Working at General Motors: 6,103 Reviews

Assembling Motors

Supervisor (Former Employee) - Fairfax Plant (kck) - March 10, 2015

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Being on time and Attendance was very important. the line started at the top of the hour beginning each shift rather your at your station or not. I learned to use a bunch of different power tools, read manifest and 6 months after working there I was put into the "pool" where I was responsible for Relieving workers and replace anyone that would miss days. Management was very distant but handled a comfortable workplace. Co-workers was very welcoming. Hardest thing about the job was Keeping up with the line until you get the hang of things. I loved the wages and scheduling.

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Pretty good

Machine Repairman (Current Employee) - Spring Hill, TN - December 8, 2023

Good place to work, they could do better about having spare parts, great insurance and pay, lots of holidays that are optional, long commute to affordable living

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Family oriented, team working facility

Global Supply Chain Group Leader (Current Employee) - Toledo, OH - December 8, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Great Salary and very good work environment!What is the most stressful part about working at the company?High demand for keeping other plants that we supply running. Alot of working hours.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Team oriented, good work culture. What is a typical day like for you at the company?A very Fast paced and productive day. Getting parts to the line and shipping out trucks is very critical to the success of the business.

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Never a feeling of Job Security

Warranty Auditor (Former Employee) - Connecticut - December 5, 2023

From one month to the next degree of job security could change. I know people who were hired for field positions and days before going to work the position was eliminated

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Official response from General Motors

December 8, 2023

Thank you for your feedback and taking the time to write a review. We are sorry that you feel this way about job stability at GM. In any organization change is important to remain competitive and this sometimes means difficult decisions must be made as business needs evolve. It also means that new opportunities may be available, and we encourage you to check out our careers page at careers.gm.com.

Love it

Engineer (Current Employee) - Warren, MI - December 4, 2023

Great company to work for. The culture is great & they promote work life balance. There are so many path ways & the company promotes career growth & new positions.

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Official response from General Motors

December 8, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful review! We appreciate hearing about your personal experience and are glad to learn that you enjoy working at GM. Thank you for everything that you do!

Good place to intern

Digital Marketing Intern (Former Employee) - Detroit, MI - December 3, 2023

Had some great projects I worked and it was very valuable as a resume builder. You learn a lot and it’s fast paced but I never felt overwhelmed. Highly suggest interning there.

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Official response from General Motors

December 8, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We would like to thank you for your contributions to GM and appreciate the feedback!

Generous Motors

Engineer (Current Employee) - Wentzville, MO - December 1, 2023

Can make a lot of money if you’re willing to work all of the time. There is never a lack of things to do which can lead to high stress levels. The “it’s on me” attitude usually means “I’m the only one doing it so I have to make sure it gets done.”

Pros

New things (issues) to work on everyday.

Cons

Lots of dust and dirt all over the plant

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Official response from General Motors

December 4, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful review! We appreciate hearing about your personal experience working at GM. Thank you for everything that you do!

Layoffs

Software Developer (Former Employee) - Chandler, AZ - December 1, 2023

Good company - layoffs hit. First job out of college, beginning date was January and then layoffs for AZ department hit in October. Kind of hard to come back from that since early career jobs were already taken.

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Official response from General Motors

December 4, 2023

Thank you for your feedback and taking the time to write a review. We are sorry that you feel this way about job stability at GM. In any organization change is important to remain competitive and this sometimes means difficult decisions must be made as business needs evolve. It also means that new opportunities may be available, and we encourage you to check out our careers page at careers.gm.com.

Love my coworkers and the mid-level management. Senior leadership has unrealistic expectations, causing burn out

DRE (Current Employee) - Warren, MI - December 1, 2023

My colleagues are great and supportive but everyone is so stressed out and on edge about unreasonable deadlines that don't make sense half the time. Rules that were made to complete a project on time are constantly broken and the pressure to recover flows downstream to the design release engineers. Mid-level management has been great but they are powerless when told to enforce unrealistic goals by the senior leadership team. Burnout is common. There is always an unexpected crisis and since you're already overworked, you cannot get done what you had plans for and fall further behind and then need to waste time in meetings to explain why you're behind in a never ending spiral. Understaffed and overworked.

Pros

Emphasis on DEI, good benefits and pay, hybrid, gym on site, cafeteria, fast paced, learned a lot

Cons

No time to use any of the amenities due to workload

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Official response from General Motors

December 4, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to write a review and sharing your feedback with us. We read each of our reviews and take them seriously.If you have not done so already, we encourage you to share your concerns with your leader or your Human Resources representative.

Easy job but the people who worked there hated their jobs. So, I say miserable.

Production Operator (Former Employee) - Wyoming, MI - November 29, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?No weekends and cell phone usage What is the most stressful part about working at the company?The people who worked there hated their jobs. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Loud and lousy. There was no work culture.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Playing on your phone and making scrap.

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December 4, 2023

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Great people and decent pay but no work life balance

Group Leader (Former Employee) - Tonawanda, NY - November 29, 2023

They have great people and pay is decent however there is not work life balance. You will be working 65 to 70 hours a week so if you value your time away from work, this is not the job for you.

Pros

Decent pay, great people

Cons

No work life balance, they will work you until you burn out.

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Official response from General Motors

December 4, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to write a review and sharing your feedback with us. We are sorry to hear that the working hours are not ideal for you. Since many of our manufacturing sites are in operation 24/7 (or operate outside of standard business hours), many roles require shift work at different times of the day.

They keep lying

Software Developer (Current Employee) - Austin, TX - November 23, 2023

The company used to have a great culture, before they lied about making people return to work and lied about layoffs. They do not accommodate those with disabilities and I have personally faced retaliation and my prior manager didn’t get in any trouble for retaliating. A lot has changed and it’s all for the worse.

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Official response from General Motors

November 28, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to write a review and sharing your feedback with us. We read each of our reviews and take them seriously.If you have not done so already, we encourage you to share your concerns with your leader or your Human Resources representative.

Productive workplace, great co-workers

Accounting Manager (Current Employee) - Warren, MI - November 21, 2023

Challenging environment, great opportunity to experience a variety of roles. Smart and capable co-workers (leaders and new employees). Opportunities for advanacement.

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Official response from General Motors

November 28, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful review! We appreciate hearing about your personal experience and are glad to learn that you enjoy working at GM. Thank you for everything that you do!

Great place to work

Assembly Line Worker (Current Employee) - Toledo, OH - November 21, 2023

The best fellow workers, management, pay, and benefits. Its just the auto industry so there is that. Also you feel like you have something to do with the cars you built.

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November 28, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful review! We appreciate hearing about your personal experience and are glad to learn that you enjoy working at GM. Thank you for everything that you do!

Working together and coming with new ideas to make it easyer

General Helper (Former Employee) - Warren, MI - November 18, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?The people and being able to work with other cultures What is the most stressful part about working at the company?No stressful moment, just need to listen and have understanding What is the work environment and culture like at the company?A very work together and figure it out together company What is a typical day like for you at the company?Be on time and ready to work !!

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Official response from General Motors

November 21, 2023

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High expectations, lots of politics, challenging, but great learning opportunities and very good pay

Senior Tax Analyst (Former Employee) - Detroit, MI - November 18, 2023

Good for learning a lot but have to deal with politics and people who have been there a long time who don’t do much and leave the real work to the newer employees. Overall worth it for the experience and salary, also good bonuses.

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Official response from General Motors

November 21, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We would like to thank you for your contributions to GM and appreciate the feedback!

Fast paced

Assembly Line Worker (Former Employee) - Arlington, TX - November 16, 2023

Stressful, working 6 days a week takes a toll on you and your family too. Line moves fast as heck. Path to being hired on is a complete joke and honestly could take 4 years or more

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Official response from General Motors

November 20, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to write a review and sharing your feedback with us. We are sorry to hear that the working hours are not ideal for you. Since many of our manufacturing sites are in operation 24/7 (or operate outside of standard business hours), many roles require shift work at different times of the day. We would like to thank you for your contributions to GM and appreciate the feedback!

About what you would expect

Engineer (Former Employee) - Milford, MI - November 15, 2023

Working at GM is pretty much exactly what you would expect. It is still a little bit siloed, even after the ignition switch situation. However, day to day peers tend to be helpful.

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Official response from General Motors

November 20, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We would like to thank you for your contributions to GM and appreciate the feedback!

Great place to start my career

Data Analyst (Current Employee) - Warren, MI - November 14, 2023

I joined General Motors track program and then was able to navigate to data analytics coming from an engineering background. I enjoyed the mobility. Would definitely do it again

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Official response from General Motors

November 20, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We would like to thank you for your contributions to GM and appreciate the feedback!

A lot of freedom

Software Developer (Current Employee) - Austin, TX - November 14, 2023

A lot of freedom, work life balance is good . Management is pretty lenient in my experience. Good benefits and you can use vacation as soon as you get hired.

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Official response from General Motors

November 20, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We would like to thank you for your contributions to GM and appreciate the feedback!

Fun place

Production Worker (Current Employee) - Arlington, TX - November 14, 2023

Love to work there. Best job I’ve ever had. Great pay great home time. Just moved to another state. But looking to come back next year. would recommend

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