NESC can usually process your pension choices form in 2 weeks time. If you have any skeletons in the HR closet like divorce or friend of the court you might want to give your self a little more time. Your spouse’s signature needs to be notarized if... — read more 

Uh Oh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFlaUKqTk50

Henry Ford had no sense - trying to provide the highest quality vehicle at the lowest possible cost. He had the useless reputation of providing the best car you could buy, and everyone knew it in the country, without social media even! He was just... — read more 

Morale seems as if it’s at an all-time low since the latest rounds of cuts. Many people do not feel safe with the number of rumors spreading around. Some are upset about their long-time friends being impacted by layoffs. With everything going on, is... — read more 

I really liked working here at one time, but Ford has changed a lot. Sometimes it just seems to me that I work so much that I no longer have a social life at all. Does anyone here actually have a work-life balance? I would say that it almost doesn't... — read more 

All those Agency workers were absorbed immediately by the others OEMS in Warren and Ann Arbor. Why does Ford self-inflict itself.

https://www.valuepenguin.com/top-deadliest-vehicles The Ford F-Series (including the F-150 and its bigger siblings the F-250 and F-350) was involved in more fatal accidents over the course of our study than any other car, truck or SUV. The vast... — read more 

I stopped thinking about advancing my career years ago. All I think about these days are layoffs and whether I'll still be employed this or next month. I would get a new job but people who are my age are not exactly a sought-after commodity. It... — read more 

The majority of the country’s top 100 companies received failing grades when it came to supporting pro-democracy policies, according to a new report. On that list, major brand names that impact most daily lives of voters, including three big Michigan... — read more 

Oh no, how will we sell our subscriptions and data if our apps aren’t as good as Apple’s? Millions of drivers use smartphone apps to help operate their vehicles every day, but not many are satisfied with them, and it’s hard to find independent... — read more 

Ford is quick to lay off older employees and replace us with a younger, cheaper workforce. Here's the thing they keep forgetting or ignoring to the company's detriment: newer generations have a completely different work ethic than we do. They don't... — read more 

Gotion: Combines the words Go + Lotion. https://insideevs.com/news/612359/gotion-ev-battery-plant-michigan/

I'm afraid that at some point I will regret it, and that's why I'm still undecided about leaving.

There has been no official confirmation of layoffs in October as much as some people like to make it sound as if there has been one. We've had this year's major round. It takes some time to see how things are working with the new setup before another... — read more 

Quote from mark fields 2016 “Ford CEO Mark Fields says the data being collected by automakers about their customers' driving belongs to those customers.” “Ford executive Jim Farley suggested that Ford had data that could show traffic violations by... — read more 

Anyone have 30 years but not retiring this year?

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to keep gaspowered cars as a key part of its lineup, rejecting efforts by rivals to go fully electric amid concerns over how quickly consumers will embrace new technologies. While the world's largest automaker will introduce... — read more 

Someone mentioned that most white collared jobs will be shipped to India, Mexico, and China now that remote work is the new norm. Why would they hire expensive workers from the US when someone from overseas could do it for a fraction of the cost?... — read more 

So quick to letting go of LL’s and GSR’s, but when will these executives get cut or are they untouchable?

I don't like it at Ford anymore. I'm interested though how many of those who left here left the automotive industry altogether? Judging by my now former colleagues who left, more of them left the industry than went to one of the competing... — read more 

This post indicates that employers would rather you leave instead on firing you: https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/singapore/bad-manager-or-bad-employee-a-deep-and-contentious-dive-into-quiet-firing-in-singapore/ar-AA12ikvI

I am not satisfied with the way Ford has been managed lately. Due to bad management some of the most talented people have left, and some have been laid off. However, I still have a soft spot for this company, probably because I worked here for many... — read more 

Ford2000 BLI business leadership initiative The way forward One Ford Disrupt ourselves (feel disrupted yet?) Share some thoughts comments

Each person I talk to is worried about losing their job. Some think it'll happen this year, some believe next, but the common thread is that everybody is worried about potential cuts. I'm starting to wonder, does anybody consider themselves safe at... — read more 

Ford eliminated pension in 2004 and started offering pension buyouts to those who previously quit/SIRP with lump sum offers in 2010 because they want pensions off their books as overhead. Todays remaining pensioned employees have the highest lump sum... — read more 

General Motors is conducting damage control around its return-to-office plans after a Friday afternoon message to employees spurred backlash and confusion. The company’s senior leadership team on Friday said corporate workers would be ... — read more 

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 How's that working out for him?

I keep hearing mgmt's same old excuses that we are going through a difficult and challenging period. Yes, that is true, but the fact that times are hard does not mean that they are not incompetent. Inflation, growing competition can only be excuses... — read more 

We all know the leadership only sees employees as numbers and couldn't care less whether we're happy and satisfied or not. Now imagine for a moment where we would be if all employees at Ford felt like they mattered to the company. If all of us felt... — read more 

So now that rates are updated, what was your impact? Do you plan on retiring? My impact: ~200k . Plan: I originally thought I would stay put but I never thought that they could just convert our pension next year, so now I am leaning toward... — read more 

Phoebe should be embarrassed to print this drivel as “news.” Nobody at Ford thinks Farley is as great as she does, probably not even Bill at this point. Norway is the future. and Farley figured the country might reveal a secret to Tesla's future... — read more 

At least for now?

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GM salary will be returning to work 3x days per week. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2022/09/23/gm-tells-white-collar-workers-to-return-to-the-office-3-days-a-week/69515288007/ Will Ford Follow suit?

This is a rather hypothetical question, but I hear more and more opinions that Ford will most likely be sold or merged in the end. Do you think this is the only salvation for the company? No one knows what will happen in the future, but to me it... — read more