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Be careful - Area Manager General Motors (GM) Employee Review

2.0
Aug 1, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

There are many different types of jobs at GM. You can move around relatively easily if you are at lower levels in the organization but it gets harder as you move up the ladder. The people here are generally ok - but - there is still alot of dead weight in the organization as a whole. Some of the best engineers I have worked with have been at GM. Until recently, the benefits were great and very competitive. It's cool to work on cars / trucks - very challenging adn fulfilling when you can see your product on the road.

Cons

GM seems to lack a general plan for future growth. They have made improvements with the UAW but the union still controls much of the play especially in North America. You don't get the feel that the cost cutting initiatives are being done at all levels - execs are still flying company planes when they could fly commercial - still driving company cars and getting gas paid for - great perks - but sends the wrong message to the rest of the organization. Not sure that the other regions of the globe can carry the burden of what has taken place in NA.

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5.0
Apr 30, 2026
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Pros

Work life balance is great

Cons

Decent but slow burn layoffs

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2.0
Jul 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I was able to learn some interesting things in robotics, computer vision, etc. These jobs can be hard to come by, so it was a nice entry point. Plenty of chances to prove your worth, considering the incompetence of some of the managers and leads (but dont expect to be paid for the effort, you gotta show the effort first and you *might* get an early promotion)

Cons

Layoffs are frequent and nonsensical. Absolutely no warning that it will happen, you just wake up one day with the meeting on your calendar. Pay is OK. After being laid off late May, I found a job in a month or two that paid more (150k base -> 180k base) The things I learned were almost entirely self taught. Leads and management provided zero structure. They didnt use jira at all. They didnt write up business requirements for projects. Leads didnt create technical requirements. Milestones were vague. Everything was completely unorganized due to the inexperience of upper management and engineering leadership.

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