Do you have any struggles or pains around Michigan or Auto Industry?

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ColliGKid

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ColliGKid
Apr 23 10 Comments

I think there are several struggles or pains when we are working on this industry. Any thoughts?

Below are mine.
1. Managers with impatient, mechanical, and old minds mistreat younger or software engineers.
2. Boomers are trying to drive out younger talents with the fear of left out.
3. Some bigots are showing racist or discriminatory behaviors against the blacks, the Asians, and the LGBTQ....
4. Managers expecting new hires to learn from nowhere without training
5. Managers consuming people as disposable
6. Slow Career Progression due to the inefficiency in mentoring
7. Low TC increase

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  • GKN Automotive / Eng
    Sby921

    GKN Automotive Eng

    Sby921
    I've run across most of this in 20 years of auto industry work in Michigan. 4 different companies. I can say it's not the norm. If anything it's phasing out with time through retirement and growth of the younger generations.

    I think it's fear based. The old guard is afraid of how in-touch the younger generations are with their feelings. You don't bury and hide them. They are afraid of the new technology that they don't know, understand, nor are experts on.

    I think there's also a level of burnout and depression. The auto industry can be difficult with the way tens of thousands if parts have to cone together and work, and seldom do on the first try. It's high pressure without the tech industry inflated wages to buy all the toys and distractions. It's something you can do too many places outside metro Detroit. I think there are a lot of older people in automotive who feel they missed their opportunity to do something else in life. They're bitter.

    But this is far from the norm everywhere. Yes you'll find people like this, but you find as much or more of the opposite. You can find great managers who want to help you grow. You can find colleagues who want to train you. You can find good career progression within teams, orgs, and the company as a whole.

    TC is definitely slow to grow, but it's a region and industry thing. You can grow and make 150k in metro Detroit. You won't get the 600k you see people posting here in the bay area. But you're going to spend 400k on the house they'll pay 5m for. You pay $2 less per gallon of fuel. You pay 30% less for food. You pay less in state income tax. Your money goes further.
    Apr 24 6
    • ZF
      ColliGKid

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      ColliGKid
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      @Sby921 Thanks, but it is too late to make a move for a while. I will let you know later if I have to.
      but Thank you for your kindness.
      6d
    • ZF
      Powertrain

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      Powertrain
      @ColliGKid Can I ask what division and area you work in? I joined Electronics and ADAS Farmington Hills recently and am seriously worried about the long-term health of everyone in my management chain. They work sick hours. As in workaholic and one of them has already stated (aggressively) that 50-60 hour weeks are expected which won’t work for me. Or a lot of other people: the SVP, two directors and other low-level managers have left just since January. Is this how it is in your neck of the woods?
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  • Magna International / Manufacturing
    Funkopops

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    Funkopops
    I don't know why people in IT sector come to automotive. It was shitty and will be shitty. Minorities are just slaves for manager folk to achieve their kpi. Non IT people have little choice but IT people should boycott automotive, especially minorities.
    Apr 24 1
  • Started last year and we had training…almost two months of it… but it was very ineffective, not well presented, and generally not applicable to the day to day work (I’m in QA)
    Apr 24 0