General Motors

I started here out of college and worked my way up to a mid-senior level 7.

I think your experience here is mainly impacted by where you land in terms of space/org and manager. I personally loved my experience, and the opportunity to grow where you are or move laterally is there. My managers have always been supportive and cared about how I was doing. It just depends if you decide to outshine others or not. It's also an easy place to coast if you are looking for something of that nature.

Work-life balance has always been awesome. Management has always been flexible for me. Unless you are a slacker, annual raises were always 3-4%, maybe more. Bonuses are up and down, but the last few years have been good. PTO and holidays are awesome because of the factory shutdowns.

The SR system has gotten a lot better, but a lot of the work can be a series of requests and approvals you have to account for in planning. Something you can't really get away from in a company this big, but it's always a risk in planning.

Leadership is all over the place about layoffs. Most employees think it's sketchy.

The only main con is compensation for those who do more than others. I get inflation is a thing now, so you have to hire new college hires and experienced hires for more. However, those who have been here through the thick and thin are also impacted by inflation. New college hires coming in close to level 7s in terms of salary is a slap in the face when you don't plan on giving us any sort of adjustment.