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Ford is a great company to start a career

Engineering Manager
Current Employee
Has worked at Ford for less than 1 year
September 27, 2008
Dearborn, Michigan
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNo CEO Opinion
Pros

It's a great company to start your career at. Regardless of how the automotive industry is going, it is a well-respected company all over the world. Other companies truly respect Ford's talent. (Unfortunately, there are so many Ford workers looking for work, other companies are being overwhelmed with resumes!)

Cons

The major downside is the work environment. There have been so many waves of layoffs; that's all people think about. It's terrible working around a bunch of people who are concerned about losing their jobs.

Advice to Management

It's taken too long to get it right. Over the past 30 years, Ford had the opportunity to get it right. Ford chose not to because it was easier to chase $$. When Bill "the environmentalist" Ford took over from Nasser, the company should have started investing in hybrids then.

But NO, when he came on board, he continued chasing the SUV $$. If Bill Ford had stayed true to himself, Ford would be leaps and bounds in front of Toyota & Honda when it comes to hybrids.

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