Ford’s 4-day in-office mandate isn’t just about presence—it’s about control. It signals a shift toward a Panopticon Culture, where employees feel constantly watched. Trust is replaced with surveillance. This is how you create an Authoritarian... — read more 

I pulled 2 years of workforce data from 9 major companies. At Intel: 3 out of every 4 engineering roles no longer exist At Microsoft: 7 out of 10 managers have been scrubbed from the org At Ford: nearly 9 out of 10 senior staff roles are... — read more 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/buying/us-car-market-bankrupting-americans-and-it-ll-only-get-worse-how-to-save-thousands-if-you-want-to-buy-a-car/ar-AA1HYHtN?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=8c7f63fc55cc40fba2457e4d7e152dc3&ei=127

Does anyone know if there is a time frame requirement for badge swipes? Say if I go to the suppliers in the morning, then go to the office in the afternoon. Does that badge swipe in the afternoon count?

I bought a Ford back in year 2000. That was the first and the last Ford that I owned.

With roughly ~8k layoffs incoming by summer's end, today is the last 4th of July many of us will be employed here. Ironically, many of us that hate the idea of 4 days a week in the office won't ever have to RTO. We don't know exactly when but we do... — read more 

It has been observed that the FNA teams, despite the previous expectation to return to the office at least three days per week, have in practice not adhered to this guideline. Now, with a revised directive requesting office presence for four days... — read more 

The air quality in the offices is really bad. Will the company be providing air purifiers? I reached out to HR but they haven't responded yet. Also the toilets are a concern for many - the seats and handles are usually smeared with human waste.

Super Duty truck would lose all brake function, as the brake pedal would no longer be, in effect, connected to the brake booster that operates the hydraulic brake system.

Bout to get hammered.

Enjoy your 4 day drive into work starting Sept 1st, su-kers!!

🤣 https://fordauthority.com/2025/07/ford-ceo-jim-farley-ai-will-replace-half-of-all-white-collar-workers/ The guy wants to be Elon so bad. But he's a dimwit. Bill, come on, fire this joker.

https://www.thestreet.com/automotive/ford-ceo-has-a-massive-insult-for-elon-musk

Layoffs in disguise. Ford is dying with recalls and can't turn a profit. Layoffs signal maker weakness and spook shareholders. Having people leave voluntarily hides what's really going on. Upper management is clueless on how modern workforce... — read more 

I'd be glad to hear oposing view. I am sure most will concur with me on this but I am really curious to hear if anyone has a different view. Ideally, we'd want to hear from older folks or folks who are high up but I also know they tend not to write... — read more 

“It’s the most humbling thing I’ve ever seen,” Farley said, speaking of his trips to China at the Aspen Ideas Summit on Friday. During an interview with the journalist Walter Isaacson, Farley said he’s been to China six or seven times in the past... — read more 

Anyone been inside the Hub? Just curious what the general work spaces look like? Cubes or 1 long desk with several stations (like a call center)? Thx

...comments on company status. None are... — read more 

Allegedly, a number of Ford Product Development Directors were let go today. Any truth to this or more details ?

Jimmy... — read more 

Do you have one? I do. ... Her favorite one: "just curiou - was there a reason you thought that approach would work?"

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Studies have shown again and again that fear shuts down innovation, but here we are, using threats and calling it motivation. The top talent are the ones walking out first, and what’s left are the ones too afraid to say a word. Nice work, leadership... — read more 

My department and I believe almost all of Enterpise Technology aka IT has been coming in 1 day a week. I know for us there is no building we have been assigned to for 4 days a week. So when everyone comes back I feel like this is going to be a... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/fords-ceo-says-chinas-ev-054800452.html Farley has been at Ford almost 20 years, running things for five years. If we are behind China, IT IS HIS FAULT.. When will the Ford family fire Farley for lacking any shred... — read more 

Our leaders are stuck in the past. Need new thinking. For example: mandate five days a week back to the office. If you want to do four, you lose $10,000 a year in salary, you want do three? You lose another 10. Company could save money and get... — read more 

Title asks it all!

The world is a different place post COVID. Meetings are almost exclusively on Teams. People have meetings with others via Teams who literally sit down the hall. It’s not going to change. The RTO will mean driving in to be on Teams meetings, get... — read more 

For all the talk about how artificial intelligence is going to transform our daily lives, Ford CEO Jim Farley said that technological advances are leaving some people... — read more 

It's now...4 major changes in as many years?

Ford Motor Company isn't really an automotive company. It is a human resources and human capital company that only sells unreliable vehicles to fund the leadership and HR taunting of the low level employees. How else do you explain the amount of... — read more 

I'm not talking about a layoff, but an actual Termination? A co-worker/friend of mine had a project dumped on him - no longer wants to do it. They claim he has to because it's a Smart Objective of his. He's going to get reported to HR as his... — read more 

LL5, LL6, Supervision ever be tracked, replaced, fired... Why are they not tracked on time spent onsite, offsite, no available...??? LL5, LL6 and especially supervisors are hardly on site and come and go at will...

https://youtu.be/BN1WwnEDWAM?si=OVTl0kgmQzPc6jrq

Bumped into someone very close to Doug field on a walk and he said they're going to start using AI to align computer activity with badge swipes to determine if you've left office early or not and discipline accordingly You can avoid this if you get... — read more 

Wouldn't computer activity be a better metric than badge swipes?

Its coming....

Friend on Ford security team told me they're going to start monitoring cameras for early exits and people swiping multiple badges

Have it on good authority that the 1400+ that those receiving emails about badge swipes are going to be closely monitored for compliance well before Sept 1st. We've entered a new era

Got a check that basically says gross pay for 80 hrs unused vacation time and direct deposit after tax and fees deduction. In my understanding, this should be essentially half months of my original salary (80hrs), but the gross pay was... — read more