GM acts like current engineering employees can't learn other technologies such as EV and battery technology, so just lets them go and hires NCGs who also have no experience in EV or battery tech but cost less. Wouldn't it be cheaper considering everything just to keep staff and reassign them instead of canning?
7 replies (most recent on top)
For heavens sake. I suspect there is some truth to the issue with older people not being able (or willing) to learn new skills, like Microsoft work. But definitely not all. I think a lot of the population become complacent with their level of knowledge and stop improving themselves, particularly as we age. If there is truth to the poster that mentioned the couple guys in their 60's, I would immediately suspect several decades of complacency. But I have witnessed many complacent/lazy young people as well. It is a fool that stops continuing to learn!
The main reason they fire older people over 50 or so is due to healthcare... when a person has a stunt Put in the company gets hit with portion of the bill... when there are lot of claims the insurance companies jack up premium prices... so it’s a business decision not a personal one... no body gives a sh-- about training workers
young poster thinks that EV's run on microsoft word, maybe they do, maybe that's why they s**k and people don't want to buy them, when young poster is 50 there will be something he can barely use and the kids will laugh at him
Whereas I'm in my 60s and way smarter than you, poster.
I worked with a couple guys in their mid 60s who could barely use Microsoft Word, no chance they could work on EVs
Read the investor's presentation slide deck. China is GM's center for vehicle electrification, not Michigan. They're very honest about it.
All the guys and gals I know are capable of learning. It's all about money.