Ford

• Good base pay.
• Manageable work-life balance, but must prioritize it.
• You get the same days off as UAW, even if you're not UAW.
• Work is very cyclical. There are times when you're running 10+ hour days, and other times are less than 8.
• You can move to different teams, even with little experience in the area. This can be blocked in some cases.

• Benefits aren't great, mediocre at best.
• Bonus is uncompetitive to the market and dependent on factors outside your control (bonus is double at GM).
• Lots of management causes slow decisions, which creates a lot of work in lower tiers.
• Big hierarchy tree; you won't meet the CEO.
• Most employees don't feel empowered to make decisions.
• Work-life balance can be poor, especially with plant positions.
• Garbage discounts on new vehicles for non-management employees. You'll get $0-$3500 on new vehicles. Supervisors get good lease deals. Other OEMs (GM, Toyota) give that to all employees.
• Company culture is overly proud to a fault. They won't even let you park close to the entrance at plants if you drive foreign.

There's too much management, and individuals need to feel more empowered.

Ford is a car engineering firm. Stop firing your hardware engineers for software ones.