Yes, changing from selling cars to not selling cars. Changing from giving you a job to giving you the boot out the door. The fear of admitting the industry and economy as a whole is tanking is palpable. It's called a Recession, whether your nightly... — read more 

This is rich. I got the boot on Wednesday and I just got woke up by a call from Ex coworker asking for help fixing a production problem. This tool has called me to fix his problems for years all the while tossing me under the bus for every problem he... — read more 

If you are over 40 and/or 20 years or more with Ford you are expensive and expendable. Watch and see. There will be age discrimination litigation for decades after this. Mr. Hackett and Little Bill may win the battle but this is going to cost Ford a... — read more 

1) Put Profits First. 2) Do the Right Thing: Cover Your A--. 3) Be Cheap. 4) Create Turmoil. 5) Bill Ford: Tsar. 6) Play to the Media. 7) One Ford? Not Anymore!

I'm a green badge and I'm very worried that they might do a sweep like GM did.

Henry Ford was an innovator and the disruptor. He didn't use consultants. There was no large group of intelligentsia that forsawe the internet, mobile phones, social media. We know have a large group of prognosticators prognosticating that the... — read more 

Since H1 is designed to get talents that aren't available in US. why don't they layoff those people first before US citizens(with same skill level as H1s) ? Nothing against H1 holders, Just common sense

Bumped from another thread. Posted by Post ID: @Y6W9O2h-jjf Next week should be quiet. Some orgs finished their redesign this week- which is why you saw GSRs let go. Those in orgs who are finished received an email saying they were safe. Other areas... — read more 

The market for workers at automotive workers is horrible as far as I can see. GM is laying off, Ford is laying off, seems that Fiat-Chrysler is just about to…. The fact is that the industry is changing and therefore will be in demand for a very... — read more 

Anything rumored specifically for this week? I know now that the layoffs are in progres anything is possible but has anyone heard anything about what’s gonna unfold in the next week? I would feel a little calmer if I at least knew what to expect. .

The person waited patiently while Jack Nasser ruined the company, and knew the company would eventually see what he was doing and get rid of him. Then continued to work over 50 hours a week. ( as I know so many at Ford do) as Ford turned around and... — read more 

Have a friend that work at GM. About a moth a go (In time when the GM layoffs were in play) we had a discussion and he was praising Ford for avoiding their “core workers” in the US with layoffs and cutting the workforce overseas instead, unlike GM... — read more 

The sad part is the people responsible for this will all still be there, Bill jr and family.

He has no engineering, science, or technical background. Zero. Nada. Zilch. The most complicated part he ever dealt with at Steelcase was a desk drawer slide. And now he's the President of Ford. Uncle Henry is turning in his grave. Little... — read more 

What would Alan Mulally do?

It's so nice having a Friday night beer with a fellow GSR who is now among the ranks of the recently "smartly redesigned". The cherry on this delicious self-driving, smart city cake is being a GSR myself and hearing that this sh-- show may stretch... — read more 

Will newly hired FCG be affected? Based on what you see in the past 10 20 30 yrs experience ?

Job worries made me look and just accepted new job that seems even better. Hopefully saves spot for another when I am gone in a few weeks. Dust off resume and be proactive.

Not that it would have said anything pertinent anyways.....but still....

As there is no more doubt that these people are being cut, I wonder who will be next in line to get cut? Any word on this?

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2019/03/15/ceo-salary-released-ford-shows-jim-hackett-gets-pay-raise/3156096002/ Kind of sad considering his salary is going to keep increase in the expense of the regular employees.

This was one of the most stressful weeks at Ford since I started working here, and I started working more than a decade ago. It's not just the layoffs, we've had those before. It's the not knowing what's going on, getting no real info from... — read more 

Can confirm Finance and Operations cuts in Ford Land, Ford Credit, FCSD, Corporate Staff, MP&L, M&S, NMPDC. At least 25 Finance LL6/LL5/ and a couple LL4. All indications point to easily over 100+people yesterday in Dearborn with major groups like PD... — read more 

LL4 and LL5 engineers have been let go in buildings, 3, 4, and 5 this week to my direct knowledge (people I knew, or knew of). It's by org and level. If your org has finished the reorganizing, then LL4 and LL5 in that org are being let go starting... — read more 

It's not just Ford, or even just the auto industry. American corporations as a whole are cannibalizing themselves, slashing costs, repurchasing shares of stock, in order to look good in the short term and return as much profit to shareholders as... — read more 

For new folks here, there is a blue "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...

It seems so far the firings are primarily older white men (and to a degree older white women)? Is this the consensus?

Feel free to speculate in this thread. Conspiracy theories allowed (and welcomed). We all know the official explanation why Ford is cutting (again) but wanted to see how we as a community here can be.

Info from an LL4: criteria for layoff isnt as defined as in previous "right sizings". A lot of it seems to be you are in the wrong position at the wrong time. Seems to be less about performance than it should be...which is why details of the actual... — read more 

Don't believe anything you read here, Most post and not trustworthy and false. Fake NEWS!

Lost a lot of colleagues that I'd consider friends today. Very sad day. Hackett has given the keys to the asylum to the high up inmates to restructure the organization they b--tardized on their way up the ladder. Now holding middle management hostage... — read more 

As a retired white collar engineer that spent approx 40 years working at all big 3 OEMs and lastly at a Japanese OEM ....you can’t cut your way to long term company posterity by just cutting heads. Just the fact that (GM and Ford) has to do this... — read more 

I've been at several companies in my career. Seen many layoffs executed. This is the worst executed layoff I've ever witnessed. People are going in for their annual bonus and merit pay raise discussions and being told "Here's your bonus. Oh and here... — read more 

To all you Ford employees going through the workforce reduction......I wish I had something brilliant to say that would ease your mind, but I don't. Just know that you aren't alone. I just went through the same thing at GM and unfortunately, ended up... — read more 

I just wondered if there's any news about design. I have a friend there that is very worried.