I know several people who are disappointed they were not impacted by layoffs. Offering voluntary buyouts would have been a great way to fulfill their wish and save jobs for some of the people who are gone but wanted to stay. I don't understand why it... — read more
Makes me sick - Once again we are hiring right after firing
LL3 cut our two senior engineers on Tuesday. Today our LL6 announced that two contractors would be starting on Monday to do the work the senior engineers were doing. We have 8 GSRs twiddling their thumbs for the past 5 years while the senior... — read more
I'm still not able to relax
I know there won't be any more cuts for now but I am still unable to relax. I hoped I'd finally get a proper night's sleep but I was very much wrong about that. I guess the stress of not just the past three days but the past month or so will not be... — read more
We're done for this round
This particular round is done except for people who were on vacation/ ooo. Then they will probably see how many leave through attrition for the remainder of the year. Then the next round early-to-mid next year to get the remainder. With the... — read more
It is all fate. The lucky one stayed back. The unlucky ones were cut.
After all this the company can be lucky or unlucky to stay in business. Why are you are fretting over this and spitting hate. If you are talented and have the right skills or at least estimated the market and updated your skills will get a better... — read more
What locations were cut?
Does anyone know if there were layoffs outside of Detroit? Chicago, KC, etc?
Ford just leaving Michigan slowly...
BlueOval City not impacted by Ford layoffs
Ford Runner
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... Attack quality issues on fire that were bright as magnesium on the Expedition ... I watched A Pillars glitter in the dark near the Final Inspection line. All those moments will be lost in my career... — read more
So, we now know why all those software updates were pushed to the laptops recently
Imagine being on that project. Did any of them get cut?
Not too many Ford employees know about this blog
Please pass the word to other Ford employees.
Not everything is so black
I know several people who are not at all unhappy about being laid off. Moreover, they even hoped for it and longed for the package -- How many more like that are among those affected?
How Is Everyone Holding Up?
Just touching base with all you strangers who are in the same boat as I am. How are you holding up? Wanna tell your story? I was let go on Monday. I didn't see it coming. I was on the most profitable ICE program beginning six months ago and before... — read more
Ford is in bad shape, looking for welfare in Spain.
BARCELONA, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Ford said on Wednesday it is delaying its production investments in Spain, citing a "revised outlook for Europe" but said it remained committed to its plant in Valencia, where it announced plans in June to produce... — read more
Finance Department Responsibilities Transferred to India
I just found out that our entire Finance Department was let go and their responsibilities were transferred to India, which is about 10 hours ahead of us. So now, they have to be brought up to speed and any approval for funding just got... — read more
Thursday and Friday
There shouldn't be any cuts in the next two days? It was said that everything will be done Monday through Wednesday, so the next two days should be OK, right?
Transition
The auto market is generally shifting to EV over ICE. I just wonder how many years it will take Ford to complete the transition and become very EV-centric?
How many Agency employees does Ford have?
Trying to figure out the total impact of the layoff
Doug and his minions are leading model e to a doom
How can we trust a guy who barely knows anything about tech to be our leader? Not to mention his leadership team is basically his pals and bois from tesla and apple. Get out when you can, because he and his minions are leading model e to a doom.
Not being able return to Ford
What's the point of this? This has never been a part of layoffs before, as far as I can tell. I know a few folks who were laid off years ago but later returned in different roles. What's changed that suddenly they have to put a stipulation that... — read more
JF’s message is loud and clear….
More Layoffs moving forward. This is not a one time thing is what he said. Take those words & run people before the axe falls on you & destroys your motivation.
Not the time for product promotion spin.
I found the video addressing the current actions to be abhorrent. It's been an incredibly hard week for all of us. Now isn't the time to put all this nonsense spin on what ford is doing in a video addressing employees who have survived a week of... — read more
Saw the writing on the wall
I survived 7 total cuts at Ford before SIRP. I had a bad feeling I wouldn't survive this one. I was right. Thank God I saw the writing on the wall and started looking a few months ago.
Cuts in 2019-2022, and more coming!
There have been cuts each year from 2019 through 2022. Ford is not done! $3B more in cuts by end of 2023, remember?! Get out, get out. They are cutting their knowledge, talent and loyalty in favor of quiet quitters and those with NO loyalty to... — read more
Constant uncertainty
The way layoffs are managed here is terrible. They literally did not give the people who got laid off time to say goodbye to their colleagues. I loved working here, but in any case, even if I survive, I will give myself a deadline to leave here as... — read more
Still hoping for Voluntary's! Anyone in the know aware?
I know there will be a ton of people opting to retire this year based on interest rates - but some of us aren't eligible - we can still hope - or can't we??
Nobody is handling this well
Our team was hit on Monday. We lost a couple of great people and we can definitely feel their absence. All of us feel awful for them. I think now I know what they mean when they talk about survivor's guilt concerning layoffs. It's going to take some... — read more
Company Wide Town Hall meeting scheduled for today....
...postponed until Monday. So the beat down will continue.
Make sure every LinkedIn offer you receive is legit
A lot of people will be applying for new jobs and there are a lot of as-----s out there who'll try to take advantage of them. Please be careful. In case a job offer sounds too good to be true, it most likely is. I know most of you wouldn't fall for... — read more
How close are we to the 3,000?
Is there any way to determine how many were laid off so far? It's sad how even now that layoffs have started there's still so little transparency from the management. No, one email in a situation like this that only gives the general info is not... — read more
Is anyone considering not signing the waiver so they can pursue other action?
Some of the previous actions were settle in favor of the dismissed employees. Ford may or may not have learned from that situation. There are a lot of parallels with what happened this week, especially for people just short of the retirement... — read more
I'm reading about some groups receiving an all clear
We didn't. Does that mean there is a chance we'll be hit again even though we already lost a bunch of people in the last two days? I'm hoping this is just a case of some managers being more compassionate than others and not an indicator that tomorrow... — read more
Bought a Ford today. Thought I would share a story.
Life has a way of offering opportunities when you least expect it. In fact it's kind of how we've done extremely well in life, by jumping on opportunities when they present themselves - and often never finding them when we seek them out. As a... — read more
Will Ford be around in 2030?
Will Ford be around in 2030? And how big or small of a company? Will they do commercial vehicles only? or they will make cars too? Why the quality of Ford vehicles is so bad? Why so so many recalls? Is it management, staff quality or process ? ... — read more
How was MS&S affected?
What’s it like in Regent Court and the Regions?
The aftermath showed that F-rd leaders and managers are not so empathetic.
Just a few words, “we lost employees and A & B. They were good resources”, and back to work like nothing happened. So we’re supposed to pretend like we don’t care? Your team morale is not a matter to you? You are taking these values to your home and... — read more
Did anyone submit the waiver and release agreement already?
Do you know if both Global ID and GPID are required fields on this form?
Are we done with the cuts?
Which departments were untouched?