No real leadership apparent; uses obsolete management approach - Software Engineer GE HealthCare Employee Review

2.0
29 Mar 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Work at GEHC still matters to the world and is a noble endeavor. Great place to learn your craft and move on after a couple of years to a more enlightened and modern employer. Very diverse and inclusive culture.

Cons

Leadership team is firmly planted into obsolete management model. Matrixed organization has been abandoned by most modern corporations, but sadly not GEHC. Leadership team doesn't have a clue on making "gut" decisions and far too often spends valuable time dithering on key decisions. Paralysis through analysis is very much a thing at GEHC. These delays have meant missing the market in many cases and we're playing catch up. Offshore leadership often takes credit for work they're not actually doing and there is little to no accountability. Offshore engineering team members lack critical thinking skills required for the job and often need to be spoon fed. Criticism from our customers isn't managed at all and feedback isn't often incorporated into product engineering. Technical obsolescence isn't managed, with technical debt ignored for years. When a third-party component becomes end of support leadership wants the fix instantly, but as was pointed out previously it would take several months to resolve.

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5.0
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Pros

Internal promotions are common. Loyalty is valued to an extent.

Cons

Frequent hiring freezes and cost cutting can be frustrating.

1.0
2 Mar 2026
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Pros

Cool project, that was it honestly. The bad outweighed the good.

Cons

DO NOT WORK HERE Not an emotionally or psychologically safe work environment. Toxic, dysfunctional, retaliatory culture with institutionalized gaslighting. The company is all about optics and theater. Whatever values or capital letter 'C' care they have in their name means nothing. Leadership's promises about respectful workplaces are lies. HR's claims about protections are also lies. GEHC cannot hold anyone accountable or create a culture where employees thrive. They think multi-million dollar campus renovations will fix cultural rot while C-suite leadership remains incompetent. Management engages in hostile behavior including: berating of employees behind closed doors, manipulating performance reviews as retaliation tools, making baseless accusations in closed-door meetings, and fabricating claims to coerce compliance. Reporting these issues with hard evidence results in the victim being pushed out while Management faces zero consequences. No accountability for management. No protections for employees. Paid 50% below market. Experienced employees can't afford homes. Wages are not competitive and haven't kept pace with cost of living. Everyone is grossly underpaid. Forced hybrid creates 90+ minute commutes from Milwaukee to Waukesha with minimal on-site value and poor information sharing. Everyone was miserable and a push to 5 days on-site will make it worse. LGBTQ+ employees: avoid this place. Not inclusive. Saw too many queer colleagues struggle and leave.

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