Pros
For the most part, the management tries to be fair to the contract workers. You're treated like a regular employee and attend the majority of the meetings. The work was interesting and if you are in the right role, you are involved in some really leading edge technology.
Cons
Never forget you are a contract employee. That mean's you are not a member of Ford. Don't ever confuse the two as a contract employee has different benefits, vacation, etc. I used to come in on Monday's and Friday's and the ITEK was just about empty, so I actually enjoyed the quiet and got a lot done. It was also a reminder that I was not a Ford employee as they lived on a different set of rules and benefits. What I thought was ironic is Ford has an internal job fair where the full time employees go meet with other departments if they were interested in moving to a new role on a new team. This fair was not something for the contract workers... I would have appreciated the opportunity to continue in another role however I also now know what has gone on in the background. Advise to anyone who comes in as a contract worker, is to understand that you may be stuck in that role or you may not have a path to direct hire.