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Worst Company I've Ever Worked At

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Ford for 2 years
March 13, 2015
Dearborn, Michigan
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros
  • Nobody expects you to do any actual work.
  • Getting paid for 8 hours a day sitting in meetings getting nothing accomplished.
  • Everyone expects silence in meetings; nobody should raise their concerns or opinions, or they will be lectured afterwards.
Cons

Building 5 is the most disgusting professional building I have ever stepped foot into.

Raises and bonuses are based off of arbitrary bureaucratic nonsense, not merit or value to the company.

Ford doesn't create anything. They outsource all the pieces and then outsource someone else to put all the pieces together. If you want to actually create something, might as well go to a Tier 1.

Ford counts the arbitrary bonus as part of your "salary" even though it could change by thousands of dollars in a single year. They use the bonus as an excuse to offer lower salaries. A bonus is supposed to be a bonus.

Ford is constantly brainwashing employees during their mandatory trainings, orientations, and "all-hands" calls. It seriously felt like I was in a cult worshiping the great Lord Ford.

Ford tried to steal my bonus. They literally stole the money from my bank account after I left the company, even though I was eligible for the bonus and worked extremely hard to earn it.

Advice to Management

Start living up to the "One Ford" behaviors you claim to hold so dearly.

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