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Even in harsh times, a great place to work

Engineering Intern
Former Employee
Worked at Ford for less than 1 year
October 24, 2008
Dearborn, Michigan
5.0
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Pros

Exciting and highly visible products are your responsibility.

In Dearborn, you're seen as a pseudo-celebrity if you work for Ford; you are held in high esteem in the local community.

High employee morale. Excellent relations with management. Direct supervisors are universally competent with the automobile. It is very easy to succeed in your job at Ford. You are made to feel important 100% of the time.

Cons

Wayne County, Michigan is depressing. Ford is an outstanding place to work, but SE Michigan is frightful for many reasons. This industry as a whole is in a tailspin, and many times, especially recently, co-workers are more concerned about an impending layoff than doing work. This can be frustrating but is easily understandable.

Advice to Management

Stop trying to make important decisions by yourselves.

Enlist the opinions of those under you who've likely seen problems before.

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