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General Motors (GM)

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GM was a great place to work with endless oppurtunities, but the era has come to an end - Project Engineer General Motors (GM) Employee Review

2.0
Aug 22, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

There is a vast area of groups to work in at GM, from purchasing to engineering to R&D. It can be difficult switch from one department to another, but with persistence the change can be made. I currently work in the hybrid group and the work is very challenging and intriguing, it is definitely a good area to be in at GM (or any auto company).

Cons

No raises, increasing costs of healthcare, no bonuses, ingrained management behavior, global engineering is shifting work overseas.

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Pros

Collaborative, welcoming, transparent, work life balance

Cons

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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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