Pros

Size of company is very good, everybody knows "FORD" and it is a major employer on everyone's CV. If you happen to like the vehicles and products you are in favorable situation.

Cons

Most of the permanent employees here in Brentwood have spent all their lives at FORD, therefore they don't know other company cultures or any other products. Motivation is pretty much down, especially due to the unexpected downturn of some vehicle development programs due to the credit crisis.

Having seen other vehicle OEM's I can say moral was the worst at FORD.

Working in an office where almost everyone is a middle-aged male worker doesn't help improving office culture either, other manufactures have a more diverse workforce.

Advice to Senior Management

It is not acceptable that senior management has not received proper and recent training in people management and obviously management is not chosen by soft skills either.