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      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (15,509 total reviews)
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      H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.

      85% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      GE has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 15,509 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
      Mar 17, 2009

      Great place to develop yourself professionally.

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This company provides challenging work, the opportunity to work with talented colleagues, and the power industry is a great one to be involved in with much growth potential in the future. The design side of this company is a great place to develop oneself as an engineer. Naturally in such a large corporation, the benefits package is excellent.

      Cons

      There are limited promotion opportunities within the company. There is a recent "technical career path," but it has yet to be vetted, and the consensus has always been that management is the only way to make any money. Compensation (salary) is also below average in general compared to other companies. The rating system can cause a great amount of frustration for design engineers as your raises are based on your performance vs your peers. You have the option of working in a challenging environment and being punished by having mediocre raises, or excelling at a boring job.

      3.0
      Mar 15, 2009

      Good money but you will have to work for it

      Account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Brand Name looks good on a cv. Other companies know that if you were at GE you were competent in your job. GE also has a mandatory fire 20% yearly of the workforce rule therefore if you last longer than a year other companies know you are good at what you do. The pressure is high depending on the role and current market status. As of late 2008 the lending business would be tough because of the number of losses that GE has to write down globally. This means that the expectations on you will be even higher to perform

      Cons

      High pressure and long hours. GE also does not really train you for a position. They calim they will train you but in actuality the do not. Typically they through you in the position and initially make a bunch of mistakes. the advantage is that you learn quickly because of the pressure you are under. This will result in you have completed a lot of different jobs at a senior level whereas you peers in other organization would not get the same exposer. Get used to sleepless night though because the pressure will be on the whole time through your tenure at GE

      1.0
      Mar 11, 2009

      WARNING: Got hired at GE Transportation? Prepare for WAR everyday.

      Lead project engineer/technologist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The projects and work scope. Many of people and managers are knowledgable. The product is high-tech for its class. The pay is good. The vacations are good and easy to take off. Lots of personal days and sick days available. Good set of Holidays. Lots of extra GE Volunteer activities. Encouraged to be involved in the Infinity Groups and activities. Lots of chances to meet upper management during the Infinity Group acitivities.

      Cons

      Very competitive to the point of everyone for themselves... no sense of team-spirit... no sense of company pride. The people are cruel and back-stabbing. Even when managers and HR are aware of it, they do not address it. They just let it go on and say that it's the culture of the company and that they forgot how hard it is for new people coming in.

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