General Electric Employee Reviews for Field Service Engineer

"I've worked with GE Oil and Gas since February 2014 and since then my knowledge in the oil and gas industry has extensively increased. GE Oil and gas teaches you how to be autonomous and builds strong character. GE teaches you that the unknown is known."

What don't you like about working at General Electric?

"Was in a lot of L.A. traffic. It was hard with no company cars."

"Good"

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"Training"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Lots of schooling and be at the top of your game."

What don't you like about working at General Electric?

"Working 7days a week."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't micro manage you people."

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"Working on the latest technology."

What don't you like about working at General Electric?

"Lack of support."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop discarding 100 dollar bills to collect the pennies."

"GE Fanuc is a good company have some great manager working for them"

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"My confidence level has been greatly elevated because of working in the field I would have to fix or integrate a system that I never had worked on and perform a task that the customer wants"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good Company"

What don't you like about working at General Electric?

"I traveled all the time"

"too short of reivew to be good"

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"Excellent 1st line supervisor. Good work intentions"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Carefull what you say as GE does not want independent thinkers but people who will fill do only what they are told (yes men)"

What don't you like about working at General Electric?

"Too bureaucratic, not able to let field personnel make decisions which would affect positive operation of business unit. Company too worried about cost of safety programs where they would delay instituting safety programs over cost."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There is many mangers that are making poor decisions including board members. I would remove those people and replace them with individuals who have many more years of experience. Do not just look at their education background as that does not make a good manager."

"Pretty good pay, dont expect much family time or career advancement opportunities. Constantly readjusting contract wording in their favor. Comes across as dishonest."

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"Good place to get experience in GE dominated industry."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't expect to be considered for GE positions just because you work for their subsiderary. They will hire outside the company, in most cases first."

What don't you like about working at General Electric?

"Wholly owned subsiderary of GE. Can seem like you are being treated like second rate citizens by full time GE employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None really"

"My GE experience"

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"The structure of working for a major company and my co-workers are second to none."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be flexible and able to work in a structured environment."

What don't you like about working at General Electric?

"Hard to advance in the workplace."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have some continuity there are constantly changes being made to procedures on a daily basis. Change is fine but you never have time to tell if something is working like it was intended if its constantly changing."