From Bloomberg: The world needs more oil and gas now to deal with an energy shortage while pushing to transition to renewable supplies, Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said. “At this time, we actually need more oil and gas, not less,”... — read more 

Even if the 8,000 number was incorrect, Farley did not correct that number to employees and say it would only be 3,000. Instead, he let this go on for months, hoping people would jump ship. What happened to – We will keep the employees informed... — read more 

They deserve the trip

Too bad Ford did not give us packages. We’re not working to line the pockets of the many LLxs.

I am interested in someone who wrote in one of the posts below that some employees tried to move to electric and were "blocked". Is there anyone here who tried to make the transition to electric and failed? Also I would like to know if and how many... — read more 

Instead of complaining about it all the time, how about you expand your skill-set so that you can transition to making EVs when the time comes (which, unlike some of you might think, will be much sooner than expected)? I guess that's too much... — read more 

A lot of talk at the town hall today discussing the need to cut costs. I wasn't with Ford pre-pandemic but know that a complete revisioning of the Dearborn campus was in the works. I just joined Ford and don't live in Michigan. My desire to relocate... — read more 

Dear Ford World Headquarters - your employees have lost all faith and confidence in your leadership. Prove me wrong. P.s. Stop calling us a "Family" company. It's a business, owned by investors, and controlled by the Ford Family. Today's Global... — read more 

He is talking about lay offs, about involuntaries vs voluntaries, about this is the beginning of the change and more lay offs are coming down the line (no safety for anyone, that there is "ambiguity"... does he even know the meaning of this word?)... — read more 

Do we have anyone on this board who has experience working for one or more of our competitors. I am curious if we have more frequent cuts and do our cuts go deeper and wider. I've been with Ford for only 18 months and this is no fun. I've survived... — read more 

Has anyone attempted to get a lawyer to review and pursue higher severance?

I was spared, but I wonder if moving to Stellantis (as agency) would be safer?

Which employee is loyal to Ford or any company? There are no such thing in this corporate world. Everyone is just a number.

There will be a point in time when EVs are going to be the overwhelming majority, but that future is not nearly as close as some would like to think. In fact, it'll take many decades to reach that point. Too many people are resistant to change and... — read more 

As a purchased services design consultant, I survived numerous Ford workforce reductions going back to the Ford / Visteon spin-off. So odd, and sad, to see loyal direct Ford employees (and friends) getting let go, while I'm still here (survivor's... — read more 

I just cut 3000 employees to improve competitiveness in EV. Your move.

Question for anyone here who has been through the layoff process: How long did it take for you to begin your next role? Did you: Change industries? Change what job you do? Take a pay cut (or make more)? Relocate? I'm still staying positive and... — read more 

As a person let go in this layoff, I found the frequent negative and judgmental labeling of those let go as (e.g. "slackers", "deserved to be laid off", "unwilling to change", "difficult to work with", "poor performance", etc.) to be very... — read more 

Thanks in advance

Everyone cut this week -make a pledge. No more Ford vehicles.

I’m hearing about 3,000 cuts and also 8,000 cuts. Both or just 3,000?

Please confirm if you have any news on the the timing.

Atleast now the people who were lucky and not laid off, work hard and do the best to deliver the best quality project.

I am most angry with myself for trusting the manager who assured us on several occasions that we could feel safe. Maybe he did it on purpose, or maybe he really meant it, but that's less important now. My advice is not to trust them at all!

This week was hellish for everybody. Instead of spending the weekend wondering "why him and not me" or wondering how bad the future is going to be without some of the people who were let go, try to relax and spend some quality time with your family... — read more 

Longtime Ford worker, lived in Dearborn, worked in auto industry. Ford will always somehow jump from one crisis to another, punishing the workers for whatever reason, reward the anointed few for their vision no matter how right or wrong, Bill Ford... — read more 

I was wondering if there are engineers and technicians affected that were working in and around ADAS or DAT? Feel free to share your story if you like since it's anonymous and you will find support here.

Project Monarch (just float this name by an LL5 or above and see the reaction) has just completed the first phase. 8000 is the estimated number of heads to cut to get the margins to competitive levels. The company will now re-baseline, monitor the... — read more 

My last post so why not take a crack at the Lyons. Stop going to their games and supporting the NFLs version of Ford Motor Company. Both have been going out of business since 1957. My exit hopefully saved someone a job that really needed it. I hope... — read more 

Companies that don’t care about their employees don’t care about the products, customer and suppliers. Look around isn’t that true. Trust works like a circle – supplier – employee – product – dealership customer …

It's done for now, but how long will it be before the next round? I'm not naive enough to believe that this was it. They can claim all they want that the 8k was not true, but I've been burned by Ford leadership enough times to know not to trust a... — read more 

You guys really pi---d off some core folks. Some in my peer group got to stay while others were thrown under the EV bus. I consider myself lucky to be gone. Come October 31 thru November 30 we will witness the brain drain of Ford. First +30 yr... — read more 

3000 people across many departments lost their jobs with less than 60 days notice. I wonder if WARN was violated. Warn gives exceptions for sudden, unforeseen business circumstances. The rise of EV was pretty fast, but not unforeseen really. I wonder... — read more 

I really appreciate the posts of TheLayoff.com posts. It helped provide information that I could not get elsewhere. It enables us to share our views and perspectives. It helped me prepare, create a plan, and give me some early warning indicators. ... — read more 

everyone safe there?

Company can survive without you. Only you know the answer for “Why Me!”. Atleast try to validate the situation and get an answer for why you. Why didn’t I try to upskill or did I do only the bare minimum. This will change your life forever. This is... — read more 

Try to move to core groups to save your skin. Supporting teams may be good when everything is green but a slight red will put you on the chopping board.Good luck survivors. It is not about what if it happens it is about when it happens.Don’t ever... — read more 

You look at Jim and Doug, get a vibe they stood at the cross roads and made a bargain. I mean everyone can see how out of it they both are; deer in the headlights. On the autism spectrum (and not meant derogatorily but literally). Got the same... — read more 

Lets see...13 mil for M Amend, 11 mil for D Field, 8 mil for Lawler, 23 mil for Farley. Let's talk cost cutting.