Thread regarding Ford layoffs

This might all be about pensions

I preface this with no real inside knowledge, just the logic seemingly behind the recent moves, but it looked to be focusing mostly on LL's, specifically those who did not have 8, maybe 7, direct reports assigned to them. Those LL's that were let go will have their direct reports consolidated under another LL. These were generally older (past 55), high salaried, pensioners--not always (which helps prevent ageism lawsuiits), but as a rule.

However, in some cases, entire departments or teams were deleted, resulting in LL's and GSR's too.

I believe the next round of cuts come June and again, perhaps, in August, will concentrate more on the GSR level--again targeting the older, higher salaried pensioners.

The quicker they can write these folks' pensions off the "active" books, the quicker that Ford can be out of the pension game, resulting in savings we can't yet imagine.

Again, all pure speculation on my part.

On a sidebar, it amazes me that I have not yet heard one quote, one iota of a statement of any kind from any Ford family member during this whole time....? Just curious.....

Good post from @Zclx4O8-ofe.

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None oof these rules posted apply. I know several people affect by SMRD that we’re younger, <5 years, female, etc. we’re let go while 25+ years white males were retained.

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Although that requirement of 6-8 reports certainly was a consideration, so I heard. What about LL’s who met that criteria and then had reports redirected to some in Dearborn to help them secure their jobs! There was a lot of crownyism going on here!!

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This is not the first post I've read that mentions LL6+ with less than 6-8 direct reports being let go. Why are folks surprised by this? It's part of the 8-8-25 initiative that was announced months ago

Then can you tell me why they cut ll6s by 50% and the surviving 50% now have 12-15 reports and added 40% more ll5s with 2-4 supervisors to report? Doesn’t make sense to the 8-8-25 that was “planned”.

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"...but it looked to be focusing mostly on LL's, specifically those who did not have 8, maybe 7, direct reports assigned to them. Those LL's that were let go will have their direct reports consolidated under another LL. "

This is not the first post I've read that mentions LL6+ with less than 6-8 direct reports being let go. Why are folks surprised by this? It's part of the 8-8-25 initiative that was announced months ago.

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