Phase 2: December 2020 Phase 3: March 2021

According to the return to 10, which is being renamed due to not being able to return to 10... LOL! The agency employees will only get 5% of the 10% they lost this year. Starting 11/30. Then the other 5% some time in 2021. This is disgusting! ... — read more 

As usual our leaders believe laying off (VIP) employees will solve most of our financial instability, when everybody knows it's only a reprieve. What we really need is to implement a long term substantial plan, one that will be able to weather the... — read more 

Am I the only one who thinks that the full impact of COVID-19 on car sales will not be known until the next year and when it is - we'll all be screwed?

Anyone have any inside scoop if Ford met the 1,400 VIP target?

If you can remember a few years back...... looks like VJ is back at Ford. I remember when he dressed up as "Greenman" for one of the IT all hands meeting at the CEC.

Honesty, truth, doing the right thing for the company, and following process is NOT valued or rewarded at Ford. In fact, you WILL be punished and harassed into submission all with the support and buyin of HR. Even in the face of clear violation of... — read more 

I have a few acquaintances who left Ford, some more recent that others. And, I’m always amazed by the interest they have in the company or ex colleagues - And their anger...

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-posts-strong-third-quarter-200636275.html

…This question was asked in an article I just read, in which the Ford F-150 EV was also mentioned, alluding to “no one knows who that American electric pickup buyer is”. On the other hand, I'm convinced that they will sell like hotcakes. Here is... — read more 

I’ve been with the company 20+ years and am in my early 40s I’m wondering what age do people typically start receiving buyout offers? Any suggestions how to be offered one? I began prior to 2004 and thus do have a pension, though I... — read more 

First Shanks, Klevorn, Hinrichs, now Stone, Hackett, and Lemmer.

Curious if anybody has heard whether the VIP program has met the 1,200 layoff number or not? I believe the deadline for those offered to whether or not accept is this Friday

I'll start, 2013. Company turned the corner. Alan was at the helm albeit sweeping the DPS6 disaster under the rug. Still had ambition and what appeared to be a career path. Stock was ok, but way better than it is today. Had a good manager and a great... — read more 

Lots of people leaving. Fired last CEO covertly. Crazy train.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyi0JD5j-Jw

Appeals court: Ford committed fraud by selling defective Super Duty trucks. This is the headline in the Freep today, weird didn’t see a comment section guess Bill is exerting his influence.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/12/jim-cramer-ford-and-ge-are-headed-back-to-the-double-digits.html

Has anyone heard if Ford has rehired any employees terminated under last year's SRD program in May 2019?

Has ford rehired anyone terminated under the SRD?

Employees who were eligible for the recent VIP are apparently not taking the offer in great numbers. Is anyone surprised by that? HR indicated today that a slightly enhanced severance package will be announced later before the October 23 deadline... — read more 

Driving will surely creep closer to its pre-pandemic level as Americans return to their offices this year and next. But it may never quite get there. A study this summer by accounting and consulting firm KPMG forecast that vehicle miles traveled... — read more 

Just announced today - from the purveyor of bad news himself, Kumar! : "During this pandemic, the health and safety of all our employees continues to be our top priority. In August, we made the decision in North America that the segment of our... — read more 

Has anyone heard anything about this? Or is this branch going to be alive and well now that Farley and Lawler are taking over?

What records do they have on us? Do our records prevent us from being employed at Ford? Who can see the records?

If salary employees "earn" merit raises even though Ford has lost $7 billion so far this year, does that mean they get raises regardless how how bad company performance... — read more 

Wonder how much Health Care and other benis are going up for 2021. This ruling in the SC just after the election may shake some things up in the HC industry.

Union execs are going to jail. Should this be continued. Couldn't Ford give a New Deal to THEIR hourly employees to bring into existence ONE FORD in reality! Chris Farley should do this if he is serious about this company moving forward. How about... — read more 

Hot off the presses. There will be an involuntary reduction equal to 10% of US salary employees plus what VIP missed. This is to do what SRD was supposed to. Also, we need less employees to design electric vehicles. You heard it, now is the time... — read more 

Any one else notice in the last 2 days all the executive sycophants parroting their newest buzzword? Let's "Double Click" on that....or "Double Clicking" on that for a moment. This must be Farley's word salad language we are all about to have to deal... — read more 

If he has such great ideas, why haven't they been implemented? He's been on the executive team, what stopped him from getting these things done already?

Safety recall for select 2020 Ford Mustang vehicles Affected vehicles are equipped with a brake pedal bracket that could fracture during sudden stopping. During a sudden stop, the driver may experience a loss of primary braking capability that could... — read more 

So this is what Farley says he is going to do (can we ever talk about what we've done????). I want to know what the plan is to have 8% EBIT from the Smart Mobility group.........(crickets). "Accelerating innovation to be a leader in new... — read more 

So Farley has been working for Ford for over a decade. If he has all the answers, why have they not yet been... — read more