Topics regarding layoffs at General Motors

Topics regarding layoffs at General Motors

The 5% Cut Metrics

Ranking will be done for all groups under the director, by the director. Your manager and senior manager will not choose the 5%. It will not occur at the individual group level. Example: If your team has 10 people in it and all are at or above... — read more 

Expect a very strong bonus

GM posts 4% sales growth in 2024, as market share keeps expanding Fri, January 3, 2025 General Motors had a strong 2024, growing U.S. sales and market share with a redesigned portfolio of both electric and gas-powered vehicles. For the year, GM... — read more 

A means to an end

Employers see you as a means to an end. All of the "family" and "work life balance" talk is complete BS. If you log into Linkedin right now, your feed might be loaded with really bad stories about working long hours (unpaid/salary), being mistreated... — read more 

Sweeping rollback of Biden EV, emissions policies

Exclusive: Trump transition team plans sweeping rollback of Biden EV, emissions policies https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-trump-transition-team-plans-110703323.html Trump vowed to ease regulations on fossil-fuel cars and roll back what he... — read more 

Nissan's "colossal misstep in reading the room, specifically, skipping over hybrids while doubling down on EVs." Reminds you of GM's poor bet.

GM made the same mistake thanks to their poor leadership led by the evil Mary Barra who is laser focused on enriching herself and her elite with that sweet salary/bonus of $6+ millions and millions $$$ in stock options on your expense by selling you... — read more 

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| 650 views | | 7 replies (last December 18, 2024)
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How many would quit?

If GM mandated a 5 day, in-office work week starting January 2025, what percentage do you think would quit? I'm talking about a no-compromise, 5 day week with core hours. 1%? 5%? You don't show, you get fired like it was February 2020. What if GM... — read more 

1000 people laid-off

"In order to win in this competitive market, we need to optimize for speed and excellence" These "win" statements make me cringe. Knowing how these layoffs work, there are two outcomes: employees left behind absorb the work, or they just rehire for... — read more 

GM becoming more like Ford, day after day. GM Recalls Another 130,000 of their bucket of bolt GM Trucks for Tailgates That Fall Open

Not Again: GM Recalls Another 130,000 of their bucket of bolt Trucks for Tailgates That Fall Open It expands on a larger recall for heavy-duty versions of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra issued early this year. In February 2024, General Motors... — read more 

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| 450 views | | 1 reply (December 4, 2024)
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Another GM recall

https://www.livenowfox.com/news/gm-recall-132000-trucks-concerns-tailgate-unlatching Looks like a design/engineering failure.

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| 550 views | | 8 replies (last December 4, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1vNbDwVT

The HR playbook explained

But then we already knew all of this: ⬇️ https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/03/business/ways-employers-make-workers-quit/index.html

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| 770 views | | 4 replies (last December 5, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1vNKOJsC

Layoff GM CEO

CEO is been in place for the last 10 years GM E hummer result failure E Silverado result no one wants it Bolt result t urd on wheels Hybrid vehicles result failure GM software/ui result failure GM china total failure... — read more 

VSP 2025

Hearing rumors about a VSP in 2025. Is there any merit to this? It appears the gm subreddit mods are deleting comments related to this, whatever that means.

GM's stock is not elevated post layoff

GM stock is at $55.49 today Thursday, 11/20. On Friday 11/15 (the day of the layoff), it was $57.53. The MACD shows negative growth and the stock itself is about to break below resistance. If it breaks below it and continues, it may experience a big... — read more 

Where have laid off people gone?

Where have the people who got laid off over the past few years ended up? The job market in Detroit is apocalyptic. Do people leave SE Michigan?

This wasn't exactly unexpected

I hope everybody was prepared and already had all their ducks in a row. We all knew something like this was coming before the end of the year.

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| 1340 views | | 6 replies (last November 18, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1vvyatLn

Tariff triggered layoffs: Nissan

Nissan said yesterday morning they will cut 9k jobs in anticipation of tariffs 🇺🇸/ 🇯🇵 on imported cars 🚗- others will follow for sure - trade wars on a massive scale are about to start

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