There is not enough talk about the fact that a young and ambitious employee, a hard worker, while trying to make progress often faces bigger obstacles from his older and more experienced colleagues than the system at GM in general.
I experienced what someone mentioned here, a horrible bullying from a more experienced colleague who thought he knew everything and was the best at his job. Please don't tell me that this is typical of all companies, because I also worked in companies where there was no such thing.
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This is not about boomers and millennials. This about right and wrong. The behaviors that I saw and experienced at General Motors were beyond unacceptable. Collusion, corruption, manipulation, and dishonesty. To me General Motors represents the most disgusting behavior I have ever experienced in my life. Feigned professionalism by respected individuals. For anybody outside the company who is foolish enough to believe the advertising let me make this clear...these behaviors were aided and abetted by leadership.
I don’t blame older workers, I blame the sh---y, toxic environment at GM also known as “pay for perception”. Once I left the company, my stress and blood pressure dropped significantly.
Yeah, you need to relax. You're only going to climb when openings open up. Just enjoy the time you have and when it's your time to climb - then climb. You need to be patient.
Young, inexperienced people often think more highly of their abilities than is justified.
Perhaps the experienced people were just trying to limit the damage you were doing out of ignorance.
No one ever said progressing in you career or moving around was gonna be easy. Some folks are lucky and hire in working for folks they can follow up the ladder. The rest of us have to plan a path in the company and fight for it.
I'd just bet those old brainiacs are reading your post right now.
Good grief. How old are you?