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

2.0
1 Aug 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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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
5 Jun 2026
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Pros

- Very professional environment - Promotions go to the most qualified regardless of race or gender etc - Doing a great job at your role and/or taking on additional work gets noticed - Competitive salaries and benefits

Cons

Work can be demanding at times and, as a profressional, you're expected to get the job done

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2.0
4 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits are decent……. IF you survive

Cons

Can name a few… 1. Poor leadership who hire their buddies and promote them into management level without any sense of technical or automotive knowledge 2. Lack of promotions or opportunities to move internally. If you are starting your career or mid way wanting growth. THIS IS NOT THE PLACE! YOU ARE A NUMBER! (Example, ask all the QA folks who got sacked while their managers got moved around into different roles and engineering manager roles? Not sure how that works but ok 3. Let’s talk about the business now. Leadership doesn’t care if you know or understand the business. This automotive industry is dying. They try to copy Tesla and Mary and leadership can not get the world Tesla out of their mouth. Let’s focus more on autonomy please and not trying to be like someone else…. 4. Stacking raking kills. I understand GM is a business and not a scalable one but that’s not because of the business… it’s because of the people leadership keeps deciding to keep and fire. Ffs get rid of Lowell Kercheville and Stacy Lynett. Both have done no good for either company and neither has their leaders under them. Mhmmm coincidence?

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