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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5.0
Nov 3, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The always steep learning curve. I enjoy taking new and challenging assignments in this company. This company also offers flexibility of switching to different jobs within the company. People are very nice to each other.

Cons

GE is a bit too big and sometimes not as competent as smaller companies in decision making. GE is

1.0
Nov 2, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits were excellent - co-pays and deductibles were very low, lots of resources available, even on-site Learn GE management style and culture - no business background or advanced education is required to move between roles or as a pre-requisite for advancement

Cons

Most technology employees are basically managers of some sort - there was little if any opportunity to apply knowledge in your given field of expertise, most daily tasks were project-management related. All design-related tasks were performed by overseas contractors Does not value technical expertise - see above No creativity or innovation - products seen by management as not worthy of investment

5.0
Oct 31, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Autonomous work environment and a lot of room to spread your wings. Management is very competent and make goals and objectives clear from the beginning. Interesting project work. A lot of out of office activities and group outings encouraging in office friendships. Very flexible in terms of hours and days off. High visibility to upper management through weekly presentations and meetings. Long term direction of company is illustrated well through weekly presentations. Rotations through multiple functions within C & I provide the opportunity for a diverse experience. A certain level of security working with a large corporation such as General Electric.

Cons

Many repetitive tasks. Work culture seems slow sometimes. Your experience will be very dependant on the type of projects you are assigned and the rotations you go through. Down time seems to occur often upon the completion of a long term project. Opportunity for advancement is there, but only if you decide to join the corporate audit staff. Although the program is renowned, being an fmp is no different then being an analyst because of this. Advancement is not based on merit but more so on the time amount of time you've been with the company. Compensation seemed a bit low for the industry.

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