@2d5 Ford is such a miserable place to be. The people who rise through that company seem to be rewarded for being vindictive and sociopathic, and it shows. Whenever anyone notable leaves, whether they're engineers, leaders, or high-profile hires, they suddenly become the target of anonymous smears, astroturfing, and nonstop sh-t talking. It's one of the most retaliatory workplace cultures I've ever seen.
I genuinely don't understand why our communities still partner with this company, including our educational institutions. How do people look past this kind of behavior, and why are we encouraging students and young professionals to join a place like Ford? Is it just because it's a household name in our home state? That doesn't make this culture acceptable.
The worst part is that it isn't even limited to senior employees. Even people who are just starting their careers and decide the company isn't for them end up dealing with people like you who can't let it go. That says everything about the culture. It's like an ex who can't accept that the relationship is over and becomes obsessed with tearing you down after you leave them. That's exactly how this place comes across. This sh-t is more obsessive than Gone Girl, and half the town seems content to enable it and act like the fixation is somehow mutual instead of calling it out for what it is. It's genuinely bizarre.