Ford

Easy to associate work with finished product – able to cite contributions to people and have them associate with the finished product.

Good benefits package.

Office environment changes every 2-3 years, so you won't tire of your office.

Plenty of opportunities to move into other areas of the company that appeal and plenty of opportunity to mix with other job functions.

Work evolves as programs launch, but some standard work (quality, cost reduction projects) remains a daily responsibility.

Too much negative news: sales down, stock down, credit rating down, headcount down, impending layoffs.

Management continually churns on the latest must-do work that buzzes down from above. No long-term work plans that everyone can partake in and stick to.

I think the dynamics affecting Ford are outside their scope. They are addressing each new financial difficulty, but it is difficult to see the future.