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2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(120 total reviews)
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Jim Ford

47% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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2.0
Jan 11, 2016

Project Engineer

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Pros

High job security, Easy work, Lots of work, Small quarterly bonuses (profit sharing), lots of scheduling freedom (varies by office).

Cons

Treats exempt employees like hourly that they don't have to pay overtime (no give and take), Overtime expected, Bad internal communication, No standardization for products, coding, UI design, etc (eternal dev cycle). Projects are distributed according to current load without consideration for preference, experience, or ability. All aspects of a job (project management, verifying and fixing install, commissioning) fall on the engineer except the one that should (system design, estimators do that). Large jobs are done by one engineer (support available on task by task basis, no lead time scheduling, no accountability). Losing an engineer destroys productivity for someone else's quarter. Pay is low, no schedule for increases. No method for feedback to improve project processes.

1.0
Oct 15, 2015

What a terrible place to work

Anonymous employee
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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.

3.0
May 15, 2015

Technician / Other

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Company is strong but they do not pay well and do not have good benefits. They are growing with good outlook for future. If you want to make what you are worth do not come here.

Cons

Great place to get started. Not a long term solution. They are growing with good outlook for future. If you want to make what you are worth do not come here.

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