4.0
26 Feb 2009
Former employee
Greenville, SC
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
-options are wind energy, gas or steam turbines, generators, nuclear -opportunities abroad -opportunites in different businesses -employee discounts at many places -prestige when finding other jobs because everyone recognizes GE -Edison engineering development program is what all the leadership development programs at other companies is based off of. -get to work with competent colleagues
Cons
-lots of bureaucracy, esp starting out you need to get request access to basic things everyone knows you need but you still need to get approval for. -some politics -casual overtime is expected in certain departments -stock is currently down to the point where they are not hiring anyway