There is no point staying stagnant for an "easy job" here. The pay is medicore, culture here is non existent, and work in general is pretty bleh. Everyone I speak to is looking to leave. Its better to challenge yourself and leave on your own rather... — read more
Asked to go to a conference; was denied
This company has no future long term; you guys can't even invest in your own employees growing. Who will want to stick around?
Detroit Auto Show Discounted Tickets
I didn't saw any link or article on Ford home page yet to get discounted tickets for Detroit Auto show
So mentally checked out, couldn't care less
Genuinely don't care anymore. I sit at home and watch youtube or trade stocks instead of hearing folks in banglore bs'ing and making more excuses about their work
Major shift in employee treatment
Ford's always been big on competition, but I never imagined it’d be fighting for the title of worst employer. The atmosphere here has gotten ridiculously toxic over the last few years. Sure, it wasn’t exactly a dream job before, but this? It’s like... — read more
1-7-2025
Big layoff begins, customer service included,
Sitting in yet another pointless/ useless meeting, daydreaming about being anywhere but here
More blah blah blah, working on useless dashboards that no one really cares about
A company gone off track
Watching Ford is like watching a ship sink while no one’s steering. The company’s once strong position has slipped into a joke, but the higher-ups couldn’t care less. As long as their paychecks keep growing, they think everything’s working fine... — read more
Don't think we need to wait for the new administration to know what's coming
https://www.newsweek.com/layoffs-us-jobs-market-2025-2009062
Pay Bump Practice for LL5
Interviewing for a LL5 role. When I got my LL6, it was a flat rate with no possibility of negotiation. Curious if LL5 pay bump will work the same way. Anybody care to provide detail how it works? Would be nice to know.
Upcoming reorganization
With Cannis gone from Pro and Stern gone from Integrated Services, what is the reorganization going to look like? Both groups are smoke and mirrors, taking revenue from the vehicle sales. Nobody is paying for subscriptions for Blue Cruise, security... — read more
Chinese EVs
Why are we banning Chinese EVs to protect companies like Ford who want to outsource American jobs to India and Mexico while reducing the labor force here as much as possible in manufacturing? How is that American made? Then on top of all of it... — read more
Farley and his “management team” get performance review from Wall Street
From the Detroit News, does Farley and his “management team” ever get embarrassed reading this stuff ? Almost three-quarters — 73% — of Ford's inventory is still model-year 2024, according to Edmunds. That's compared to 34% of the industry overall... — read more
Ford Retiree Life Ins.
What type of life insurance do you have after you retired from Ford? Purchase Ford optional life insurance or purchase term life insurance outside of Ford. Do you even need life insurance after you retired? What is best from your experience?
Ford 2024 EV Sales - 97,865 Units
Great news. Ford have sold 97,865 EVs in 2024. https://www.investors.com/news/ev-sales-q4-2024-auto-sales-gm-ford-tesla-toyota-honda-stellantis/
H1B count at Ford Motor
Ford had 810 H1B applications in 2024 with average salary of $115k base!! Compared to 89K Ford employees in USA as mentioned in ford corporate website. Source: https://h1bgrader.com/h1b-sponsors/ford-motor-company-pg27zdmpk5#employer-h1b
Company improvements for BILL FORD
How can we turn this company around to become one of the greatest company in America?
Should I stay or should I go
Hi everyone, I’ve been exploring outside job opportunities and have two offers. The one I’m most interested in is a hybrid role with a 40–50 minute commute each way. Ford offers great perks, like paid coursera training, which the new job doesn’t... — read more
I guess they only need enough room to have fired employees turn in their computers, laptops right?
The Tampa and Nashville service centers are the only ones left and it is obvious all of the Customer Service for For Credit is pretty much going to Mexico. Wholesale, Acct Services, EOT, Titles to India, Investigations went to China several years... — read more
My question is how can we return to the office when our service center has closed?
Example Colorado is close and now the Omaha Service center is closed.
5 Day RTO Implentation Top Down
It will be interesting to see how well top Management can implement 5 day RTO when their middle Management haven’t managed 3 day in office well. I don’t see many engineers spending a single full day in the office in my area.
300,000 headaches Ford would not need to deal with if they stopped offering warranties as of tomorrow on all Ford vehicles produced
Ford recalls nearly 300,000 F-Series trucks over defective fuel pumps Ford Motor is recalling 295,449 diesel-engine trucks because a defective fuel pump could cause a loss of power, raising the risk of a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety... — read more
Will quit if they force RTO
Everyone here is embarrassed to work here anyway and if they force me to go to Michigan for Mediocre career and underpayment, I’m not doing it.
Ford can’t secure their X account
Why would anyone trust software developed by Ford to be secure?
Email notification for 5 day RTO in 2025
Is it coming the end of this week or are they waiting until next week when most employees will be back online?
Henry is tweeting from the grave…
https://thehill.com/business/5060726-fords-x-account-israel-terrorist-stateapparent-hack-incident/
Tesla replaced laid off US workers with foreign workers using H-1B visas that Musk want to increase
Our hero. https://electrek.co/2024/12/30/tesla-replaced-laid-off-us-workers-with-foreign-workers-using-h-1b-visas-that-musk-want-to-increase/
Sheila
Since she has seemingly turned one of the family's failures into a success, can she PLEASE retire her dofus of a brother and save us next?
Came back from vacation and dreading to be back at this sh1t show of a company
Constantly just worried about losing my job here, there is no future or growth here left. Going to keep doing just enough to hopefully last 6 more months and then figure my stuff out / interview good enough to get something else. The titanic is... — read more
Why large corporations prefer H-1Bs (hint: it's not low-cost)
They don't tell They don't yell. They work after the bell.
Where is FLV, we need him back!
He was able to convince WS that we were really a subscription and services company and the stock hit $25! It’s been all downhill since he “departed.” Now that PS has tried, failed, and moved on to spinning wheels elsewhere, we need a real producer... — read more
Special Dividend This Year?
Any word if they are planning special dividend this year like last two years?
Circumstances demand quick thinking and visionary leadership
Ours is reactive, and at glacial speed at that, instead of proactive and willing to take calculated risks. If they had ever faced consequences for their bad decisions and inability to adapt quickly to rapidly changing conditions, they might have... — read more
H1B documentary still very relevant
https://youtu.be/OeoBWzIRuic?si=cHGy52zAqC43SXRM
Retire prior to Medicare Active
Do not retire if you are financially not ready. If you elect to retire, there are a number of things you must consider. Do not carry a mortgage payment. You should have at least $1 million in your pension lump sum, or get a minion $5000 per... — read more
At Ford - It's who you know, not what you know
It's sad to see a company like Ford going down the same path as other bankrupted companies. Hired people because of who they know in the company and not what they are qualified to do. It's the same from management to UAW. This is the reason why... — read more
At Bayer, the fix was to nix the LL6.
Bayer got rid of bosses and asked staff to self-organize https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bayer-got-rid-bosses-asked-121243623.html
I feel like I work in a circus
A circus run by a bunch of clowns who couldn't pour water out of a boot with the instructions on the heel.
H1b abuse at Ford
After seeing the H1b debate on twitter made me think how abusive and prevalent this visa scam is at Ford. I see Indian managers who only hire other Indians on h1b and discriminate against others. Should H1b visa be stopped for companies who lay off... — read more