FORD GM and FCA jobs are slowly moving to India. H1B will not be a problem anymore! we will all be driving Toyota and Honda
Any meetings end up being reassignments?
I no longer work for Ford but many of my friends have upcoming meetings. MS&S, I’m talking over half the region. Has anyone here left a 1:1 with news of a reassignment or is it likely going to be as bad as it looks?
Any word on Ford Credit?
I've heard of some folks I know from the motor comp side laid off but we haven't really gotten any information at all about credit. Coworkers are all stressed to the max. Has anyone heard anything or gotten any updates about ford credit this morning?... — read more
Emails shut off
My counterpart in AP informed me that they do not have access to email certain folks on our team. This is how we learned which team members were terminated today. It’s a sad day.
Anyone that tried to tell you that Model e was safe is smoking crack!
I am Model e. 7+ years. Got the tap on the shoulder this morning. That's life! No one is safe. So just know that at Ford you are family.......until you aren't.
Make it Count - 8000 Cuts should be 80,000 Ford customer Gone for Good
Guys if you can tell all your family your job got outsourced and 10 people don't buy Ford anymore we will be even! Make it count! Let them sale offshore!
Many firings today in my area
4 gone so far but top LLs calendars full all day with the short meetings.
No access to email, printer, etc but no call yet
My boss and their boss have been separated under SIRP this morning. I have no access to email (can get in but cannot send emails), cannot print and cannot attach files from my laptop using personal email. I haven’t received a call or meeting notice... — read more
The Latest….
https://fordauthority.com/2022/08/ford-buyout-plan-for-6000-workers-to-be-revealed-this-week-exclusive/
People with 20+ years and those with less than a year are being laid off
Nobody is safe. These will be three very long days.
How does it work for Agency?
I doubt there's the IM/Meeting with your manager. Is it just a call from your agency person?
Letter from Bill and Jim
Ford Team, As you know, we are in the midst of a significant transformation of our company. Our industry and the business environment in which we operate are changing with breathtaking speed. We have an opportunity to lead this exciting new era of... — read more
What if you burn some more years of your life learning nothing?
Be happy that you got cut now. The sooner in your career the better it is?
What no detroit press coverage? Surprise Surprise
The rounds of agency cuts this year weren’t covered, so nothing to report here either
The cuts have started today.
My coworker got let go at 8 am. Anyone else?
That leaves 5,000
If 3,000 people will be laid off in the next three days, what about the remaining 5,000? I was hoping the leadership would at least have the decency to do this all at once since they left us in limbo to stress and worry for over a month. Now you're... — read more
Who is going to actually do the firing?
I have a routinely scheduled 1:1 with my LL6 this week. Been here less than 6 months. What LL does the firing? Could this be an opportunity for it to occur?
This Week Confirmed
Email from bill and Jim this morning confirms position eliminations this week. 2000 salaried and 1000 agency head reductions. US, Canada, FBS India. Expect redeploys and separations.
I'm happy it's finally happening
Call me crazy, but I'm happy we'll finally know if we're leaving or staying. I don't have anything scheduled for now but even if I do get a call I'll be okay with it. Anything is better than the he-l of the past several weeks and not knowing what's... — read more
LL3’s calendar
A certain LL3 who shall remain nameless has 17 15-minute calls scheduled tomorrow. If I wasn’t one of them, I might have actually felt sorry for the poor ba----d…
Still hiring
Layoffs are supposed to start tomorrow, we're about to lose thousands of employees supposedly to save costs and yet we are still hiring. Dozens of jobs, if not more, have been posted on LinkedIn in the last seven days. Shouldn't we have a hiring... — read more
Good luck guys! I pray for those who are laid off and god should give enough strength in this stressful journey.
Some engineers may not get new positions in mechanical engineering in the Automotive domain. It’s time to rethink your careers.
Surprise 1:1 meeting
Does tenure even matter? Less than a year of being hired on, and I’ll likely be let go this week.
Automotive Careers
Young guys think twice before doing engineering and think three times before working in Automotive. I am 39 and already have plans to leave. I am already not looking to grow in this trash field. I did 12 years of school (BS,MS,PHD) and best in what... — read more
Why can’t ford make vehicles with decent quality.
I am sick of all the recalls at Ford lately. Why can’t we make quality cars like Honda does. Just need to be as good not better….we already lost in the sedans segment by Accord and civic. Now the new crv 2023 is a lot netter than the escape. Why. Why... — read more
Leaving Ford Webinar Recording
For those who may be leaving soon, there is a webinar recording on Leaving Ford on the myfordbenefits site. It's mostly targeted at retirees, but there's information for others as well such as what to do with your lease vehicle. It was done in May... — read more
Jim Farley addressing the awful dealership experience
I guess not everything is bad lol. In an interview, JF has addressed the awful dealership experience people nowadays have to go through when they make the d-mb life mistake of purchasing a car of any kind. In case you have not bought a car in the... — read more
Employees not worthy of a title
At least previous layoff rounds had titles – SRD, Way Forward, etc. This time the layoffs are not even justified with a name. Here’s a start: FU in 22.
It is all over for me
Bye Bye everybody. Just received a Private appointment from my manager for tomorrow morning for 15 minutes. Meeting discription only 1:1. It is all over for me. Time to start anothrt chapter in my life. Goodluck everyone. I will miss all my Ford... — read more
Tomorrow is the day. How many people will be cut?
Spoke to some drunk execs at the cruise yesterday who weren’t too shy about discussing the layoff. It will start tomorrow and go until Thursday. How many people have you heard so far? I hope I am safe
Toyota or Honda don’t need justify their plams
Why does Ford always need announcements to show the world what new direction it’s going. Spinning shiny and new products must be a lot easier than engineering them.
What is so special about the 30 year retirement milestone?
How much does your pension go up?
Ford Dealt $1.7 Billion Blow, Ouch!
Way to go Ford: https://www.thestreet.com/technology/ford-dealt-a-huge-blow
Has anyone negotiated their severance in the past?
Let's say your close to a milestone (weeks / months away from a pension milestone for example). Has anyone negotiated successfully to have things rounded up in the employees favor?
THINK before you leap. A 2nd chance for you!
IMHO, EVs are a Pet Rock -Shiny Object. Things never advertised about them: Diving range and charge times in hot and cold weather (significant differences), Avg. insurance cost increase of 25% vs ICE vehicles. Battery replacement costs of -10k -15k... — read more
The Doug Field good Ol boys network begins
He's been bringing in his buddies for months now, and just made a slew of new announcements regarding former co-workers coming to Ford in leadership roles So for you Dougie fanboys, if you were already here when he arrived, guess what, he doesn't... — read more
Too little too late
Just the threat of layoffs has improved productivity as the majority of those who were phoning it in are now going above and beyond in hopes of making themselves seem indispensable. You must have noticed this as well. I don't think many of them... — read more