anyone work for General Motors (GM) or worked for them in the past?

masterjack

Hello,

I have been offered an infrastructure engineer role with GM, anyone know anything good/bad about them?
Not sure on whether to accept so said i would ask you guys if you know anything about them in general.

-work environment
-good company to work for?
-career progression

Thanks

rhinotx

I have a friend that works as a project manager for them in Austin. Last I talked to her she said she liked it but at least in her group it was very structured. I'll see if I can get more details.

masterjack

that would be great if you could.

--chris--

I know a few GM employees and have two family members that work salary jobs there. They have no complaints. Typical "big business" stuff, but they are aware of it and try to compensate with "flex time" and above average pay (for IT in Detroit anyways). I have considered working there but its a good 1:20 hour drive to the tech center from here.

masterjack

apparently GM employess can avail of a new car after 6 months, not a bad perk. i believe you pay through BIK (benefit in kind)

--chris--

masterjack wrote: »

apparently GM employess can avail of a new car after 6 months, not a bad perk. i believe you pay through BIK (benefit in kind)

I forget about that kind of thing. If your a car person, working for a car company like GM/Ford/Fiat has that added benefit.

Mike-Mike

masterjack wrote: »

apparently GM employess can avail of a new car after 6 months, not a bad perk. i believe you pay through BIK (benefit in kind)

what does this mean in dumb dumb talk? avail of a new car? benefit in kind?

aaronvan

My grandfather and uncle put 30+ years with GM. Of course, that a long time ago. I did get the employee discount on a truck about 20 years ago, though, when they were still alive.

N2IT

Only GM employee I know is a EE. He works ~ 60 hours a week and assumes a lot of different roles / task. According to him the pay is good.

He said they hire kids out of school, but he was referring to the electrical side.

masterjack

Mike-Mike wrote: »

what does this mean in dumb dumb talk? avail of a new car? benefit in kind?

yes a new car, taken from the net

Benefits-in-kind, such as private use of a company car, free or subsidised accommodation and preferential loans, received from an employer, by an employee whose total remuneration (including benefits-in-kind) is €1,905 or more in a tax year, are taxable (subject to certain exceptions).
Where the employee receiving such benefits is a director of the company concerned, the benefits are taxable regardless of the level of remuneration. The liability to tax also applies in respect of benefits provided by an employer for a member or members of an employee's family or household.

--chris--

N2IT wrote: »

Only GM employee I know is a EE. He works ~ 60 hours a week and assumes a lot of different roles / task. According to him the pay is good.

He said they hire kids out of school, but he was referring to the electrical side.

Yeah, GM hits the colleges around here hard. They have hundreds of "0 experience" jobs on the engineering, managerial, finance side of the house. It appears to be harder to get in if you are in the middle portion of your career. It feels like they either want them right of school or after 10 years of work somewhere else. It could all be perception though.

masterjack

job for life kind of company perhaps.

N2IT

@ Chris that is my take as well. Sounds a lot like IBM (Business / Project Side)

They raid Missouri Science and Technology. If you graduate from that program with a EE you are almost guarnteed a job with GM starting at 75 +. You are right about mid career transitioning professionals. Unless you bring some serious niche experience you really don't have a chance. Again this is on the EE side.

@ Masterjack that's my take as well.

Mike-Mike

--chris-- wrote: »

Yeah, GM hits the colleges around here hard. They have hundreds of "0 experience" jobs on the engineering, managerial, finance side of the house. It appears to be harder to get in if you are in the middle portion of your career. It feels like they either want them right of school or after 10 years of work somewhere else. It could all be perception though.

My current employer (in the top 50 on Forbes) does this for engineering. I made friends with one, and asked about it. THey come to the school and recruit them before they graduate. Fly them out for interviews, then hire them for relatively cheap, like 50k.