I was at 12, granted my attention was not full. #collaboration

Why do so many of them lack common sense? What’s the criteria for promotion? Inability to form a full sentence or what?

Has anyone else heard that Doug is going to Apple to assist with their in-house AI program? A few people mentioned this during a meeting late last week.

https://youtube.com/shorts/bP6L6kbz2lM?si=U_3CnJs74rLXJMWw

Make sure you read this article. https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/40-reasons-no-one-should-buy-a-ford-in-2025/ss-BB1r4Q2g?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=68f4e59f63e74e83b49953155ce56a61&ei=31#image=41

Generally curious... how is the skunk works team doing from anyone on the inside? Is it genuinely a contender?

Ford is all talk and no action. Those engineers that have been working from home in Michigan are still working from home. I don't see them at the office or the plants that I am working everyday. Ford should track their badge, when they swipe in... — read more 

Are there any technical people leaders anymore? Seems like they are focused on bringing in leaders that have no skill, but claim to be great coaches. We are in a death spiral and need technical leaders who can help solution, not leaders who want to... — read more 

https://www.businessinsider.com/former-ford-ceo-mark-fields-automaker-invest-ev-consumer-demand-2025-10

Ford has more than 10k employees on H1B/H4/OPT Visas, it's the largest Visa bag holder Automaker in US. Time to change the tag line, Great Job Guys!!!

Any for non compliance?

Heard from the grapevine that there's more exec reshuffling happening at the top. From GM...

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2025/10/09/trump-energy-cuts-could-affect-kentucky-evreportedly-weighing-major-cuts-to-kentucky-energy-projects/86570969007/ TL;DR: The Trump administration terminated about $100 million in grant... — read more 

https://www.youtube.com/live/eSXjz0-8Q8s?si=ppwY032lzrpaEvSB 55:45 - Aaron Clarey gives Ford its lashings.

Too bad we don’t have new talent in the CEO office: https://fordauthority.com/2025/10/ford-ceo-jim-farley-all-new-talent-was-needed-for-universal-ev-platform/

Yeah, Ford’s had its share of rough patches — nobody’s pretending otherwise. EV delays, reorganizations, the usual noise. But every once in a while something cuts through all that and reminds you why this place still matters. Back in May, the... — read more 

From the Freep: For the first time ever, Ford to sell a car from its private vault to the public Ford Motor Co. is opening its private vault of vehicles, for the first time ever, to sell a rare supercar to the public at auction. The plan is to use... — read more 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4_KErk3XfM

https://archive.is/DuZGe

Those who thought ivi is safe have big one coming soon, all ivi work will move to Canada except the LL6/ll5 , they have to manage it or leave as well. Big ramp-up is happening on the other side so that’s a reliable news

It's time to get out before the ship sinks.

Another big layoff coming to cvs Side mostly in Dearborn and canada. This time will include managers and supervisors spe ially. Be prepared.

When leadership doesn’t care, why should we keep breaking ourselves to make them look good?

From the Detroit News: Ford taps former GM global product lead in leadership change-up Ford Motor Co. on Friday said it has added a former General Motors Co. executive to lead its product development, among a number of other executive changes. Jim... — read more 

When a company focuses on badge swipes/RTO mandate, instead of employee productivity and project/work outcomes, they are doomed to be left with robot employees that offer no loyalty, no creativity, no passion, and no team spirit. Best of luck... — read more 

Her name is Natalie H@wke and she made her post public (which is going somewhat viral on LinkedIn): This week, I walked away from Ford for the last time. It was a difficult decision to leave my team, especially my developers, but a necessary one to... — read more 

Layoffs New CEO Big merger talks

I've witnessed hundreds of families being tear down as their jobs being replaced by H1B and OPT visas. This should stop and Ford should stop hiring H1B, H4, OPTand other phony visas out there.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/ford-employees-told-could-fired-093101107.html So far, most salary employees are still working from home. No one that I know of have been fired. It's a joke with this company.

There are two Ford press releases printed as “news” in today’s Detroit newspaper and when that starts happening there is always either a layoff or bad earnings report on the horizon.

This YouTube video explains why Ford has over 118 recalls and is spending cash it does not have. https://youtu.be/I4_KErk3XfM?si=Rioq6SRr4SfEdra_

Ford will introduce new EVs in 2027. The technology that Ford puts in these EV are all outdated. They are already being used in China since 2023. Ford is trying to benchmark what the Chinese EV implemented. This is embarrassing.

https://b60.ruckusfactory.com/ford-cuts-1500-from-ev-plantsadmits-market-way-smaller-than-anticipated/ It's about time. Loosing $45,000 for every EV Ford produced is a losing game.

Who Knows

I am frustrated regarding the company's return-to-office policy with a disparity in its application. Employees are required to be in the office at least four days a week, with consequences for non-compliance, while some Directors are permitted to... — read more 

Do you really think hacking a few screens is going to make a difference when it comes to RTO? The decision has been made. The only way to avoid it is to quit, which is most likely exactly what they’re hoping will happen. That’s it. This kind of... — read more 

Ford work culture is decorated fully. All the high performing engineers are sidelined or made quit and ford management mostly promoting or favoring pets who are good at showcasing. I got few offers outside? This c×× nonsense is in big mess ? No way... — read more 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMFLC7IS4QA&list=TLPQMDIxMDIwMjUL_TeNWO39JA&index=6

https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-ceo-uses-japanese-toyota-management-strategy-to-make-decisions-2025-10 Who is paying to have these fluff pieces written about our chief mo--n? This is utter rubbish and there have been no smart decisions by the... — read more 

Rebates gone, no where to hide, they will cut heavily