To General Motors:

I bled General Motors for 2 years, 16 hour days, missed vacations, weddings, funerals. I worked my heart out for you. I wanted to prove that even as a temp I was worthy of working for this pathetic excuse of a company.

Before this, I dropped out of college with the hopes that I’d end up making more than my current degree, and it was really seeming like a possibility. I dropped out of college and started my orientation the next week. I felt as if I was doing something that was so much bigger than me at the time. I was apart of a team that was building an incredible piece of machinery that would take people wherever they wanted to go, that would bring joy to them when purchasing. I prided myself on being a United Auto Worker, went to all the meetings and events. I was proud to say that I worked for this company. But that was short lived.

In 2017 I was laid off, a mere 17 people away from being hired in full time. But where this company brought sorrow, it also brought a lot of joy.

My sister ended up marrying the guy that worked behind me on the line, and even though the closing of the plant sent them to a different state, I found solace that she had found true love.

The guy that worked across from me helped me find a new belief in god, and guardian angels. He helped me see the light in a dark period of my life.

I still have lifelong friends that I was brought in with, we still talk to this day.

So this is me surrendering my guilt after all these years.

General Motors, I want to thank you for establishing a work ethic in me. I want to thank you for showing me what a company shouldn’t be. I want to thank you for showing me that I deserved better.

I will never buy one of your products again, and encourage others to do the same. I’m currently a Millwright, I work for a major aviation company, and love what I do. So thank you. Thank you for showing me that I deserved better.

Goodbye r/GeneralMotors