Hope I’m way off here but I think there’s a lot of pain to come for employees of this company. Every article that I’ve read over the last few months suggests to me that Ford is embarking on a fundamental change of how it does business.
The language that execs are quoted using in the last few months is like nothing I’ve heard. This isn’t the usual rhetoric of old coming from the company. The car industry is changing and Ford needs to keep pace.
Cuts are coming, and some more after that and they’ll be drastic. I hate to say it but it’s the truth. And because of this I would not be surprised if the company breaks with precedent in how it has reduced headcount previously.
I just hope it’s willing to compensate employees handsomely.