Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak Retiring

FenwickHockey65 · 10-28-2009, 09:12 AM

Lajdziak set to retire from Saturn after 23 years
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By Mark Kleis
October 27, 2009

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Saturn General manager Jill Lajdziak is set to retire from General Motors at the end of this year after twenty-nine years in the GM family. GM says that Lajdziak will exercise some vacation time before her retirement takes effect at the end of the year.

Quickening · 10-28-2009, 09:14 AM

I don't blame her one bit.

Millefune · 10-28-2009, 09:21 AM

No wonder Saturn died, she's not nearly as hot as Susan D-whatever-y.

Elvisuperman · 10-28-2009, 09:26 AM

Is she really retiring, or was she just shown the door with the closing of the brand?

chevyman1973 · 10-28-2009, 09:35 AM

well i think the hottness of her had something to do with it! im sure she was good at what she did, but cant you be good at your job and be hot at the same time?

Masospaghetti · 10-28-2009, 09:37 AM

I don't know a whole lot about her but the only encounter I had with her left me with a bad impression.

I was working at the Fairfax assembly plant when Aura production was starting. I remember asking her if a manual transmission would be available. She replied, "We offer a 6-speed with paddle shifters that will give you the experience of a manual transmission."

Yeah, right. Either PR BS or she has no passion for cars and doesn't understand the difference.

tripowergto · 10-28-2009, 09:37 AM

Retire seems like too kind of a word for the head of a now defunct brand.

Ambalanche · 10-28-2009, 09:37 AM

See ya! One less figure-head that really didn't have any power over the direction of their brand anyway to pay!

CamaroCrazy · 10-28-2009, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Elvisuperman

Is she really retiring, or was she just shown the door with the closing of the brand?

Who knows. I would hope GM offered to find her another position, but if my brand just got put down - and with all the hard work Jill put into Saturn in the last few years - I bet I'd be so fried, tired, and upset that I'd retire as well.

Thanks Jill and here's to what could have been....

civilzues · 10-28-2009, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Masospaghetti

I don't know a whole lot about her but the only encounter I had with her left me with a bad impression.

I was working at the Fairfax assembly plant when Aura production was starting. I remember asking her if a manual transmission would be available. She replied, "We offer a 6-speed with paddle shifters that will give you the experience of a manual transmission."

Yeah, right. Either PR BS or she has no passion for cars and doesn't understand the difference.

for real? that's sad.

TAMark · 10-28-2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by tripowergto

Retire seems like too kind of a word for the head of a now defunct brand.

At least she is leaving. They promoted Susan Debauchery to VP of Sales.

steinravnik · 10-28-2009, 09:57 AM

She looks pretty young to be retiring.

K-1 · 10-28-2009, 10:16 AM

With all of the crap I'm sure she had to put up with to get a dime of R&D money for Saturn, I'm surprised she didn't leave long ago.

Rocket 88 · 10-28-2009, 10:28 AM

I'm just sad about this. I drove past my Saturn dealer yesterday and EVERYTHING was gone. I had been serviced there about a week ago and it was obvious they were barely hanging on. One day they had about 15 used cars but only 2 new cars - the next day it looked like a ghost town.

I'm not going to bemoan GM putting down Saturn, because they ruined it a long time ago by going up market. But a lot of pontential was lost.

solman98 · 10-28-2009, 10:29 AM

Car company is gone, what has she been doing at work recently?

Humm, no ones here. We're not making cars. Maybe I should retire....

10-28-2009, 09:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Quickening 6.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Antonio, Texas Drives: 2004 Saab 9-3 Aero Posts: 6,035	Re: Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak Retiring I don't blame her one bit. __________________ 2004 Saab 9-3 Aero

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Millefune 3.6 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vacaville, CA Drives: 2006 GTO, 1997 SC2 Posts: 1,182	Re: Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak Retiring No wonder Saturn died, she's not nearly as hot as Susan D-whatever-y. __________________ "People meet, and people part. This meeting may truly be as insignificant as a ripple in the ocean, but that's alright. I'm going to enjoy it as much as I can, while it lasts." - Shido Jennifer: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2913762

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Elvisuperman 2.4 Liter SIDI ECOTEC Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Drives: Pontiac G8 Posts: 360	Re: Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak Retiring Is she really retiring, or was she just shown the door with the closing of the brand? __________________ There are only two auto manufacturers; GM and everybody else...

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chevyman1973 3.0 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Phoenix Drives: 1970 Chevy truck 383/700r4 Posts: 743	Re: Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak Retiring well i think the hottness of her had something to do with it! im sure she was good at what she did, but cant you be good at your job and be hot at the same time? __________________ Hey why do people insist on using caps on a blog like this? This is not a term paper! I do have a masters so I have written plenty of papers for class, I just dont see the point of using that type of wording in a blog form like this?Brian S Ritter

10-28-2009, 09:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
Masospaghetti 2.4 Liter SIDI ECOTEC Join Date: Mar 2006 Drives: 1996 Camaro RS Posts: 401	Re: Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak Retiring I don't know a whole lot about her but the only encounter I had with her left me with a bad impression. I was working at the Fairfax assembly plant when Aura production was starting. I remember asking her if a manual transmission would be available. She replied, "We offer a 6-speed with paddle shifters that will give you the experience of a manual transmission." Yeah, right. Either PR BS or she has no passion for cars and doesn't understand the difference. __________________ Current Rides 1996 Chevy Camaro RS - 143k - 3800/231 V6, 5M, t-tops, Auburn LSD 2000 Ford Explorer Sport - 124k - 4.0 OHV V6, 5M 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT - 198k - L44/2.8 MPFI V6, 4M, Vista roof 2002 Suzuki GSF600s "Bandit" - 18k Old Rides 1989 Chevy Beretta GTU - 1994 Chevy Beretta Z26 - 1985 Toyota Corolla SR5 "AE86" - 1986 Honda CRX DX - 1989 Honda CRX Si - 2003 Honda Civic EX - 1989 Honda Civic LX

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Ambalanche 6.0 Liter L76 V8 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pensacola, Florida Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Posts: 2,110	Re: Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak Retiring See ya! One less figure-head that really didn't have any power over the direction of their brand anyway to pay! __________________ Hotness

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steinravnik 4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Washington, DC Drives: Trek 4500, DC Subway, 2008 Astra XR 2dr Posts: 2,569	Re: Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak Retiring She looks pretty young to be retiring.

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K-1 4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Drives: 2008 Saturn ASTRA 5dr XR 2009 Saturn AURA XE Posts: 2,579	Re: Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak Retiring With all of the crap I'm sure she had to put up with to get a dime of R&D money for Saturn, I'm surprised she didn't leave long ago. __________________ 2008 Saturn ASTRA 5-door XR - Sandstone - Me 2009 Saturn AURA XE - Quicksilver - Wife 2009 Maclaren Quest Sport Stroller - Black/Champagne - Son 2008 Radio Flyer Sport Trike - Classic Red - Son 2008 Fisher-Price Power Wheels Lil' Kawasaki ATV - Green/Yellow - Son

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Rocket 88 5.3 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Sep 2007 Drives: '06 Saturn Vue '89 Olds Cutlass Ciera Posts: 1,315	Re: Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak Retiring I'm just sad about this. I drove past my Saturn dealer yesterday and EVERYTHING was gone. I had been serviced there about a week ago and it was obvious they were barely hanging on. One day they had about 15 used cars but only 2 new cars - the next day it looked like a ghost town. I'm not going to bemoan GM putting down Saturn, because they ruined it a long time ago by going up market. But a lot of pontential was lost. __________________

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solman98 3.6 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: Sep 2006 Drives: 06 Daytona Blue HHR 5-speed Posts: 1,225	Re: Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak Retiring Car company is gone, what has she been doing at work recently? Humm, no ones here. We're not making cars. Maybe I should retire.... __________________ 18" Polished Cobalt SS/SC wheels, LED tails, Recon 48 LED running board lights/signals

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