Q&A With General Motors Employees

The only way to get in is through the link that is available for everyone to apply through on GM's website. The hiring process is done through a third party HR company. Everyone starts out as a temporary with no guarantee of being hired.

Believe me you don't want to work in one of their hellholes

know the industry and tech

Inline with other OEM's but not as high as it used to be.

I'm nearly certain I am underpaid from consulting with my colleagues and friends outside of the company with similar experience.

below industry standard

45-50 but many engineers work less.

8-9 day ; flextime is nice

long hours, lack of rewards

Changing very fast. Getting younger and more "diverse".

Hit or miss - some people are very supportive and willing to teach young engineers. But more than likely you end up with a manager and team that expects you to know everything without a little help.

fun, but tired from mismanagement

Overloaded and spread very thin.

Micromanaging is generally how most managers operate. You need to tell them every last dot you place on an i or they don't think you're doing your job.

they look at developers as resources that can easily be replaced like a car part...

Very stressful. Must get the numbers no matter what. Even if quality has to suffer.

Like swimming in a pool of sharks with a hamburger swim suit on

Fast paced, at times overwhelming.

drinking out of a fire hydrant

Yes,drug tests is mandatory before hiring

Yes

Annually there is the chance for raises. Some directors filter that so that each employee is rewarded every 2 or 3 years.

Based on seniority with company and on a set pay raise scale

GM is shrinking its car making arm to only participate in highly profitable sectors and is biding time until they get more into the taxi building business.

I am trying to be optimistic about my future with GM.... GM is making money moves to secure it's future

At or close to other OEM's

Decent. But nowhere near what they used to be

Manager dependent but very much more acceptable than in the past.

The policy is work from work but management has some discretion and virtually all leaders are flexible as personal needs arise.

A shift leader, and it took one week

4 directors, 3 days

We function on a team mentality ...joke about someone not pulling their weight but will help them out in an instant

local level is terrible

Group Leaders are generally people oriented but they are accountable to Oz

at a local level-terrible,main company-good

thorough

Similar

Difficult bordering on impossible

Many supervisors can be Bullies and tormentors

Where there is a will there is a way

Not difficult at all

We don’t have company sponsored outings

Never been on a team outing with General Motors

I've worked for GM for 33 years and I've never heard of a "product team"?

Never heard of a production team. Unless you mean the employee workforce

Most salaried employees are on pins and needles in front of Design Fab shop management. A few have gone to HR in the past year to complain without much success in having HR deal with angry intimidating behavior of management. Other salaried employees are just afraid to say anything for fear of retribution. Some employees have retired before they wanted to. Others have quit or moved on to another job within GM. Design shop management should really be hels accountable for the way they treat their 7th level employees who report to them.

8 to 10

Not secure at all

insecure

Only when an opening is available in an area or team is it common. Otherwise, it's not a common practice.

I would definitely say it's not uncommon. I've had a couple managers that have moved on to different depts/teams and have seen developers change teams here and there. I've even seen a tester transition to a developer role.

I can only speak for my organization at Design Center Shops at the Warren Tech Center. In the last 4 years I've seen a manager who was honest transparent and cared about doing things and treating people right forced out because he wasn't mean enough. I've seen 2 promotions 1 was deserved and the other was a slacker who was part of the good old boys network.

Generally, it's around KPIs. They have forced promotions. For example, if you outperform people a level above you, they must promote you.

How well can you work with at team and follow team concepts.

In addition to specific questions related to your ability to do your role in the organization, you are also asked questions from Lominger. https://www.kornferry.com/assessment-succession-overview/assessment