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Good place to start out of college

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Has worked at General Motors for 2 years
May 10, 2017
Austin, Texas
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Pros

A good place to start out of college, with a big name on your resume. You start with 15 days paid vacation, many paid GM holidays, an annual bonus, discounts on GM cars, and a company phone. You can really make an impact here.

Cons

Moving up is next to impossible here. They have one manager managing enormous teams. In the 3-year college program, there is no rotation or defined career path unless you go out and hunt for it yourself.

For a Fortune 7 company, they really nickel and dime you. They're trying to be more like the newer tech startups, yet there are no freebies whatsoever. Coffee, snacks, or even shirts? Forget about it; you pay for it all. They even charged parents to bring their kids on "Bring Your Kid to Work Day."

Advice to Management

Rotate the new college hires, and set out defined career goals for them. Without any opportunities to move up, employees will start to move out.

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