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Hiring and firing culture! Grad students are being shaped to be monsters!

Software Developer
Former Employee
Worked at General Motors for 2 years
September 18, 2014
Austin, Texas
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

The benefits are amazing! Great salaries and opportunities to own a GM vehicle (which I would never replace for my Mazda), but the perk is there if you want it. Profit-sharing benefits are also great, but good luck with these recalls. Good working hours.

Cons

Hiring lots of new kids and firing those who are a threat to lead, supervisors, and management.

There is a culture of envy, and those who came from Dell are ruining the Innovation Center.

Too many meetings and people looking busy.

Too many 'gatherings' after work, and heaven forbid if you do not assist; they want to know why, but I never told them. I take care of my disabled father and can't be socializing, drinking, and spending money after work hours.

If you do not give them your personal life, there is a problem.

If you go to Human Resources, they will not help you; they will either make you feel incompetent or, worse off, they will fire you.

As soon as I did not owe them my moving expenses, I ran from the company where I thought I was going to grow and be proud of.

Advice to Management

Supervise Austin. My other colleagues in Arizona and Georgia are happy. You will not make it with the hiring and firing all the time. Check your management credentials.

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