Very Poor Management - Software Engineer Ford Motor Company Employee Review

1.0
Jan 19, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

You get some discounts when you buy Ford cars, but some people buy Ford cars cheaper even without employee discounts.

Cons

The company think they provide competitive benefits to employees, but some employees know they are not because their spouses work for competitors. The company advertises like employees are very satisfied, but many of my coworkers don't agree. First, they highly regard line-workers (UAW) than competitors, but hard-working regular salaried employees are treated with a drop-in-a-bucket annual bonuses. Second, their employee discounts are laughable. My friend who is not a Ford employee can buy a Ford car for cheaper price. Third, employees' vacation days are one week less than the competitor in Warren, MI. If hired, you start with two weeks' vacation days, but the new hires at the competitor in Warren, MI start with three weeks.

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
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Pros

Mission focus. Work feels meaningful. Motivated and fast paced. Corporate culture is strong. Compensation is fair.

Cons

Large company can make it hard to navigate as new hire so recommend finding mentors and leaders to guide you.

3.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Pretty easy job, low stress, good work life balance, nice people. If you just want a place where you can maintain a stable career, with decent pay, and a good work life balance, you could do much worse than Ford.

Cons

Terrible leadership decisions. ADAS got wrecked over the past 2 years. Most of the talented engineers that I knew have moved on. Part was intentional attrition via return to office mandates and the rest was just the fact that the talented folks who could easily get new jobs got frustrated enough to leave. If you're interested in deep technical work related to autonomy, robotics, ADAS, etc - Ford is not the place you want to be. All of the interesting work has been moved to Latitude, Ford ADAS is mostly just supplier management now.

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