Mister CEO you have a lot of nerve Sir.
You have proved you have no clue what this drawn out process is doing to employees mentally and financially. Waiting to be cut or not cut for months on end, then shamefully walked out without fanfare, means those that are retained will carry the scars ever bit was much as those let go as will all Ford families, dealers, and customers.
Up until the last few months I was proud to work for Ford. I was proud my company didn't take a government bailout in the last big downsize. Last time was hard but was done with compassion and relatively quickly. Not so with the smart redesign of 2019.
Employees know they will either be let go to start over with a sad separation package for the number of years they've been loyal to the Blue Oval, or they will be kept and face an ever-increasing, unmanageable, workload while surrounded by the empty workstations of now unemployed friends.
Mister CEO Hackett are you then so bold as to lecture us about INTEGRETY. You may be able to quote websters definition of the word, but actual integrety and compassion are absent.
Man, we are human beings, with families, and friends. At least we all (those cut and those left to clean up and work even harder) know where we stand. Don't we?
It's a shame.
It's not about right sizing the business. It's how you've done it so far that is the issue Sir.