General Motors

It's a very good company for those just starting out in their careers since they tend to hire a lot of new college graduates and cater to their training and development.

Depending on what area you get into and your management, your experience can vary widely.

They do have a very generous parental/family leave policy, just implemented in the past few years. They also have a very generous tuition reimbursement program.

Once established, there are opportunities to apply for international assignments.

I happened to land in a not-so-great org in IT and had some really horrible managers during my time there. One especially would bully her team members until enough of a pattern was established that people started reporting her to HR.

She seemed to be friends with a higher-up manager and only got moved around until she finally left the company to wreak havoc elsewhere. I also had a developer friend on a different team who got bullied out until she quit.

The automotive industry tends to have layoffs pretty often, even in good times, and very often during the year that UAW contracts need to be renegotiated.

The performance review structure has changed recently to include more feedback from your manager every quarter.

I would say GM is a better option for business backgrounds than for software developers. And college hires tend to get promoted more than individual contributors due to their raise structure.

I feel my skills stagnated during my time there, but some have done well; YMMV. And those I know who have left usually make more $$ elsewhere.

Assume goodness, what a crock.