GM is losing the expertise that took a very long time to assemble and act like there will be no repercussions to letting these dedicated employees go. This will have a devistating result that may not be seen short term ..... but the long term ramifications will be painful and will impact the quality of our product for years to come.
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SIV I would like to hear some of the stories!!!
I agree with the point about manufacturing. Those legacy systems are very complex. Some of the applications are very critical to the business. There is no way can just replace with a new person without a lot of support and knowledge transfer.
There are complex legacy systems directly involved with manufacturing that no longer have IT support capable of making changes to the code (they have been let go or took the VSP). If you think a newbie can understand the business impact of messing with the code, you are mistaken. There will be a major price to pay and I am glad I am not around to try to clean up the mess.
After 2009 there were tremendous efforts to staff extremely large programs using the talents of an aging workforce. Nearly everyone within the entire department, at least at that time, was easily into their 30-40+, with many into their very late careers. That program went on to become a huge success.
Since that time, I've seen many, many huge management mistakes that accounted for a lot of waste. It won't be the last either, but some bean counter will always have a vision, where they can NOT see the immovable objects best left to avoid. These people aren't analytical people, and it's built into the GM leadership.
It will be interesting to see what happens if they decide to lean heavily on a younger base. I've seen some success in it, but I've also seen much more failure in it as well since 2015. The stuff I could tell you, would make you shake your head.
Did you see it after 2009? Genuinely curious, as many of us were let go then,
Seems to me GM had a bankruptcy and then thrives without us. They’re changing their desired skill set
I agree %100 !! I was only a lab tech , but I had to end up telling some of the young ( very young ) engineers . What the problem was with a module they were haveing issues with . Most of the time it ended up being cal,s. GM is losing / getting rid of ,all those ppl with life experiences who have a broad range of talents and not focused on one specific area that the younger ppl have.
Oh, the tooling suppliers are going to have a field day with tooling changes/charges that a seasoned employee that was FIRED would call bs on.
They see a different product mix and company going forward. Out with the old (Michigan and cars), in with the new (China, Silicon Valley, EV's, and ride sharing). It's painful and hard to accept, but look at their recent investor presentation. They state it clearly.
Many excellent workers with great skills that took many years to achieve. It is evident that people are just numbers and the corporation does not value what an employee is actually worth. Being walked out like a convicted criminal is criminal. Maybe directors should resign without a golden handshake as an act of good will.