My contacts working there say it came as a total shock to them. No warning or signs. Probably all the programs would come to a halt of half of the employees actually left.

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    My son is an engineer at Stellatis and was offered a buyout. He is strongly considering taking it and applying to a competitor. He wants to stay in the automotive industry and not get stuck working for the defense contractors like so many of his classmates.

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      I hear GM is a great place. The only issue is that it just underwent it’s own VSP, and probably has a hiring freeze now

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      Curious of the sentiment about the defense industries - War equipment is pretty recession proof. Is it pay?

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        The big running joke with engineering new grads is that you sell your soul to work for the defense industry.

        Also he’s a huge anti war advocate. He did volunteer work in Yemen and saw how bad it got when Saudi Arabia and Iran were just using Yemen as their proxy war playground.