Confirmed by a partially reliable source that the Atlanta office is to be entirely closed. Some relocations will be offered. Notifications will begin this week.

Reading through comments on yammer and other posts, I've heard tomorrow and also the 22nd as dates floated around but is there any real idea from anyone? Have also heard one or two people say that next week was a mandatory be-in office week?

I feel for these people, as the company unmercifully played them. What were they gonna do, sell their houses, buy new ones, maybe get another mortgage? Can't help but to think there was another way of doing this. The sad thing is that there is more... — read more 

Posted in another thread, but important for all to see. This is just the beginning, folks. I'm guaranteeing you we'll be learning about more closings very soon... — read more 

Adding to the absurd interviews is the non-existent collaborative culture between the business analysts, developers, and management. The entire organization is a cluster f&&k. Managers who are not fit to be IT managers, let alone people managers... — read more 

Any update on this location? I have heard many groups are having meeting on Jan 15th. Does it mean people in these groups have chance to be walked out on that day?

Management just realized duh as stupid as they are . No layoffs will happen until after the Auto Show. They need folks to make this a success. What a black eye that would make if it stunk. Well the State of the Union speech is coming and wouldn't... — read more 

I agree all the fault is on management. Managers need the ability to get rid of people. Hire fast, fire fast. We fired one person on our team a few years ago... Took 6 months of painful documentation. Hiring to meet a metric still goes on. GM IT is... — read more 

Upon starting with GM I was blown away they used a behavioral STAR interview with no technical questions for a technical job. I have noticed there is ton of bloat in IT. I'm no singling out old or young people, but some people simply don't deserve to... — read more 

OK this would likely never happen and potentially have some logistic problems. However, I believe if they were to do the separations starting with the highest levels and worked down from there, it could be psychologically easier to handle especially... — read more 

Seems like moral is a bit down in all offices. Wish we knew if we were still here by X date we didn't have to worry anymore.

So far I've heard that people in Atlanta have been laid off but can't confirm the details. I also hear that someone from CRM phoenix is supposed to be laid off today. Can anyone confirm? :) <3 <3

Any idea how many people or percent were let go in Atlanta?

So, General Motors announces plant closures and layoffs, and then soon after it raises its profit guidance for 2018. How long do you think raised profits achieved through layoffs can last, though? I can't wait to see the numbers for the quarter after... — read more 

As the article reports, the unionized workers are continuing with their sit-down protest in the Canadian GM plant at Oshawa. The announced closure of this plant threatens about 3000 jobs at this point. Sad to see it has come to this... — read more 

Here you go, this is as of 12 noon on 1/9/19: https://www.wxyz.com/news/general-motors-oshawa-plant-workers-stage-another-sit-down-strike https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2019/01/09/oshawa-canada-plant-work-stoppage/2524450002/... — read more 

Worth a read, offers some details on white collar layoffs (even if the article and video themselves admit that details surrounding these layoffs are murky at best. Hopefully we'll know more soon... — read more 

I'm thinking the layoffs will be happening at the Atlanta IT center but I haven't heard any news from my supervisors. Nobody is really saying anything. Will it be a mixture of new college hires as well as direct/ more experienced hires getting laid... — read more 

I know, this title sounds stupid, as this article sounded stupid when I read it at first. The sad thing is that this is all true. The enormous growth of the crossover market did, in fact, kill the compact sedan and hatchback production, therefore... — read more 

I imagine the possibility of applying at other GM locations was “ very comforting” for the Lordstown workers. The people who worked at a place with tradition, who bought houses there, formed lives there, put their kids through school being betrayed... — read more 

Let's see if this will have any effect... The UAW has filed a lawsuit against General Motors, alleging the company has violated an agreement to transfer laid-off Lordstown workers to another plant... — read more 

Yesterday GM made an official announcement that it has named Mark Reuss, the now former chief of GM's global product group and Cadillac. The new president is a long-time company insider. I would like to hear some opinions on this appointment... — read more 

I use to run a small company of about two dozen individuals as a general manager. In my time, we achieved a near ten fold fold increase in revenue, and increased global participants to about the same. Now, of those within my team, few came with... — read more 

Does anyone have any information on the white collar layoffs? Both in Michigan and at the other US locations? On or before Jan 15th? Sometime after MLK day? This week? Thanks in advance.

Looks like General Motors is determined to alienate everybody. After this debacle, finding people to buy our cars will be even harder than before. I think the management has started an irreversible chain reaction with its latest decisions that will... — read more 

At multiple MI buildings pallets of empty boxes in hallway later moved to conf room. Observed by custodial staff doing deep clean while office workers out for holiday break. Best of luck to all of you.

My GM departure message to GM management (I know you are lurking) Pre and Post bankruptcy there are expensive flights of fancy that would be avoided if you learn to listen. Practice the art of truly listening, not hearing what supports your ideas and... — read more 

GM look at GE, Together It would Be match "A true GEM" and would make The USA Great Again opposite be alike. Now GM is asking the government for some welfare checks to keep them above the surface after all the past nice tax treatments I begin to... — read more 

https://qz.com/1510405/gms-layoffs-can-be-traced-to-its-quest-to-turn-people-into-machines/?utm_source=YPL&yptr=yahoo It basically relates how GM’s mistrust of its workers ultimately prevented it from making great cars. This quote from the article... — read more 

I'm hearing that a 3rd Party has been brought in to handle the layoffs. Also, that managers input is not being taken into consideration? Has anyone else heard this and does that even make sense?

There is no career at GM, move along, stop try to prop it up. If you are parked at GM, ask yourself why. If you are there to milk the benefits then you have made your bargain and should keep a stiff upper lip. Every school boy knows GM’s life... — read more 

Remember when the big three goes down all the little trinket auto suppliers go down. Auto suppliers are slaves to the big three who are always dropping quality and charging more for each car. A good example of how a company is, is to see how they... — read more 

I'm sure there's lots of companies willing to pay you 60k+ to work an assembly line doing a mindless, brainless task that a chimpanzee could do... Ok, maybe not....

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/dec/27/general-motors-ohio-auto-car-layoffs

Kick it the stomach indeed. I’m sure there is a similar story in every affected location, but this story about the layoffs and possible shutdown at Lordstown really painted a good picture of how the company couldn’t care less about its workers, much... — read more 

I am a new grad who recently accepted an offer to start at a GM innovation center outside of Michigan. What does this mean? Will it be really different than the perks outlined(Raises twice a year, 401k matching, Tuition Reimbursement for... — read more 

That is a true statement. Perhaps they should be, they offer a higher quality of everything over both salaried and hourly workers. I've seen this in my two dozen years of experience, just among my co-workers. This removes my own experience. I spoke... — read more 

This is likely a lesson most will have not learned yet. Perhaps this mass layoff, is their first time.... To the youth of this company, let those that came before tell you a story. This company today, is acting like the company of yesterday, in which... — read more 

Keep counting.

The Austin IT Center are not immune to the layoffs. Expect them to be "significantly impacted". Over the past 5 years GM overstaffed IT, which can easily be seen by simply walking down the isles. Many junior hires browsing Facebook, YouTube, Reddit... — read more