Pros
- The six sigma training provided to all managers is useful in later careers. - Great benefits (especially medical, tuition assistance, etc) - Experienced gained is great for resume building
Cons
- For management, extremely long hours are expected and are the norm. In order to be recognized, you must put in "crazy" long hours. Very poor work/life balance. To quote an HR Manager (before the present one), "Management is expected to put in a minimum of 10 hour days." We were already doing 12, so it didn't matter, but suddenly what we were doing was less "above and beyond" than we were before. - Any real training beyond the required Green Belt Six Sigma is restricted to the elite few. In our location, two out of hundreds were able to attend the GE school in Crotonville per year. - Transferring from this location was near impossible. You were there for life and if your career goals didn't encompass that, it is your problem. Very different from the recruiting pitch. Forget about moving to another business or any kind of career change within the company. - Overall low morale from technicians created a bad atmosphere for everyone. Managers who want to make a change to improve it were isolated. - Many of the programs instituted within GE are great and if applied with the same spirit that they were developed and advertised, they would be very helpful. Unfortunately, they are applied only to check the box and as a result, often have an adverse effect.
