Q&A With Ford Motor Company Employees
Culture is the sum of the backgrounds and experiences of our entire team. It includes all of the beliefs we hold and the practices and the actions we undertake each and every day to drive business results. We are continuously striving to enhance our culture as we work to make Ford Motor Company the world’s most trusted company, delivering smart vehicles for a smart world.
How employees describe working at Ford Motor Company
Uaw self serving lies lies and more lies
the leadership team at my plant has failed miserably.
solid company to work for
Quality and reliability, best american car company
Fix your business model. Take care of your customers.
What it's like to work at Ford Motor Company
- Ford Motor Company employees generally work 9.6 hrs a day
- Employees at Ford Motor Company report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Ford Motor Company have 0 meetings
- 78% of Ford Motor Company employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Ford Motor Company employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 61% of Ford Motor Company employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Ford Motor Company employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
- 62% of Ford Motor Company employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Ford Motor Company Employees
IDX: 50 TOT: 89
How are the career growth opportunities on the Engineering team at Ford Motor Company?
Limited. The company is slow on adopting new trends and technology. In addition, higher level positions are hard to come by and when open, there is always someone slotted for the opening from the get go, usually from the same group.
How does Ford Motor Company measure success and growth in the Product department?
No returns on product
What's the Engineering team like at Ford Motor Company?
Focused on near term results, lacks strategic thinking as governed by senior management.
How helpful was your Engineering team when you were first hired at Ford Motor Company?
Ford has a fantastic induction process. Team engaged and will generally support.
How does Ford Motor Company measure success and growth in the Engineering department?
GPDS Global Product Development System: standardized work task breakdown structure measured against key gateways. Success: meet timing of design releases at gateway to agreed quality, to agreed PALS Product Attribute Leadership Strategy indicators & Unit Cost Target. Growth: Function of total revenue /EBIT measured internally by Budget & Headcount.
How do you feel about Ford Motor Company's future?
Very optimistic.
What's the IT team like at Ford Motor Company?
Knowledgeable and professional.
How's the leadership on the IT team at Ford Motor Company?
Among the best in the industry.
In your opinion, what are the most common interview questions that Ford Motor Company asks?
Questions pertaining to experiences with teams/individuals/issues and the solutions to projects/conflicts/or obstacles.
What does the ideal candidate in the IT department look like at Ford Motor Company?
Someone with hand-on IT experience and a willingness to learn the Ford IT processes.
What IT department questions did Ford Motor Company ask during your job interview?
What types of problems had I encountered and what was the solution. With what Operating Systems was I familiar. Did I own a computer, and what percentage of the time was the case left open for upgrades, etc.
How helpful was your IT team when you were first hired at Ford Motor Company?
Very helpful, although I was in the IT department. My locations IT department is very instrumental in on-boarding of new employees.
What would cause you to leave your job at Ford Motor Company?
significant harassment or other issue that would be legally something I could fight. I am one of the few remaining with a pension. You'll have to pry me out of here with a crow bar.
How rewarding is your job at Ford Motor Company?
depends on the day. mostly, I'm just happy that I am doing the best for my customers and my peers.
How secure do you feel at your job at Ford Motor Company?
i used to feel very secure, now not so much. Our new CEO knows how to make furniture, not cars. He knows little about how tech works, just knows that he wants it. Um, that's not very encouraging.
How challenged are you at Ford Motor Company?
Very--we have complex tasks and problems to solve dealing with employees all around the globe.
How common are layoffs at Ford Motor Company?
For salaried employees, not often. For hourly employees, the layoffs are largely cyclical based on economics or due to plant slow down or closure.
What do you like best about the leadership team at Ford Motor Company?
Professional, engaged, motivated
What's going wrong and how can it be improved at Ford Motor Company?
Make employee first
What does the leadership team at Ford Motor Company need to get better at?
Need to listen to employee's
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation at Ford Motor Company?
Have a company pension program






