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Good, engaging RESS work, but poor salary

Track Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at General Motors for less than 1 year
July 14, 2022
1.0
Pros

Great coworkers, great culture, great movement upwards in the RESS organization, engaging work, good recognition and visibility in the RESS sphere, and good benefits.

Cons

Base salary is not market competitive. I started making 3/4 of 100 grand. I got a 3% raise in 2021. Now incoming Track engineers are making 82-88k. The company does not reward loyalty. It also does not promote people with expertise. Management prefers to pull 30+ year tenure dinosaurs with less than a year of RESS experience over from transmission and engine to lead our RESS org. Meanwhile, people who have 8 YOE in RESS spanning back to the introduction of the Chevy Volt are stuck in middle management. Therefore, the company does not reward intelligence or expertise either.

Advice to Management

Reward those who consistently overperform and were hired in with low salaries during COVID. Reward or lose top battery talent to Rivian, Tesla, or Aptera, companies which pay highly for expertise.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
1.0
Senior Management
2.0

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