Thread regarding Ford layoffs

@1jn That's my biggest gripe too, there's no attention to what actually makes this place run anymore, just authoritarian mandates and process. It's not about the people or the actual vehicle anymore.

Simply put.....

The leadership of this company thinks they are more important than the people who are designing and building the products that they sell.

That should tell you everything about this company the leadership the owner especially and why they all need to be put out to pasture.

It's beyond past time to make that happen

I for one am shocked that the executive team has not made the future of mobility - MCS headquarters. It's immensely short sighted, as Model e is the future. Some of the executive team (like Dougie) love downtown - it is the center of the automotive world after all, they surely do enjoy the cultural richness of the city. I head that Doug will be at the DIA painting Pink Bunnies at the DIA this Friday a shining example of mixed media talent!

@1am that’s not good, maybe try to walk it back and show you’re trying to improve

I made the mistake and called it “ the hub “. Now my PL is on my case for everything I do.

While I would have preferred the new building debuted this week to have become the HQ for Model e, I can see the rationale why corporate leadership preferred the new facility to become the headquarters for the entire company.

@pp Trolling someone that actually speaks the truth... Who's the sc-mbag?

I've moved on from all this RTO stuff and I'm tired of beating around the bush. I don't like it, but I'm going to do my best with it, there are things more important than commuting everyday. We didn't deserve what happened here, and we all know it. I'm open to moving on, I'm not looking for anything from this place anymore, just peace and the ability to move forward a bit. If anyone else feels the same way - I'm open to the conversation.

@jr+1ka7qefbn to a marketing CEO, engineers are just costs to be reduced so they can put more money toward their brilliant marketing schemes. engineers get nicked for spending an extra 25 cents on a part to make it more robust. marketing: should we make the rebate $2000, or $4000? :)

@pp, Enjoy working at the train station! 😂

"Nice place, we'll take it."

Heard that my old PL got his hand slapped for calling it "The Hub". Ding do-g the hub is dead, the hub is dead, the hub is dead, ding do-g the hub is really dead.

@ce brown noser. just because somebody ask an intelligent question you have to act like a mo--n. maybe since you are mister know it all you can tell us? we have been waiting since 2018 to figure out what it really is..

@j0 your trash.

Is the new building under recall yet? Seriously how does anyone take this leadership team, the ownership, and especially this CEO seriously. Go cash another $24M check while spouting esoteric nonsense about how concerned you are with the future of the working folks. Are his 15 minutes up yet?

Our buildings were outdated, it didn't matter much to me. Some people can be really petty about things in general, and you have to wonder if they just have issues. I wish people were more up front about things, when everyone puts on a fake persona and then lets these kind of things bubble up over time it's really not great for morale.

Agree. The first time I ever heard of that building being a new WHQ was at the Townhall they announced it. Pretty sh---y move to take it for themselves at the last minute. But what did you expect from Farley? He hates engineering, so it makes sense. Remember when he said an ICE engineer couldn’t do EV work, projected we would build 600k EVs in 2023, after firing all the ICE and TSs? LMAO

@ep … to Canada.

@ep I had heard years ago that there was some connection between the train station and the train tunnel the Canada.

The building is beautiful! It’s a wonderful addition to the Ford Land Portfolio. So nice that they didn’t let the engineers use it. Using it as the new World Headquarters is a much better use for it. The best thing would be to move as many engineers as possible to the train station.

Whoop dee doo.....another building. Still doesn't change the fact our vehicle quality is horrible, sr leadership are id--ts, and the environment is toxic. Shiney new building, same old $h!t, different day.

@ep
From the dedication speech by Hackett when Ford first purchased the Michigan Central Station:
"Think of this as a Knowledge Cathedral.
It's a place where new ideas are birthed."

Yeah, that worked out. . .

As part of the IT support teams using the atrium, appreciate the shout out.

@ep It is, have you not been there, crackheads everywhere, it looks just like California only not as warm.

What was the purpose of spending nearly $1B on the train station? I'm still missing the point, does anyone actually use it? Is it the Silicon Valley of Downtown Detroit and a tech hub? Sounds like another highway or bridge to nowhere project?

Glass House is the nicest and most well maintained building besides the RIC. It’s an iconic landmark. Now what! A park and giant “FORD” logo LED billboard to let you know you are in Ford country? Billy has lost his damn mind. This goes with the train station and tanking ICE development for BEV.

I just went to see the new Nuremberg movie, and I totally get it, who the fu-k cares, zero concern here, what kind of boy-scout are you? 🥲

Don’t forget they remodeled the top 2 floors of the glass house while letting ever other build deteriorate

If losing some old building is the price we have to pay for being separated from the weirdos at this company, I'll gladly take it. (I don't mean the engineers)

@c0+1ka7qefbn ford's idea of collaboration: "why don't we try this?" "no!"

@df if fartley was there you might as well slap a hazmat sticker on the building and start over.

The new HQ is doomed, since they invited Hackett for the ribbon cutting.

It was a last minute change of plan, Fartley wrecked the executive bathroom, there was no choice.

I’m glad that the engineers aren’t in the new building. Engineers in general have poor hygiene and eat weird. Plus, I don’t want them eyeballing me and creeping me out all day.

I do my best work when I know there’s a rotisserie chicken waiting for me to take home at the end of the day.

@OP, I you don’t like it, why don’t you start you own auto company and build the buildings that you want?

Everything that Ford touches will turn to SH-T.

@aw

Rightly said in no other company would executives spend so much money on vanity projects when there isn't even enough seating for the workers who do the actual work. This company is sinking fast because the leadership is just living in lala land. So many people leaving in droves.

I saw that Ford land guy on local 4 news yesterday morning. He says the collaboration the new building will provide will improve Ford's products.

Ya, right. Where did this guy come from?? Send him back there.

ELT is relocating for their own safety. Have you seen the demographics around the Glass House? Won't be many years before new WHQ is engulfed as well.