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General Motors Company Culture

General Motors Culture

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3.5/5
General Motors' Overall Culture is rated C+

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General Motors CEO

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Mary Barra General Motors' CEO
Mary Barra
72 /100
A Day in the Life
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General Motors employees generally work 9.0 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at General Motors report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at General Motors have 2 meetings
Meetings
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79% of General Motors employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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General Motors employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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67% of General Motors employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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General Motors employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
Feedback
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61% of General Motors employees call their work environment positive
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How's the work life balance at General Motors?

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  • Working for General Motors is brutal they care nothing about their employees. We used to have a saying about General Motors to General...

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What do people at General Motors think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?

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  • In my department at General Motors, we don't think about her as anything special. 20 million dollars a year pay check, and they think we...

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If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at General Motors?

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  • Stop promoting people who seem to only be career-driven. They only care about their accomplishments and not about their subordinates, whom...

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Do you spend time with your co-workers outside of work?

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  • Some are very close friends

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How's the vacation policy at General Motors?

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  • Good. We get 20 days after 2 years.

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What benefits does General Motors provide?

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  • 401k = 4% automatic contribution + 4% matching contribution = 8% total company contribution Generous Bonus based on company and personal...

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H1B Visa

In 2019, General Motors applied for 502 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 93% were approved, 3% certified-withdrawn, 3% withdrawn, and 1% denied.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at General Motors unveil that 15 approved work permit applications were withdrawn before the employee’s start date, and 13 were withdrawn by General Motors after the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

General Motors has a total of 155000 employees

502
Total Applied
  • 93% Granted (468 out of 502)
  • 1% Denied (6 out of 502)
  • 3% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (15 out of 502)
  • 3% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (13 out of 502)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at General Motors

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General Motors currently ranks in the Top 50% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at General Motors

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General Motors currently ranks in the Top 50% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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eNPS Score
41%Promoters
22%Passives
37%Detractors

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Mission, Vision, & Values

Together, we want to make electric vehicles for everyone and safely push transportation beyond our wildest imaginations.

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General Motors Culture At a Glance

General Motors has 155000 employees. 1072 employees at General Motors have reviewed General Motors across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 13 days ago.

Overall, the 1072 General Motors employees give their leadership a grade of C+, or Top 50% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at General Motors are generally satisfied with their total compensation at General Motors, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at General Motors are generally satisfied with their team. 1072 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C. Half of them believe the meetings at General Motors are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at General Motors believe the environment at General Motors is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at General Motors is comfortably fast. About 57% of the employees at General Motors work 8 hours or less, while 3% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at General Motors are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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    Toyota
    73 / 100
  2. 2nd
    Tesla
    72 / 100
  3. 3rd
    Chrysler
    71 / 100
  4. 4th
    Honda
    69 / 100
  5. 5th
    General Motors
    67 / 100
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