General Motors

The engineering work is interesting, as it would be for any OEM. Vehicles are changing rapidly, and there are many challenging and learning opportunities within the automotive industry. It is an exciting market to be in.

Most of the time, you are constricted with cumbersome procedures or directives of the day.

The procedures or directives come from countless sources, and most of the time have the personality of the responsible executive, or something that was interrupted by one of the executive's minions.

These rogue procedures or directives are difficult to get through, and most of the time are misinterpretations, or will change before anyone understands them.

The new phenomenon is that employees are scared to challenge these misguided procedures or directives, and countless hours are wasted on them.

Upper management can be more like a dictatorship than leadership.

It is understood that you are "in charge". It is time to start leading by guiding the people that are there to help, instead of driving loyal, dedicated people into comatose minions providing dogmatic output.

Instead of thinking "they just don't get it," you should make the people understand what it is that they do not get. In the process, you will grow that person, gain their trust, and have a mutual understanding that will progress the company forward.

If you do not, you could be the limiting factor.

Also, maybe try elevating the individuals that people want to follow, and not the individuals that are right for you.