Ford

People are friendly and want to help you out. There is a high level of enablement teams to centrally answer questions around CI/CD, Security, Design, etc.

My managers have been pretty chill for medical, family, or any other use of PTO.

It's easy to move around inside the company or to other Ford companies like Ford Credit.

It's a huge company, prepare for office politics.

Raises are anemic; you will have to argue with your boss just to match inflation.

Bonus is basically random. Some years you get it, some years you only get half of it. It depends on how many cars Ford sells and how willing your boss is to argue for you. Do not count on the maximum theoretical bonus ever getting paid out.

Communication is slow and awkward, with lots of meetings.

Define OS Behaviors better. Frequently, I try and "Own and Deliver," "Do the Right Thing," or "Bias for Action," and get shut down.

Collaboration at a higher level than the development team is difficult because it conflicts with "Own and Deliver" when everyone is trying to "Own" the same project.

People who want to understand are pretty rare. Most just want to avoid getting punished, and are best able to do that by just keeping the gears turning.