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Working at General Electric in Schenectady, NY: 15 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Schenectady, NY Area

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On average, employees in Schenectady, NY at General Electric give their company a 2.2 rating out of 5.0 based on 15, whereas overall Average Rating of General Electric is 4.0 out of 5.0 based on 575 General Electric Review Ratings. The happiest General Electric employees in Schenectady, NY are Services Managers submitting an average rating of 4.9 and Controls Engineers with a rating of 4.1.

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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 360 General Electric Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.6
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
4.0
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Working at General Electric in Schenectady, NY: 15 Employee Reviews

Services Manager

"I've worked for General Electric for almost 10 years and have enjoyed every minute of it. The company has such a positive impact on the world..Keeping the lights on and creating innovative technology that keeps people alive and in the air."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
General Electric Employee

"Old fashioned leadership - stuck in their ways and make it difficult to innovate and drive progress"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

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General Electric (575)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Salt River Project (13)
3.3 Lowest Rated in this Industry is MISO (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (1,269)
General Electric Employee

"GE is one of the best places I've worked. If you are technical, you will be challenged every day. Mobility, pay structure, and benefits are a bit antiquated."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Continuous Improvement Leader

"I have worked for GE for 11 years. In that time I have worked with some really good people. Overall I believe GE has some really good technology and opportunity to pursue."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Controls Engineer

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"Bing GE a global organization, it is pleasure to work"

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

"Improving documentation and drawings for customer satisfaction to the quality"

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

"Big company never values a small engineer properly in time"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"GE is a big company shpuld have proper assesment of individual employes"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Lead Controls Engineer

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"GE is a global company and no 1 in Power Systems and Turbines"

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

"Being big organization growth is less, like a plant never grows under a big tree"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Regarding Control systems for Gas Turbines MK V and MK VI proper documentation required"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Controls Engineer
Person You Work For 4.6 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
Systems Integration Leader

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"It was somewhat technology oriented, but constant changes due to money does not advance the technology enough to be competitive."

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

"Think of another company if you want to work in the field."

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

"Political, lack of vision, lack of leadership, decline in benefits (Health and Retirement)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Develop a Vision! Get rid of the extra-curricula activities for people to work on such as 6 Sigma or the supposive leadership courses. Get rid of the MyLearning activities that have very little meaning to most people. Human Resources at the organziation is useless. They do not add to the quality of employment."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Accounts Receivable Analyst

"I am satisfied, but don't like the fact that my contract is not permanent."

Person You Work For 3.1 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2.9 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Analyst

"Excellent company"

Consultant

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"professional environment, learned a lot"

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

"job security"

Director

"GE is a great place to work and learn about larger organizations."

Intern

"Never a bad thing to work for a company that everybody recognizes."

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"Great place to get started. Excellent becuase when included on your resume, everybody knows who GE is."

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

"They do behavioral interviews, and they will also ask technical questions."

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

"Schenectady, NY."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make sure that all the interns get involved."

Logistical Coordinator

"Opportunity"

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"The Family Based Employees, The traveling, and the Team Work."

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

"Be a team player, maintain professional decor at all times, show interest in supply chain management"

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

"The constant budget cuts"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to strive and believe in the men and women who work under your supervision, remain open to suggestions, even changes in the way things are done, always look to the future when dealing with efficiency, accuracy, shipping, timing, and pricing."

Design Assistant

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"type of business"

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

"location"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"great job"

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