Do my pension payments start after my severance pay? Also, what is the formula? Does it include just base salary or my bonus too?

Will anybody at plants be affected?

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is it just me, or are there more security guys around today?

I'll need Xanax to get me through the week if that's true. I hope if I'm on the list, at least I find out today. I don't want to imagine having to wait and stress the entire week and then find out Friday it's my turn after all. Just rip off the band... — read more 

Figured there might be people here who want to tell reporters what's really going on: https://twitter.com/Ian_Thibodeau/status/1130811558324580352 The Free Press reporter is posting here too. Worth reaching out to them.

My husband works at Ford. He was a wreck before work this morning. I keep hitting refresh in hope of seeing any news - the last thing I want to do is keep messaging him on a day such as this. I'd really appreciate any info on what's going on. Good... — read more 

I don't think anybody here buys the 500 as the actual number of people who'll be laid off today. I'm willing to bet you that's just the media friendly number and we'll see a much higher number of people actually walk out today and tomorrow. Ford will... — read more 

If you get let go can you still get the A Plan?

In today's Detroit News, Daniel Howes writes: "Detroit’s self-described family automaker is trying to take a kinder, gentler approach to its salaried layoffs." He quotes Ford CEO Jim Hackett, a Morgan Stanley analyst and Fitch Ratings. No workers.

First thing, afternoon? Any ideas?

The day has come and I couldn't sleep. Pretty sure not many people today would have any will to work. I am GSR in PD and who knows whether it will turn out to be "was" or "still is." Whatever happens, may peace be with our hearts.

Why announce it and then have us wait? Is there anything worse than this? How many of us are awake right now? I'm betting way too many. And we have this to look forward to throughout the entire week. Unless they are lying about the number of people... — read more 

What specifically was accomplished in this process? More than 80 percent of our managers will have healthy spans of control of six or more direct reports, up from 35 percent before Smart Redesign; Our average span of control for managers has... — read more 

Sorry, its random, cannot sleep tonight.... 3AM, darn...

Any word on Ford credit specifically? Didn't really get any clarity from the emails. No one in the centers seems to know or say anything about it. We got an email from mclelland but it was very generic and same timeline. They've really kept business... — read more 

I’m not justifying any of this, and I’m certainly not supporting anything that this leadership does, but this is just the way things work in today's economy. I doesn’t take for one to look any further than a couple of discussion boards of other... — read more 

Is it true they will lay off 5000 people in Germany?

UK cutswill be far higher than 500 as reported by the media. Bridgend plant in the UK has voluntary redundancy targets of about 7-800 workers over the next 2 years. The plant makes three engines, two of which are scheduled to discontinue within the... — read more 

One of my favorite activities is to read through the comments left by employees on the major NA postings on Ford Online. The comments are usually pretty darn entertaining, with a few actually well thought out and valid comments thrown in there from... — read more 

Please enter your predictions... Please keep it civil.

Anyhow, I get the business need to save and cut, I do understand that Ford has to let people go from time to time. What I do not understand is why the executive pay just keeps going up while layoffs are happening and people are losing jobs. And, Ford... — read more 

We’re talking a whopping 500 employees here in the US. The level of anxiety on social media from the Ford “work”force is palatable and only tells Ford one thing - there are a LOT of worried nellies that underproduce for how much they are compensated... — read more 

I have watched for years where "oh he's a nice guy" meant more than performance when it came to evaluating performance within my organization. Walking around holding court talking all day soaking up the groups OT, using every sick day, nothing but... — read more 

After the last eight months of complete uncertainty and helplessness related to whether or not any of us in the salaried workforce would continue to have jobs, it's my opinion that we need some type of collective representation within the company... — read more 

There are a lot of our people that are upset at the prospect of being let go by Ford and that's understandable. But the reality is that no company is loyal to their employees and no employees are loyal to a company. Ford (and all other companies) is... — read more 

Ford is going through a tough transformation that may or may not pan out. Meanwhile, if you have particular skills and Ford is willing to compensate you justly for those skills - and so long as you are afforded opportunities to enhance your skill set... — read more 

DEARBORN, MI —Calling his employees a lean, versatile team capable of being fired at a moment’s notice, local CEO Hames Jackett described his automotive firm Frod as an agile, dynamic company able to respond to any challenge by laying off half of its... — read more 

If you are over 50, do you still care about your work at Ford? Are you engaged?

I heard that I will forfeit my purchases vacation and won't get reimbursed for the money I already paid for it.

I swear, it makes me sick when I hear that term. Using that term to make the mass exodus and uncounted number of cuts is an all time low, even for this leadership. The only thing smart about it is that they screwed the very people that built this... — read more 

The numbers are to "scare" the people. Out of 500 supposed targets, 200 have already been done last year via PRP (preferred retirement program) and few (less than 20 LL5+ "retirements" via golden hand shakes). The remaining 300 are mostly targeted on... — read more 

Not my post but useful: For new folks here, there is a large "ACTIVE" button right above the first thread - you can use it to see what posts had recent replies. That's all from me. Anyhow, I hope this helps someone. Good luck all... 4 months ago by... — read more 

SIRP is Salary Involuntary Separation Program. We are doing SRIP right now. If it makes sense, please refer to this round of layoffs as SIRP so we can separate things from other types of cuts / layoffs.

Just wondering, as I'm new here. How are layoffs done at Ford? Is it a phone call? Are you called in for a special meeting? How much time do you have after being notified to collect your stuff? Do they walk you out immediately and ship your... — read more 

https://twitter.com/TheLayoff/status/1130551278449221632

56/30 yrs. at Ford; pension plus supplement plus medical. Release me! Release me! Please let me go!

Nobody has been notified. Tuesday is the day but I think some are just trying to get a head start and not have to linger afterward. I dont know if I am on the list but I took all my stuff home late last week, just in case. Travel light.