Thread regarding Ford layoffs

It still is not having the stated desired outcome.

It is a cruel joke

@Yhv3QxP-2bfg once you are safely out of Ford and embarked on your new career path, you will be glad that you got to see how bloated, failing companies work. It's a lesson I wish I had learned at a younger age. I am much older than you and am seeing the same things you are. The "bro" club in my org are all promoting each other right before the reorg and layoffs for our group. Yes. They are creating promotions and an even more inefficient empire. It is clear who will be out in the next month or so. Everyone has gotten new assignments added to their work load except for those targeted for removal. Those that are getting promoted in my organization are risk adverse, slogan slinging, change avoidant hacks. I am keeping my non-youthful eyes open and watching how things are going to shake out in the next couple of months. I am keeping a low profile and job hunting. Good luck to you. My thoughts are with all of us. We will survive this and move on.

@Yhv3QxP-2zrg thank you for the lightbulb moment. I think I made a very big mistake coming to Ford out of college. I had researched Ford on Glassdoor and saw several detailed reviews saying “only come to work at Ford if you will be content not accomplishing anything” and that “mediocrity was rewarded”. I erroneously discounted those as there were so many brief positive reviews.

I have come to the conclusion, it is time to move on as Ford will not fundamentally change.

My youthful early professional eyes are the spotting hidden agendas. They saw the LL4 who challenged the CIO pet project with data showing why the project was bad idea - he even detailed a better, cheaper solution, be smart redesigned out of the company. They saw the CIOs chief competitor be smart redesigned out of the company. They saw the LL6 who developed the entire strategy be smart redesigned and a week later another LL6 (id--t) had become the official author of the strategy.

My conclusion the company truths are a farce. Any young professional reading this, if you are wanting to hone your craft and grow as a professional DO NOT COME TO FORD. Ford is where you go when you want to kick back and relax and retire.

The longer this drags out the worse my opinion of Ford leadership. I am exhausted trying to get things done when everyone (understandably) is sitting on their laurels watching the sxxtshow unfold. In a meeting this morning the first order of business was to table any work until end of April, then 60 minutes of rumours speculation and a mini hackathon to create an app for auto-discovering laid off employees.

For the first time in my career I am taking personal days for attitude adjustment (er-urgent family business).

I wish they would just rip the bandaid off on April 1. I wish I could raise my hand and say “me please” and start a new chapter in my life. The practical side says be patient you will leave money on the table if you act in haste.

@Yhv3QxP-yth This social situation is common in large companies and governments. Incompetence over competence is indirectly rewarded. A person who cannot get such a job and such a salary elsewhere will be loyal to whomever gives them such a job. They will not challenge the next rank up. A supervisor or technical leader with skills and vision is seen as a threat, because they do not need the manager, but the manager needs them.

Rjp - agree Ford is a bloated pig. Disagree that redesign will work- the oinkers protect fellow oinkers - all that will happen is a temporary trim which releases all the non-oinkers, and then the oinkers will sit on their sweaty corporate bullocks doing nothing until SHTF and then they will go on another hiring spree. Just open your eyes and see who has been asked to leave and who is still here at the higher levels. If that doesn’t convince you, look at 2008. The LL6 who were technical LL6 were heavily trimmed (aka those who were so skilled, productive and valuable they were given LL6 so they could be retained with a competitive salary). The useless LL6 were retained and many have since been promoted. There was a sneaky tactic employed where those LL6 without direct reports were trimmed. Ford’s loss.

Food is a fat pig. Too many people making too much money. Asia Pacific operations used to be full of Brits milking the company. Ford needs to shed 35% of its staff. I realize it is an odd statement but very valid. I know it as I worked there for 32 years and was only 25% efficient. Many of my colleagues made over $100K in overtime a year alone and now own properties all over.

The redesign will work. Ford is a bloated pig and needs to purge a lot. Then they will Hire a small % of experienced outside people to move forward.

The number of LL6 to be purged in April will be more than all levels fired combined so far by a good margin. It’s about time.