Do you have any struggles or pains around Michigan or Auto Industry?
Apr 23
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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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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.
but Thank you for your kindness.