General Motors

• Great work-life balance.
• Positive and inclusive environment.
• Good salary and bonus, though not quite as high as the tech giants.
• Company car program for senior-level employees.
• For a 100+-year-old automotive company, it is surprisingly forward-thinking on technology and has a strong mission (Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, Zero Congestion) that it is driving toward with autonomous and electric vehicles.
• Extremely serious about safety, including strictly enforced COVID safety measures.
• Flexible work during COVID seems to be expanding to more flexibility once we get beyond it.
• Casual dress in the Austin office; shorts and a t-shirt are fine, although flip-flops will look out of place (plus, they aren't safe in some environments).
• 15 days of vacation to start, 20 days of vacation after 2 years, plus a company-wide Christmas week shutdown.

• Can be a bit bureaucratic and process-heavy, but I've come to respect the need for it due to the complexities and reliability needs of manufacturing IT infrastructure.
• The Austin office looks like a cubicle farm.
• Getting non-standard hardware or software for special applications can be a lot of effort/time.

Keep up the good progress on positive/inclusive culture. Try to reduce red tape where possible. Keep up the excitement around future technology.