GE reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(15,515 total reviews)
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H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

GE has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 15,515 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The GE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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16K reviews
4.0
Jan 11, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Looks great on your resume (This will seriously open doors for you) - Amazing growth opportunities - GE does a great job of developing and promoting their talent - GE tends to promote from within - Gives you access to projects that you wouldn't find anywhere else (I once installed a security appliance in a power plant in the middle of the dessert) - Incredible budget for education - Access to top notch education - Really great colleagues (Some are frustrating and play politics, the overwhelming majority are really a pleasure to work with.

Cons

- A lot of politics. Being right isn't enough, you have to be right and ensure that no one in the hierarchy feels threatened. Alot of people don't even do this, they just kiss up to their manager and play politics in lieu of following best practices and being correct. Ultimately this lead to me leaving - Health insurance was not very good (which was surprising) - A lot of beauracracy - Pay is below industry standard and in general raises/bonus don't keep pace

3.0
Sep 24, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

+ Some of the people are just brilliant and experts in their fields + Everyone works pretty collaboratively (except for between a tier 2 business, see below) + The work can be pretty fulfilling depending on what you're working on + They have permissive leave which is great to take advantage of the summer and skiing in the winter.

Cons

- No raises in 2 years for the entire business is unsustainable, along with very little acknowledgement by management that it is a problem - Leadership communication is poor. Imagine your favorite politician ducking a debate question and you have what it looks like when upper leadership answers a question in an "all-hands" meeting. - There are many legacy systems that can be extremely hampering to innovation and positive change. - Organizational change seems to comes in waves where we swing from one mode of operation and then back to the next every time upper management changes every 12-18 months. This erodes standard ways of doing work and causes people to fall back on informal channels to get work done (which falls apart completely when someone leaves or changes roles). - Specific issue aligning a tier 2 business that is owned by GE but operates as if its independent. Their goals seem completely divorced from the GE units they operate with leading to lost opportunities for GE as a whole.

3.0
Jul 31, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is a positive. 8-10 hours days are typical. There are lots of career growth opportunities including options to relocate. GE has a great relocation package.

Cons

Raises are non-existent unless you move into a new role. Bonuses are rare due to the poor performance of the company over the last decade. Many open roles are limited to only OMLP/other leadership program participants. Healthcare and 401k benefits are subpar.

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