This whole situation is affecting entire communities. Now an expansion of Mercy Health in Trumbull County in Ohio is put on hold as a direct result of it. General Motors leadership should be ashamed of themselves!... — read more
Transfers offered
This seems to be only extended to employees at plants, but even that is good news. General Motors is offering employees working in plants scheduled to close the opportunity to transfer to other facilities where jobs are available. About 1,100 workers... — read more
Any layoffs today?
Have there been any more layoffs today? I've been nervous ever since I learned about the unexpected cuts from Monday...
Warren tech center emails
Some direct hires were let go. With an email. 20-30 years and it ends with an email? Proof companies don’t give a damn about you.
Greed or Mismanagement
Why are automakers booking billions in North American profits on fatter profit margins acting like companies desperately managing an imminent recession? And how can they justify the actions when two of Detroit’s three automakers owe their survival to... — read more
The GM treatment
Ah the motivations and next actions are hiding in plain sight. First let’s look at the plants. Who are they targeting? Which employees would have difficulty moving - would it be the older employees with kids in school and elderly parents to care for?... — read more
1000+ contractors gone
Word on the street is about 1400-1500 contractors gone in the last few weeks. Don't come to work on Monday, call on a Saturday. Salaried are standing on edge, tired of the BS. So 1400 + 2400 buyouts = 3800. They want 8000? Are they nuts? Who are they... — read more
Stock Markets tanking. 401k'sh-- now, pensions in 2019
Think you're safe because you have a pension? In 2019 you will find out just how dependent your provider was on the stock market. Hint- Totally dependent
Austin IT Center impact
Any news on impact to Austin?
IT Layoffs - When in January
I'm currently in one of the IT Innovation centers (Not in Michigan), and was wondering if I could get some details on the upcoming layoffs. I feel that I'm on the chopping block and any details would be greatly appreciated. Specifically, I was... — read more
Will Layoffs for Direct hires be based on performance?
Any information on direct hire layoffs, 1. Who will be deciding, we dont think its egms 2. On what basis will layoffs happen( performace, bad reviews)
Amid layoffs and plant closures, GM wants the taxpayers to pony up 7500 for every EV vehicle sold?
Amid layoffs and plant closures, GM wants the taxpayers to pony up 7500 for every EV vehicle sold? So let’s see GM is laying off employees to fund EV and AV. GM is closing plants to fund EV and AV. And now GM wants taxpayers to fund EV and AV? What a... — read more
It makes sense to cut the contractors first
The role of a contractor is to act as temporary, supplemental workforce to augment staffing levels when there is a gap. Obviously, when there is a workforce reduction these contractors are the first to go. The contractors understand these risks when... — read more
Blame your Union.
Stop blaming the company, tbe government, the president, the greed. The stock buybacks. All this was possible because of the union decision, not allowing GM to bankrupt. Welcome to reality!@
The mistaken bet
The unfortunate reality, is no one wants electric vehicles. It's a huge joke internally even within GM. Using some logic, no one today wants sedans today, and they are unprofitable. They want trucks and SUVS, which are profitable. If GM is slated to... — read more
GM Tech Center -- Any updates?
Anyone work at the Warren Tech Center.. Have you had any colleagues (contractors or full-time) been laid off yet, any news from your managers?
When will White collar workers go?
Are they going to do it before or after the holidays? How many are expected to go?
Contract employees are not safe either
In case people thought only salaried employees were affected... This is part of the company’s plan to reduce its North American salaried contract and salaried workforce by 15 percent... — read more
Managers have been given the headcount of how many people must go
All managers have already been given headcounts for how many people within their area must be let go. The list of impacted employees was decided prior to the formal announcement. You can expect them to target teams that are overstaffed, individuals... — read more
It’s all about the bottom line
It's all about the bottom line no one cares about the working man, the back bone of our economy! The problem is simple they "large corporations" are only concerned with a profit margin. They don't think about how this will affect families and whole... — read more
The whole industry is in shambles once again
If some of you were hoping to get a job at Ford, don't bother. Looks like they're in the worse shape than we are over there. "Ford's to-be-announced plant closures and layoffs could be more than double that of GM's, say Morgan Stanley analysts."... — read more
Retraining?
What are the chances General Motors will be providing some kind of additional services to laid off folks to help them (us) land on their feet (since they certainly have no issue stabbing us in the back to save a few bucks?) I'm talking about stuff... — read more
You need a car guy to run GM
You need a car guy to run GM. Not a daddy's girl, not a furniture man, not a token or diversity bonehead. You need a car guy with car smarts. Most large dinosaur companies are failing now because they don't have the right leadership in there. So bid... — read more
Question: Direct Employee Selection
Does anyone know when direct employees will be selected? And what the criteria is? Are they going with people primed for retirement?
IT layoffs
Anyone know when to expect layoffs to happen for IT?
GM Tech Center Warren , Mi
They have let go ALL contract personal at Warren Tech Center. No warning ,just a phone call “Don’t show up for work Monday “
Very few will be able to come back to General Motors
I am in Lordstown and I was told no. I've heard that they expect that 10 to 20 percent of folks that will be let go may be allowed to come back, you'd need to have very specific skills that align with what they play to do in the future (you can guess... — read more
GM Layoffs - Happy about it, not really but understands why
I am currently a GM employee at one of the affected plants. Of course, no one here is very happy about this because it affects everyone's lifestyles and families as well. There is also a trickle effect that feeds out to supplier reps, suppliers, and... — read more
Any chance they reverse this decision?
I've been pleasantly surprised by the (negative) attention General Motors has been getting due to these layoffs in both media and among politicians on both sides. I'm starting to hope that maybe, just maybe, all the negative publicity and all the... — read more
Obliterating the livelihoods of tens of thousands of employees
Rescued from the abyss by a $53 billion dollar bailout (which hasn't been fully paid back), a strong economy, record revenues, etc. What more could Mary Barra, this phony leader of GM want? With all this "help", it should emphasize her utter... — read more
GM layoffs reflect domestic irresponsibilty
It is no secret GM manufactures quality vehicles far superior to both Ford and Chrysler. Many Americans are simply confused into buying poorly engineered and manufactured vehicles whether Domestic or Foreign. GM continues to be a pioneer in vehicle... — read more
Media Roundup - GM Layoffs / Day 2
There you go: [Breitbart] Carney: GM Should Start Building Its Envision SUVs in the United States https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2018/11/27/envision/ [CNN] The cuts at GM are tough. The company's future without them would be even tougher... — read more
Consequences
Why isn't Mary Barra getting the boot for letting the company get into a position of selling such losing products? She made these decisions and should suffer the consequences, not the people who only did what she wanted!
So, the bailout car Titan is losing money?
What about the tax cut that passed early this year? The swamp and the s---ers is the title of my new book, lol
Must read!
If somebody already posted it, I apologize, but this is too good to miss. Quartz at Work "translated" GM’s “staffing transformation” press release into plain English. Here's one of the highlights: "The company hopes this announcement will be drowned... — read more
Employees get the boot, stock jumps
This really makes me sick. The news that 15k workers are going to be out of a job soon has caused General Motors stock to jump by nearly 5 percent. This tells you enough about the world we live in... — read more
Transfer?
Anybody knows if transfer to another location will be made available to people who are being laid off? I see there are some openings available in the company throughout the U.S. (which in itself makes no sense, but I'll stay on topic,) so why not... — read more
A long “time out”
This move by GM is a bigger thing at play. This gives management basically 1 year of not having to answer questions about tech disruption and appear to be a leader. Now that cruise autonomous unit needs to show some amazing results. But the ball is... — read more
General Motors' overhaul is long overdue
Apple Computer on average keeps stock in inventory for 12 days. 12 days! It's too bad that Steve Jobs died before fulfilling his vision.