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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
4.0
Dec 18, 2014

Requires Industry Passion

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Company culture is very friendly, if conservative. People who work here love music, or video, or shows, or a combination of all three. Lots of musicians, and lots of different personalities, but all of them workers - not people who just have a job, for the most part. Family owned, so bottom line is considered as a part of the long-term goal, not just the next quarter's profit or the next year's profit. Company looks for long-term employment, so if you want someplace to grow and to be committed to, this is a good place to be. If you do not like the industry or the job you do, you will wash out. If you love either or both, you will last a long while - there are lots of people who have been with Ford AV for 10, 20, and even 30 years.

Cons

Reviews are given based on merit, and the review system itself, while a good idea, really needs to be streamlined. Because there is such a diverse group of people working and there are so many different personalities, that can be a bit hard to work with unless you are able/interested/willing to do so. Examples are technical minded engineers and people-oriented sales persons working in the same buildings with professional installation crew and administrative people. If you do not like the industry or the job you do, you will wash out. If you love either or both, you will last a long while - there are lots of people who have been with Ford AV for 10, 20, and even 30 years.

3.0
Dec 11, 2014

Revolving door

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

My tenure there was uneventful. There is no encouragement to think outside the box. There is no room for growth.

Cons

The most unfriendly work environment I have ever been in. The atmosphere is divisive and favoritism is practiced on a regular basis. Micro management is the norm.

2.0
Oct 11, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits after 5 years. Good coworkers. Nice owners (if you ever see them). Strong training programs. Good place to advance education and leave.

Cons

Low pay. High expectations. Micromanagement. Poor project execution. No room for advancement. Distrustful management. Odd per diem policy. Old computers and weird, inhouse developed software program you work in. Inefficient processes that they refuse to address or improve.

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