Thread regarding Ford layoffs

@qp false dichotomy

@g5 The simple answer was "no".

@ah Can I laugh? LOL

@fk / @fj

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@ff That was not me in the other thread.

@ff Is there a way to talk to you without others?

the thelayoff autotagged this "goodnews"

@ff Not a troll, good hear from you

@fd Initiating retreat protocol

Propaganda. $$$ buys anything - BS walks, money talks.

@fc Pipe down, everyone can read this!

Forbes did a great job of listing companies with influence that keep a clean image! Amazon is on there with Ford!

Wait till you find out HOW they keep a clean image

@f6 Cope

The annual rankings were based primarily on survey responses from more than 217,000 employees working at companies within the U.S. that employ more than 1,000 people. The organizations were stratified so that companies with 1,000 to 5,000 employees were deemed midsize, while companies with more than 5,000 employees were considered large employers.

Survey respondents (who remained anonymous so they could answer freely) were asked if they would recommend their employer to others and to rate it based on a range of criteria, including salary, work environment, training programs and opportunities to advance. Participants were also asked if they would recommend their previous employers (within the past two years) and the employers they knew through their industry experience or through friends or family who worked there.
The responses were tallied and analyzed along with additional survey data from the last three years, which allowed for a robust assessment of organizations that consistently ranked well versus those that may have had just one good year. The more recent data and the evaluations from current employees were weighted more heavily than others.
Ultimately, each employer was given a score, and the 1,199 organizations with the highest scores landed on one of our two final lists—498 companies on America’s Best Midsize Employers 2025, and 701 organizations on America’s Best Large Employers 2025. A select group of 77 employers (including Google, Trader Joe’s, Costco, Nike, Ford and the Mayo Clinic) also distinguished themselves by making America’s Best Employer lists for all ten editions.

If Ford is on the list, you know damn well this is the list of companies to avoid!

@OP it's a paid for award, just like the Motor Trend "awards" we pay for

@ek do you need to talk?

@ah LIST IS FALSE. We investigated ourselves and concluded Ford has a sense of urgency on all these matters. We will not revisit this again.

Is there a worst employer list Ford made into? Atleast Ford took first spot to be recall king!! Pathetic
CEO blames everything on everyone except himself.

I came to interview at Ford over 30 years ago at the R&E center and even then I thought to myself that the buildings were a little dated. Got processed in Building #3 back in the day. Building #2 got built in 1995 and was considered the modern building. Worked there on 3rd floor in a cube next to a window overseeing at the time what was called DPG.

What kind of tour at PDC would leave a lasting impression on an inspiring FCG to come to work here? “Look at these cool desks that raise and lower where you are shoulder to shoulder with your colleagues in an area that used to be an aisle to get to the real desks. Make sure to get in by 8:00 or you will walk two clicks from your car to your building. Try to find your colleagues with the musical desks every morning in a day to day Easter egg hunt. Private conversations? Yeah, you need to step out in the parking lot for that”

Sign me up!

If Forbes ever reviewed this site to get an unfiltered view of a company, Ford will never make that list for the next 10 years at least. The whole culture here has to change for the leadership to start treating employees as humans and give equal opportunities across the board.

@an yes that is the reason ford didn't make the cut. of cousre

After RTO4, Forbes should ask employees to re-rank their company. A company that has the most recalls, treats employees like children w/ badge swipe monitors…. We can do better

"How Forbes ranked the 'best employers'
Forbes asked employees to evaluate their workplace based on:

Wage parity
Work culture
Opportunities for advancement
Whether the employer acts on serious issues"

If I knew then what I know now, I would have never accepted the offer to work at Ford. I had some cr-ppy jobs over the years, but for a company of this size, Ford is among the worst because of the level of mismanagement and cronyism.

Oh wait... Ford's not on this list?