Ford Motor Reviews

Pros

The company car and involement with citywide marketing promotions.

Cons

No opportunity for career advancement. Limited amount of minority employees. Regional management does not support educational advancement.

Pros

Learning Community
Growth Opportunities
Urgency environment
Success rewarded

Cons

Leadership skills not taught as core foundation as you move upward

Advice to Senior Management

Keep an open mind to change

Pros

Great culture within the organization, with strong teamwork.

Cons

Poor market performance as a result of low brand recognition

Pros

Personally empowered to accomplish what I feel I want to.

Cons

No more than working anywhere else.

Advice to Senior Management

Beleieve in the ability of your peopple.

Pros

Good compensation, relaxed atomsphere, and no accountability

Cons

Lack of accountability, ownership and beuracratic.

Advice to Senior Management

Lead by example.

Pros

Training for new employees is solid, the culture and relationships built are often strong, and the current progress as compared to other US automakers is very promising.

Cons

Being a large company, it is easy to become a 'cog in the machine,' if one doesn't outwardly pursue their own career development.

Advice to Senior Management

Management has been doing a superb job of keeping quality very high, as well as marketing our products, it is middle management that needs work. Reward less for time spent in a position, more on the quality of work done.

Pros

The health benefits are one of e best in the nation. The new line of auto are among the best in e world.

Cons

The workers and management are never on the same page. Workers moral is at an all time low. Some jobs in the plant can ruin your career.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to employees, just don't look at the bottom line. The didn't take government loans, but if they would have listen to employees in the first place they would have been in a better place.

Pros

Good work experience, experienced management

Cons

Relocation to Michigan not always desirable

Advice to Senior Management

Good leadership

Pros

Terrific cars. Strong sense of pride in the company.

Cons

Hierarchical. Average work life balance.

Pros

Multi National Company with lots of various opportunities to cross train in different areas of the company. It is very well respected in the Finance Community.

Cons

It has its own culture and sometime that is detremential to outside views or change intiatives. Our way or the highway,

Advice to Senior Management

Don't repeat the mistakes of past management--Don't let profits lead to over spending on non-essential non-auto related business. Stick to the core business.