a higher position than in Austin (despite the bullying I received).

I went through the background check, and my new office knew I had worked for IT. Five months into the new job, with excellent feedback from my superiors, I started receiving phone calls from ex-coworkers at IT.

That was it. The minute IT Austin management knew I had a higher position than them, everything went south, even against my current supervisors. Somewhere, somehow, there is power in Austin, which is the reason for such negative reviews. GM in other states considers Austin a waste.

I have already given a great review to the other department. This being said, please know that not all GM is like 'innovation' Austin.

Thanks to GM outside of Austin, the great people I met in the automotive industry, and their recommendations, I now have a better job geared towards my career and goals.

Advice to Management

Austin. That is the only advice.

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