GE reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(15,506 total reviews)
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H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.

85% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

GE has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 15,506 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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3.0
Nov 5, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A lot of opportunities if you are a good work politician - also depending on department, direct supervisor, etc. (of course). Expect to work hard, and compete with top notch talent (and know that "so so" performance will never cut it). Yes, I see this as a plus.

Cons

Dis-organized, too many changes, no direct or clear job responsibilities, nor even a title in some cases. It has been said many, many times, there is an official policy at GE (for any given solution), and there is also always an underground reality of how things get done. No one will ever speak of the reality on a conference call or in an email or pitch, but you will have to know it to get anything done, you may have to support it and be part of it. Senior staff at GE sees a scrubbed view of the solutions it employs.

3.0
Nov 3, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

GE is an outstanding place to learn and grow. Excellent senior management. When we have access to them, we learn a tremendous amount. GE offers great training and a culture of training and growth. People really do love working for GE and that enthusiasm helps motivate employees. I also feel that good work and analysis is well rewarded at GE. If you go above and beyond, you will be recognized. However, if you just do the standard work and perform fairly, GE will keep you around but you will never advance. GE seems to keep people around for a long time despite strong or poor performance.

Cons

Bureaucracy can at times be stifling and employees are not empowered to make decisions. It would help to have more transparency within the company. Employees don't often know what is going on. Some senior leaders are excellent with communication and even during hard times, they are honest and straightforward with employees. Other senior leaders need to learn these lessons as well. Another downside is that there is no known clear path to promotions. People really don't know what to do to get promoted. There is sometimes a black box for how decisions are made. Employees should have a better understand of this.

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