General Motors

"cause working here is better than working at another place"

"Don't expect to be treated the same as men. Always be at the top of your game."

"GM was once one of the best placed to work in Michigan but has lost its way over the last year. Work hours are flexible but work life balance ends there. You will be expected to be in the office 3 days per week without exception and still work well over 40 hours per work and be available around the clock after leaving the office, and it will still never be enough . GM offers a lot of benefits on paper (vacation time, parental, 401k, good, health insurance) but any benefit you use you will pay for and their culture is run on a system of fear. If you take time off, you will not have coverage and will make up the time and often be expected to work on your days off, despite being granted PTO or holidays. The high performance culture and bell curve forced ranking GM has moved to is not good for morale, and directly hurts women who don’t thrive in cutthroat environments or who want work life balance, especially when compensation is directly affected for 15% of people. By high performance they mean how many extra assignments and workload you will take on, how many extra hours you will put in without being compensated or promoted, or what list of chosen young white males you are on. Women generally don’t move up quickly because having family and setting boundaries will set your career back. Because of this, the Senior Leadership Team is almost all white men who are out of touch and have zero EQ. GM no longer offers their take 5 program for career entry and part time work, while listed as a benefit is rarely approved (unless you want to work overtime less days per week for part time pay and benefits). Mental health, safety, health and inclusivity are constantly talked about, but GM culture does not live their values. They have become a company driven by greed and shareholders and have lost their way. I would not recommend unless this is the kind of environment you desire."

"Must go in to office three days per week if you’re within 50 miles. Leaders can mandate the days. Now corporate is issuing Tues-Thur mandate. Flexibility is being taken away and remote and hybrid work is becoming a thing of the past."

"It's a very good company for those just starting out in their careers since they tend to hire a lot of college hires and cater to their training and development. Depending on what org you get into, and your manager, your experience can vary widely. They do have a very generous parental/family leave policy, just implemented in the past few years. They also have a very generous tuition reimbursement program that I regret not taking advantage of. Once you are established, there are opportunities to apply for international assignments. On the downside, I had never worked in automotive before and they tend to have layoffs pretty often even in good times. I would say GM is a better option for business backgrounds than software developers since their IT strategy seems to be in flux at the time of this review."

"Get active in the GM Women ERG. Network and meet as many people as possible. Do your core job VERY well, but look and ask for "stretch" projects. Observe what people who get promotions do, and you'll see what is valued in your department. If you are having difficulties with your manager, look for another department to work in. The quality of management varies significantly from department to department."

"Culture can vary by team and manager. Unfortunately, my experience was soured by seeing a manager praise, and reward men working on a project, but none of the women working on the same project and contributing equally. "

"Don't bother. You will be treated differently, and with a regard that you are worth less to the company. If you don't have children, you will be held to different standards to the women who do. Management have no integrity around their mistakes, and at the same time their mistakes are brushed under the table. If you make a mistake, you will be treated as if you ruined the future of the company."

"Always be the type of woman that lifts up and supports other women, I see too many female managers that are 100% about themselves being the only woman on a team."

"My personal experience as a salaried employee in HR is that there is great flexibility. There is also a push to have a more diverse work force which means hiring more women. Our CEO is a woman and has worked for GM since she was 18 years old! I'm in HR/Talent Acquisition and I can do things like work remotely, in years past when my kids were still in school, I could have leave to go pick them up and work from home the rest of the day. I love that there are so many women available for mentoring too! An excellent place for women. "

"GM has overall been a great place to work for the past 6 years. That being said, my view has been tainted in the last year though. Some of the HR policies that are in place around who can be promoted are out dated and need to be seriously reviewed if they want to retain their talent. I have been the lead on many projects, and 2 years ago I was told I was on track to be made an official lead. Throughout the year I checked in with my managers to get feedback and make sure that I was still on track when promotion time came around. I did not get the promotion... but was told definitely the next year I would get it. To compensate I was given a healthy pay bump. This past year, again I checked in with my managers throughout the year and was told I was on track. This year again I was again not promoted! I was even told that I was ranked in the top 2 of performers for my overall team of 60+. Eventually I did find out that the reason I was not promoted was not because of my performance but because of an outdated HR rule that says that in order to be promoted the person must fall on or above the mid-point of their current role's salary range. Because my salary was too low, despite at least 3 managers advocating on my behalf the promotion was turned down. I was very dissapointed... here is to hoping for next year... and hopefully HR re-evaluating their priorities."

"I really recommend working for GM. It has very flexible working hours, and work-life balance is great. With Covid impacting everyone's life, there has been a lot of empathy and I strongly believe this is thanks to having women in leadership rolls (from the CEO, to VPs, Directors, Managers, etc). Parental/Family leave policies are very competitive, and I would like to share that the company supports "working and pumping moms", there are very nice pumping rooms in almost every building. "

"The company is changing, that's evident. But there are still pockets and groups that do things the "old way", where men are treated better than women and I feel like an outsider. But is is definitely moving in the right direction. "

"It's great to see a woman in the CEO position. "

"GM is an inclusive company, we have many females in leadership who understand the challenges that come with being female (parents and non-parents). There are some challenges with work/life balance but overall I have found leaders to always do their best to be empathetic and understanding. GM sometimes is thought of as an old school company, but it really is a technology and innovative company that is embracing a culture of inclusion and supporting those with bold ideas. Constantly seeking equity for all."

"I am definitely a minority, but I love my boss and feel very supported and encouraged to grow in my career"

"This is a great place to work overall but there are still serious culture challenges. Stay positive and in tight communication with your manager to be successful. Their is a strange corp culture around promotions but you can make it happen if you drive your own career and use the resources available to you. "

"I love working here because of the gender and ethnic diversity. Also, we are flexible with respect job performance location. Working from home is encouraged when your tasks support it."

"Be cautious, it is totally dependent on the team and where you work on whether they are 'women' friendly or not. I have had several incidents happen at work that I felt I had to report. After having working at many other companies, I feel this is the most biased company I have worked for. Including having to fight for promotions, leave roles due to poor supervisor behavior and getting promoted without pay increase. I feel that the Affinity groups and training for employees is great but, isn't followed up on the local level by leadership."

"Be cautious when considering the Chevrolet team, the leadership does not always value women employees "

"It really depends on the team you are on, certain teams are extremely embracing, others still experience the old boys club mentality."

"There are many females in high level executive roles, however it is still difficult to become a leader in this organization. We need to support each other."

"You're not going to be promoted unless you are the Ideal Worker - put in a lot of hours and get to know the right people."

"GM is working hard to create equality. It is also struggling to get women to enter and stay in an automotive engineering environment. "

"I have had great opportunities working here for the past 5 years which included multiple promotions and a job change. The gap between men and women still exists although it’s getting better. Working hours are extremely flexible and I’ve been able to work remotely but it’s not on a set schedule. Coworkers with family have no problem adjusting schedules to met their children’s needs. "

"Women are in the minority. It can be very challenging to be taken seriously. You need to develop a strong network to feel like you have any 'street cred'."

"No do not work here all women thing is for advertisement,for publicity and promoting nothing is really women empowering they put women so down ..very bad MI politics.Male dominated no women leader will stand up for you"

"yes! they were very gender neutral and respected woman. great leave too"

"Although there is a large gap between the number of men and woman at GM, I see women rising to various senior roles and feel very supported in my career. Mary Barra is a great role model."

"You have real growth opportunity here. The quality of your work is what matters, not your gender."

"We have many diversity initiatives and many support groups for women in leadership and women in IT, we attend SWE every year and host events. "

"GM is a wonderful place to work as a female. I always feel empowered in my role and the decisions I make and have a wonderful community around me."

"Make sure you understand your worthiness for advancement is based predominantly on if you have a degree - not on your performance, value or contributions. Per a GM HRBP " the price of admission here is a degree - you won't go anywhere without it here""

"Company policy is good but not groundbreaking. As a company with a female CEO we should have groundbreaking maternity leave and we do not. The culture is generally great. I absolutely love my job and what I do. One must be aware however that it is still a male dominated field and without malice intent men get more pay and are more likely to be promoted. "

"There has to be something said about how amazing it is to work in the Auto Industry for a company who has an amazing Female CEO and Board of Directors that is 50% women! Mary Barra is truly an inspiration to work for, though she is not the only inspiring woman at this company. GM is making great strides at balancing the scales and getting more women into positions of leadership. This isn't just about promoting women for the sake of promoting women either.... it is about highlighting the amazing work women are doing and giving credit where credit is due. "

"Find a mentor. Engage in ERGs and GM Women. I find that there isn't a lot of guidance or understanding of women between 30-38 and mid career. Mostly because there doesn't seem to be a lot of women that I work with in this age group. They are mostly managers or new college grads. I think this is because GM has a fairly traditional career path with a heavy engineering focus. So there might not have been a lot of female engineers, that with the lack of jobs when I graduated from undergrad."

"Excellent place to work. CEO is incredible to work for."

"Absolutely! I love my company culture and the wonderful environment with great growth opportunities. "

"With our CEO being Fortune's most powerful Woman, two years in a row, I'm proud to work for General Motors and work under a leader like Mary Barra."

"I would tell them to have a plan for their own development and share it early. "

"Do not work here! I was the only female in my DIVISION. Work-life balance doesn't exist (my manager used to have a spread-sheet where he kept track of who took time off and when). Maternity leave is too short (1 month paid). Compensation is also very low."

"Come prepared to be challenged daily intellectually on your abilities and professionalism. This is a review of GM Financial."

"Leadership is aware and things are moving in the right direction"

"Excellent flexibility to take care of family needs, 14 days PTO to begin with and 19 after the first year, lots of opportunities for training, growth, promotions and movement within the company"

"My department offers great work life balance. I have the flexibility to work from home and adjust my hours. This has been a great benefit for my family and allows me to be both a mother and have a career."

"Work schedule is flexible, and family time is valued. Women in leadership is rising more and more every year."

"GM has great pay, great benefits, and generous holidays, but still there are shockingly few women at or above director level (at least in IT) and ZERO minority women that I have come across at that level for a company where the CEO is a butt-kicking woman."

"Although I know the pay on some of the higher positions is still unequal, everything else is very fair for both men and women (in my experience)."

"Very busy"

"This job is physically very demanding. On top of being injured many times, I was subjected to multiple cases of sexual harassment. This went on for 28 years in varying degrees. I was harassed by coworkers, and members of management. I takes several years to learn how to avoid this, and how to respond to this behavior."

"Good"

"Good opportunities for women."

"good opportunity for women but not alot of women in my field. many men will challenge your abilities here"

"I've worked at various departments for 7+ years. Some groups are male dominated and very inexperienced in issues such as maternity leave simply from lack of encountering it. Others are very diverse with family friendly policies. I think you have to take control of your route through the company to take you to the groups that are of most advantage to you at your stage in life, and if you find yourself unable to do so (ex. request for dept. transfer is blocked by manager) then it's time to sharpen the resume for interviewing elsewhere. Don't get stranded. It's the sort of place where you can blink and have spent more than 5 years in a department."

"Ask for what you want. If you are a strong performer in a progressive group, they will bend over backward to keep you with long maternity leaves and flex time when you return but you are the one who has to present a win-win solution."

"Be Aggresive"

"It's a dog eat dog world"

"I'm in a technical management role, and I have found the environment very friendly to all. I have women reporting to me (a first for me in 7 years of technical leadership) as well as several female peers in management. Work life balance is probably the best I have ever seen, and I have worked at several other Fortune 500 companies."

"It is very hard for a woman on the floor supervising, it is still a man's world and women are subpar. The treatment of women on the floor is horrible by the hourly and management."

"Women are not necessarily good to other women."