https://youtu.be/Bj_se2_O_QQ?si=FMOZpTRkxRwXxzFI

The only vehicle manufacturer that had worse sales % increase YoY in 2023 was Stellantis. Ford has lost market share every year since Farley joined the company as VP Marketing in 2008, responsible for INCREASING MARKET SHARE. Where is the... — read more 

No one wants to live in the sh1t hole known as michigan full of horrible weather and crime in detroit combined with being underpaid

How does LCC job transfer affect Quality? What are the countermeasures in place to stop the Quality free fall since the Quality Czar has joined Ford? Does JB even have a plan to counter LCC engineering quality impact. Most of the engineers from... — read more 

Make contingencies to go back the office if you are remote. If you are remote and out of state, prepare to be separated. Very rarely can they not find someone local to do what a remote person does if being in the office is all that makes a difference... — read more 

I got meets target for mid year but not sure if it’s likely that will stick or if I’ll get thrown under the bus

https://www.newsweek.com/job-listings-close-america-braces-layoffs-1857499

The American Made Big 3 did not make it on the list. https://www.kbb.com/car-news/study-finds-the-most-american-cars/

Not sure what to expect. Is it game over / PIP if i get below target?

I heard people leaders discussing ways to cut cost and one being discussed is eliminating the HTHD job designation. The people they want to keep got their pay bumps and they do not want to pay new people the higher wage. Has anyone else heard about... — read more 

Ford is recalling nearly 113,000 of its popular F-150 pickup trucks because of a rear axle hub bolt that "may fatigue and break." The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the issue could lead to a heightened crash risk. Bolt... — read more 

Apparently other people I’ve spoken to here have another job they are doing as well.

My skills have actually degraded even more since I started working here. Im having to realize that this company is just full of BSers and paper pushers ( LL6s especially) Getting another job will require BSing really hard during interviews.

I say let Sheila Ford Hemp take over Ford. Look what she has done for the cultural with the lions, she hired people that could run it and get things done..... That is what we need here at Ford.

It always seems doom and gloom here; is there actual proof or cause for concern? The layoffs seem to happen around June time every year here so we have a few months (at least?)

Ford Credit implemented a mandatory RTO starting this week. The rumor I've heard has been it's a test run of doing the same to the rest of Ford and/or a quick fix for cutting resources. Throwing that out there for any white collar workers banking on... — read more 

I am hearing these LL telling people how good their vehicles are, because it's still new. They only drive these vehicle for a year at the most, so they have no ideal how unreliable these vehicles are. If you purchased a Ford or Lincoln and the... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/chinese-ev-makers-planning-factories-120000495.htm

Wondering if im naive to think I might make it through 2024 unscathed or if i should expect to be chopped soon I work in Model E

"Taxpayer subsidies for the Big Three are all but guaranteed. In August, before the United Auto Workers strike, the Biden administration announced $15.5 billion in funding and loans to help car manufacturers redesign their factories for electric... — read more 

Just got off the phone with my disgruntled LL4 buddy. He said thousands have been hired in the LCCs since beginning of November. Once it became obvious the new UAW contract was going to be extremely costly, the LCCs plan got kicked into high... — read more 

Wondering if I can hold my breath until June or not I am in ADAS in model e I’m entering a stressful period in my life and would like to ideally not get screwed financially this upcoming year

https://twitter.com/GuyDealership/status/1739735289403203908?t=NF4H1P6KiksU8F9UFIt8CQ&s=19

This isn’t a way to live tbh. Everyone I know here is constantly worrying that they might lose their paycheck any day Sc--w the Ford company and “family”

How likely is that there will be Ford layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Ford leads the way! Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2023 Ford F-Series pickups due to an issue with the vehicles’ steering wheel airbags. The defect: in affected pickups, the steering wheel clock spring assembly may have been improperly... — read more 

Dreading having to deal with my LL6 and “team”. I’ve never worked at a place so toxic and demoralizing Moral in this company is in the sh-t hole No one I’ve spoken to sees a future here or is remotely excited. Everyone is quietly interviewing... — read more 

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2023/12/28/ford-f-series-truck-sales/72036983007/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCIDP0IJE1A Buy before you fly (Layoff)?

I have heard conspiracies, but have never seen an actual report on this…. Is Ford preparing statistics on work from home PC usage as a means to measure productivity? What are they looking at? Who is looking at this? The latest AI in this area is... — read more 

Can someone explain how it happens? I got meets expectations mid year but tbh I don’t know about full year and I know my LL6 is a POS and might throw me under the bus.

See the definition here, by US Department of Justice https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/problems-definition-what-organized-crime "This paper outlines specific characteristics of groups that are organized to commit any type of... — read more 

Worked on the Human Machine Interface (HMI) development team coding new versions of SYNC and working to improve functionality of SYNC3/4. But the story ended as it always does. With a layoff: ... — read more 

Just a cess pool of mediocrity and half way dead co workers who want to just sit and warm the desk. Stock price is here in the gutter and will probably trend to 0 while Tesla will keep making ATHs. No one who is ambitious or even remotely talented... — read more 

Unsure of what to make of it. I work in ADAS and have the HTHD designation

All, get out while you can. Model E is a failure, a mistake from Farley. It's a money loosing business and all facilities are being reconsidered to shutdown.

I saw a comment somewhere that the expectation is Farley will depart early 2024 and the Model e group gets dissolved. This would make sense since the EV plans are not happening and breaking out the financials just amplifies that. I noticed in the SEC... — read more 

Maybe if we weren’t all underpaid and were actually getting career development here, people would actually be proud to work here and give effort. Almost everyone I know is upset and disgruntled to work here. The only people who stay more than 2... — read more 

How come you expect us to be loyal now that you have treated us like sh-t all year? Lay off people bot based on merit but who you’re in bed with