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Ford Audio-Video Systems reviews

2.8

38% would recommend to a friend

(303 total reviews)
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Jim Ford

47% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ford Audio-Video Systems has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 303 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Ford Audio-Video Systems employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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303 reviews
2.0
Nov 26, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Room for advancement if you work hard. Profit sharing quarterly. Looks good on a resume.

Cons

Be careful this is an extremely greedy company. Every company policy is to benefit the company no matter how it effects the employees. They treat their employees like they're disposable. It takes close to 8 years before you get treated like a person. The division manager of Austin will walk right by you, not even look or acknowledge your presence. A simple hello or hand shake would go a long way. They have an extremely high turnover rate and it's for good reason. If you make a mistake they will take away your profit sharing without warning. You are forced to buy tools that are on a mandatory tool list but if they are stolen on a job site they will not reimburse you for them. You will travel overnight more than they tell you in you initial interview and have to share a room with another employee. If you bring up the traveling they act like you're lucky to have a job and you knew what you were getting into when you signed the papers. Take caution when reading great reviews. I have personally been there when they asked all of their employees to go on this website to boost their ratings.

3.0
Feb 17, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Multiple locations. Years of history. Mostly good reputation.

Cons

No atmosphere of trust/micro-management. Little growth path for most positions. Pay is far from generous.

1.0
Oct 15, 2015

What a terrible place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I don't really have any pros. This is a company I cannot recommend to anyone!

Cons

They do not give cost of living raises. They are a technology company that has no concept of how to use the technology they sell. All of their sales and project management tools are from the 1970s, and so is the skill level of the sales and project management management. How on earth do you use a DOS based CRM system in 2015 - especially one that doesn't interface with ANY program on the planet? If you haven't worked at Ford for over 5 years, all of your experience and suggestions will be IGNORED by everyone you work for. In 3 years, I sent Mr. Ford 6 emails. Still waiting for a reply. Ford claims to provide training, but make sure you read the fine print. Any class you take comes out of your paycheck if you leave within a year of taking the class. And really, don't get me started on the EMAC. Ford obfuscates their job accounting to maximize what goes in their pocket and minimize the profit sharing. Do NOT be fooled by their claim of profit sharing. People will bill hours to your job for no reason other than to get profit sharing. By the time all 30 people have billed hours to your job, your profit is ZERO! All in all, this is a horrible place to work with a management staff of people who have no idea what is going on in the technology industry. I should have quit sooner, but I kept giving it a chance based on the hope that things would change. THEY WILL NOT - don't make the mistake I made.

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