I started at General Motors at 18 years old as a co-op student at the General Motors Institute, which is now Kettering.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I started working in the oilfield upon graduating high school. I was on the service end of it, driving tank trucks for Johnny Geer for a couple years and learning about oil and gas production. I had a whole cadre of mentors.
My career in racing started at a very young age in California.
When I was young I had an apprenticeship as an engineer.
I struggled to learn basic skills, get a grip on markets, find my own unique voice, create story lines and come up to speed with the industry. I struggled for ten years before having any success.
My goal in coming to General Motors was to help restore profitability, build a strong market position and position this iconic company for success. We are clearly on that path.
I wasn't the one managing my career back then, that was the problem - I was 14 years old.
I've been an engineer, barman, skip lorry driver, coalman, boat window manufacturer, contract grass cutter and builder.
After graduating in 1973 I went into the programming field.
I was hired as a computer programmer for a national laboratory at age 15.
As soon as I left school at 16, I worked in a factory making aircraft components.