Build in America and avoid the tariffs. The quicker the better.

Trump bought a Tesla from Musk and endorsed Tesla Products. He will never support Ford.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-10/ford-pledges-up-to-4-4-billion-for-troubled-german-business

GSR8 = 12% LL6 = ? LL5 = ?

Looking at all of the indicators, the US economy is going into a recession this year. This is a good reset for the inflation. Get ready for this roller coaster ride.

I sometimes wonder how anything is even running at this place anymore, considering our debt. This is not normal.

does anyone know when we do the pulse survey

Well, Ford’s having one of those days. Eight recalls dropped in one go. That’s right, not one, not two, but eight recalls, all for various issues, from software blunders to half shafts not being properly inserted.

Had inconsistents on review and are over age 50.

Curios about salary, bonus and any other compensation for the typical LL5.

I am no longer giving an effort for only a 2.5% increase in salary; how do they expect to keep anyone with this garbage? Tired of the mediocrity/ trash stock price. Cannot wait to leave this stagnation

But now due to the Mexican reps not doing so well and a lot of customers not wanting to talk to them on the phone,, they have switched team leaders all around, The Team leaders in Mexico will now be over the U.S. reps and the U. S. Team leaders will... — read more 

What did everyone get?

So much for your plans to outsource to China. Happy it backfired. Bunch of losers running this company. As opposed to focus on our operational inefficiencies and failed leadership direction, they instead wanted to build it in China. Now we need real... — read more 

Is the 2025 round of PEP related terminations being accompanied by severance? If so, how much? Is the amount at the discretion of terminating departments discretion, based on years of service @2 weeks of pay/yr, as in the past or is it a token... — read more 

Everyone is obsessed with updating JIRA and making epics/ tickets but no actual strategy or direction. Just paper pushing/ admin work to make it look like some work is being done but nothing is actually happening

Sounds so sweet Ford execs can now carry sheets of aluminiun on their cars one by one to avoid tariffs. Finally they can work for their salary.

How long after the tariffs go in place will the white collar staff in the US continue to be employed? One month? 6? How long until all the corporate jobs are farmed out to LLCs?

Declining vehicle sales on the money makers. Yet no line item for all the subscription sales we allegedly made. When will Model eh step it up with disclosure of their numbers to impress imnvestors? Blue can’t carry you much longer losing over $5... — read more 

Who has the scoop?

I working in product development. I recieved an "inconsistent" overall rating in "how" and "met" in "what". My boss mentioned im valued and produce quality work. I just need to work on a few things... Is this BS and he is setting me up for the... — read more 

I really don't know what's going on right now with this company. Been around for a long long time seen lots of up and downs. I know of an org that is now getting mandatory work hours set, no exceptions, no excuses. Too bad if you have kids to get... — read more 

I heard a lot of people over 50 got bad reviews.

With Dave Calhoun onboard and steering the big old Ford ship to nowhere, don't be surprised to see how fast it takes Dave to put Ford up on the cinder blocks, once and for all, like you do with an old beater you can never drive again.

The Ford management never changes from past, present and future with the same either lazy, unqualified self serving... as workers keep getting blamed.

Joan Quigley is no longer available, but maybe someone else? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6S-JT_ttcM

Will it ever improve?

Well that was a bs meeting. All redundant statements and didn’t answer the question we wanted answer to. HTHD got sc--wed too.

This article is worth the read. https://247wallst.com/investing/2024/04/30/ford-needs-to-replace-chairman-revamp-board/ Bill Ford’s ego is too big to make necessary changes to save the company.

Read the rant at https://www.autoextremist.com/

What we need in the studio is an ex employee - preferably a retiree that knew what was going on and perform the same functions that are going on elsewhere in the lovely locale of DC.

Serious question. This is a safe place

Companies that prefer migrants and H-1B visa workers over Americans will face federal investigations and discrimination lawsuits, says Andrea Lucas, who President Donald Trump picked to serve as acting chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity... — read more 

I have a disability. I have had it my entire career. Prior to the epidemic I was on a work from home only accommodation since immunity is a big concern for my overall health. For the first time in 10 years, I am being contested by ford HR over my... — read more 

Heard that Ford spent a lot of money building up the recent DEI department. Is it still around?

With the Ford+ middle school popularity program now in place, I spend approximately 65% of my days snoozing across all the areas I interface because meeting or exceeding ojectives is meaningless if ANYONE doesn't like you enough for when they do the... — read more