In today's Detroit News, Daniel Howes writes: "Detroit’s self-described family automaker is trying to take a kinder, gentler approach to its salaried layoffs."
He quotes Ford CEO Jim Hackett, a Morgan Stanley analyst and Fitch Ratings. No workers.
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In all honesty, it's better than before. Overall bad, but it could have been worse.
I just hope it's all over soon.
This has been Hackett's version of Waterboarding..say nothing for months and months keep the drip drip drip of job but no real info to go by. Internally. Even now they wont tell us what our org really looks like even if you kept your job.
The autoexstreamist must have better Intel he has hit the nail on the head with Ford in every rant.
I've been through several of these here now, Alan was by far the most people oriented. Alan M was also a leader you could and wanted to work hard for Hackett will destroy this company starting with the people.
I think they are lying thru their teeth about the figures but most are afraid of retribution it us very real here.
Model T, any chance you'd be willing to talk anonymously to a member of the media? People harp on us for not telling the full story -- yet no one wants to talk to us about it. Hope you're doing OK.
There is nothing kind about chopping your head off
I have already updated my resume. Reached out to some friends at GM , Rivian. That is all we can do at this time - be prepared. No use getting upset over something for which we have no control of. Good luck guys.
Howes is the definition of a lazy access journalist. He transcribes whatever the autos' PR departments tell him to in exchange for access to execs.
Howe is a mouthpiece and tool for FoMoCo...,,,has been for more than a few years.
Like lethal injection instead of electrocution.