Thread regarding General Motors layoffs

2026: Pay cuts, no bonus, do the work of (3), mandatory 10 hours w/no OT (salary) and 5 days in office because you are lucky to be employed by GM.

General Motors is the worst and most toxic environment you can imagine. What a lack of leadership…

I choose GM but I don't need GM.
Everything I need is within me.
I have chosen to emotionally detach so that I can truly love GM.

Will the SLT get a poor performance review for making bad decisions, or not acting when they should, waiting until problems become a crisis?

New rating system is deigned to weed out slackers who consistently say its not my job, above my pay grade, make poor design and decisions. The rating system should further be ehnhaced to add another factor for people who get level 5 multiple years in a row. 150% year 1, 175% year 2 and so on. Reward talent!

Ah yes. The corporate gerbil wheel. Rewatch office space one more time

I'd suggest replacing them with h1bs at half the price, but once they get into management there won't be any Americans in the department within a year.

That's what poor leadership looks like.

They need to fire everyone in management for poor performance and replace them.

The engineering team at GM is suffering from a debilitating case of
analysis paralysis, where indecision and inaction have become the norm.
Despite the plethora of great ideas and innovative solutions that exist
within the organization, they are being stifled by a culture of
ineffective meetings and lack of meaningful communication.

Day after day, teams gather for hours-long meetings that fail to yield
tangible results or progress. Instead, they devolve into repetitive
discussions of the same issues, with no clear direction or resolution in
sight. The siloed nature of the organization exacerbates the problem, as
individuals and departments resist change and cling to their own
interests, rather than working towards a common goal.

As a result, the company has become mired in a cycle of finger-pointing
and idea suppression, where constructive criticism is replaced by
defensive posturing and blame-shifting. This toxic environment has led to
a state of paralysis, where the organization is unable to move forward or
make meaningful progress.

The consequences of this behavior are dire, and if left unchecked, will
ultimately lead to disastrous outcomes. It's akin to an addict repeatedly
engaging in self-destructive behaviors, despite knowing the harm it
causes, and being unable to break free from the cycle. The GM engineering
team is trapped in a vicious loop of ineffectiveness, and unless they can
find a way to break free and adopt a more collaborative and proactive
approach, the results will be catastrophic.

If you feel like they're trying to get rid of you, they are.

As the other poster said, it's always easier to find another job when you already have a job.

If you're not finding jobs you like, that means it's going to take longer than you planned.

Start looking now.

They'll run you ragged, but no matter what you do it won't be good enough and they'll fire you for low performance.

Once you're gone they'll replace you with an h1b who makes 50% of what you make now.

See, everybody wins 😂 !

Learn to weld. Quick… before robots can do it. Oh… never mind.

You are not alone. White collar engineer job market is horrible right now in Michigan. I was laid off a few years ago. I first found another job which paid me 60% of my old pay. Luckily, I found another job after some time which paid more than my original job. But it took a while for me to find it. It is always easier and less stressful to search for new jobs when you have a job.