Although there are many who like to work remotely and I understand them to some extent, there are many reasons why someone would like to return to the office. My reasons are: I will have a better work-life balance I will actually work... — read more 

Failure dut to "grossly inexperienced and unsophisticated individuals". Gee Ford's hiring and promotion strategy for the past decade. Surprise? Nope, not to those at Ford watching the hot mess these kids and outside hires have been making out of the... — read more 

https://carbuzz.com/news/ford-ceo-uses-mustang-supercar-to-scare-the-living-daylights-out-of-jimmy-fallon In the meantime, thousands of "family members" (former employees) are unemployed for the holidays. Merry Christmas from Chris'... — read more 

It might be a year or three before it becomes clear, but RTO will cost the company its best employees who will have no problems (and some already did) finding new jobs that do not require them to go to the office for no good reason. They might want... — read more 

The engineers in Sweden are unionized. Under union rules the last person hired has to be the first person facing a layoff. This provides protection for older employees against age discrimination, forces the company to carefully select young... — read more 

Hmmmmm....just to sit in a cubical doing skype.

Forget the F-150 Lightning and Hummer EV. Ford and GM's real battle is for electric delivery vans.: https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-pro-general-motors-brightdrop-battle-electric-van-market-share-2022-12 Does this smell like disaster or... — read more 

Doers, that is, those who mostly aren't able to influence any decisions in this company, but who do all the work, are in a totally subordinate position compared to the talkers. They just talk and waste time. I still haven't met a talker who is also a... — read more 

If Bill Ford was not part of the Ford family, would he be hired in a leadership role at Ford by the Ford family?

Who’s in?

In September, Ford gave its dealerships an ultimatum: Commit to selling electric cars or lose the right to sell them. About two-thirds, the company now says, have bought into the plan... — read more 

It is clear why Ford is continually eliminating jobs. Not only do we have misplaced priorities, we are being led by two people who think they are more intelligent than they are. The future of Ford is not bright, unless there is turnover at the top... — read more 

After retired, I wonder rollover 401k to a brokerage company IRA account a good ideal or not?

Ford has yet to make a car as great as the Tempo of the 1990’s. The seats were like sofas.

It’s called de-risking. It’s another ploy by Ford to minimize their pension liabilities. Do you really believe that their warning of lump sum reductions was to help employees get their best retirement plans? This was just to get the ones it was too... — read more 

... joining forces with Commander Cody to revitalize the Lincoln Brand so it can compete with Tesla. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpK1ylZboyc

Some departments in R&A were hit hard in august. With the retiree news trickling in, and then JB being replaced by MJ…I’ve heard rumor they’re disbanding R&A, even with MJ as director. I know for a fact I saw a calendar notice on my boss’s boss... — read more 

Is there anyone who thinks that the situation won't be even worse for us here in 2023?

Just curious for those who retired November 30: (there were 1000, some read this site) Did mgt tell you they’d backfill you? If so we’re you asked to help transition to the replacement? How much notice prior to nov 30 did you... — read more 

It is true that Ford is very poorly managed, but I still think that it will not go bankrupt. But since some of you here mentioned such a dark scenario, I am interested in why you think it is inevitable that it will happen?

A certain LL3 that lives in the south seems to promote his buddies, and attractive younger females. He pushes out anyone not in those two groups. So you either have to hang out with him and eat junk food and cldrink cheap beer. Or you have to be a... — read more 

Current employee with just under 10 years. I'm amazed by how entitled those with 19+ years of tenure at Ford are. They bi--h the most about everything. Benefit changes. Desk configurations and locations. Bonus target and AICP percentage. RTO plans... — read more 

Shft can TVM it is a distraction from real work and doesn't represent actual cost reduction. Get purchasing out of the mix. Allow cost ops to follow all change so tvm isnt needed. This keeps cost ops close to the supplier and forges a better... — read more 

Ford has been destroying itself from the inside for years/decades. In order to fill their quotas in engineering they take people with business degrees and put them into engineering positions with no technical skills. The result is cost cutting and... — read more 

How likely is it since 3,000 were let go in August, followed by only 1,000 electing to retire? The 8,000 number leaked earlier is still not met.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/1000-salaried-ford-workers-retire-after-pension-warning-from-automaker/ar-AA152A2K

While the leadership is enjoying their holidays, people like me, who gave their best to this company, will be furloughed. However, considering that I have a family that depends on me, and that the next year will be bumpy (I have no doubts about... — read more 

Been on hold 90 minutes waiting on NESC to answer. I'm locked out of getting my 401K out of Ford, and my retirement hasn't even been processed yet. This is not the way to treat employees. So frustrating. There, I'm done. They need to be sued... — read more 

For most indebted companies in the WORLD. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Total debt of the company in the latest financial year (in millions): $139,485 That some of this debt funds FMCC is true, but Ford will be still be making interest payments ... — read more 

About 1000 Ford employees took the retirements in November. Apparently well below the 3000 targets. Expect more cuts coming. https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2022/12/08/salaried-ford-workers-retire-pension-warning/69708649007/

I hope they can lead who’s left to focus on the right priorities for Quality. If they don’t change it up and get it right, the company is lost.

With inflation sitting at 40+year highs, will Ford actually address salaries sufficiently, or will they throw most just the "usual" 2-3% and call it good? With states also raising minimum wages in most states, including Michigan, the salaried... — read more 

I hope you figure what you're doing before the company is completely ruined.

From the Free Ford Press, hard to believe they wrote something negative about Ford, I love the line “no one collects such data” BECAUSE FORD IS A DATA AND SUBSCRIPTION SALES COMPANY…. Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley has said repeatedly his team is... — read more 

Announcement that Suzy Deering is leaving the company in 2 days. What is going on with Ford’s management?

Don't worry, EV's will make everything better. Consumer Reports came up with its list of the top 10 most and least reliable vehicles using data from its owner survey, which contains information on over 300,000 vehicles. The organization takes a look... — read more 

Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2017-2018 Ford Super Duty pickups due to an issue with the driveshaft. The defect: in affected vehicles, a radial damper inside the driveshaft may move out of position over time, which can cause a driveshaft... — read more 

A century ago, automotive titan Henry Ford found that when people worked fewer hours in the week, they made fewer mistakes, Mr. Grant said. Things have changed so much since then. Nobody among the current so-called leaders would even bother with... — read more 

Just overheard that contract workers will be furloughed for two weeks. Brace yourselves.