Thread regarding Ford layoffs

Some markets in Asia are safer for employees, such as Taiwan.

Not a few over 25 even 35 years GSRs in certain division there can very safe until they retire due to law restriction in 65 years old. Not sure are their skills so irreplaceable, or some other reasons.... Very lucky for their career life even company is not in prosperous business condition.

(Plus) more highly compensated than peers

(Plus) have a pension and within 3-10 years will hit one of the pension gate milestones

(Plus) do not participate in the good ole boy club

(Plus) often viewed as a threat by good ole boy club ; well respected; productive; knowledgeable; skilled

(Minus) within 2 years of retirement, have 30+ service years

(Plus) want to retire, asked good ole boy club to put you on the list so you got the severance (yes this happened)

(Minus) recently hired

Empirical Evidence

Criteria + = more likely to be selected. - = less likely to be selected

• more highly compensated than peers

• have a pension and within 3-10 years will hit one of the pension gate milestones

• do not participate in the good ole boy club

• often viewed as a threat by good ole boy club ; well respected; productive; knowledgeable; skilled

• within 2 years of retirement, have 30+ service years

• want to retire, asked good ole boy club to put you on the list so you got the severance (yes this happened)

• recently hired

The ironic thing is that typically the better employees are paid well because they do the work of 4 to 5 of their peers. Just my observations. Yours may be different.

In some markets, still some very old persons (>30 years at FORD) are not listed~ But include some employees not closer with manager even they work devoted.

Criteria was if you were good with the boss and in with the cool people brown noising workers then you stayed. If you were a hard worker and pushed for more things like training and holding other accountable you were out. And that is a fact.

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.....