I usually keep quiet about it / deflect the topic if someone asks me

After selling barely a hundred units a month for the last 3 years, Ford pulled the plug on EV in China. The 6 assembly plants is China is down to 2. Ford barely sells 150,000 cars a year in China. It's time to shut them down and stop the bleeding... — read more 

It will be hard for ford to market EVs even with large incentives. Volume will not solve the problem because the vehicles will just sit in the parking lots longer. Quality su-ks. Wait and watch the downfall or better leave and take care of yourself. — read more 

We were great then, maybe we just need "modularity" and we will get past this losing streak and be back in the game?

Link: https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/ford-warns-extended-uaw-strike-result-500000-employee-layoffs

Need to hire replacement workers to settle this mess and / or move the work south. UAW doesn’t want to negotiate a contract, they just want to stir the pot.

Way things are going, I genuinely would be shocked if I had a job here in May of next year.

SK is partner of Ford and they supplies EV batteries to Ford and VW. This is a sign that Gord will be laying off soon. https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/job-cuts-in-georgias-much-hyped-electric-vehicle-sector/5WM2DNDZYVHN7DM6IV5M2XTGTA/

I read a lot of posts here, and honestly wonder how many are actually from active employees. If you complaining on here, you are part of the problem at FMC, do everyone a favor and find another job with another company. You will be much happier. If... — read more 

Be prepared Great way to wish a happy thanksgiving!

I certainly wouldn't. Not worth living in that area for peanut pay

Wondering if I should try to work hard and grow here or just to coast until the grim reaper comes to me and I got thrown out like trash like the others were in the past

I have been here for about 1 year now and am realizing that this place really has no future. The tech is garbage and disorganized; no one even wants to work together on anything. Blame game is being played all the time. Seems like the trick here is... — read more 

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2023/07/11/ford-executive-franck-louis-victor-arrested-arson-domestic-purses/70401173007/ This is our leader. No wonder the company is going down.

This place is horrible; people back stab one another, no one wants to work together and collaborate. I have literally learned nothing since getting a job here; I am just biding my time and staying as long as I can. Im going to have to prepare to BS... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/uaw-strikes-trump-says-union-demands-wont-matter-because-us-automakers-will-be-out-of-business-153514313.html Trump is right on the target. At this rate, Tesla will be the only automaker in US to make EVs. The... — read more 

Opportunity to add 10s of 1000s of units in sales. Give it removable roof panels with the option of a soft-top. Could be very awesome.

Who is volunteering at the Part Depots? Does Ford already know the UAWs next move? Very interesting the request for volunteers that came out yesterday. Count me out.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/25/business/ford-battery-plant-pause/index.html Ford finally figured out that it does not need anymore battery plants because Ford cant sell what they made. American don't want to buy Ford EVs when they comes with... — read more 

None us will have a job in 2 years here

Anyone else just trying to milk as many paychecks as we can and waiting for the market to get better? I’m doing the absolutely bare minimum to just have this time go by before I find somewhere which is actually good for my career

If people genuinely think we have a chance to compete with Tesla, I have a bridge to the spiderverse to sell you. The amount of quiet quitting and people being incompetent and useless here is insane; Elon would have axed half this company already... — read more 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/22/business/ford-department-of-energy-loan/index.html The government is trying to help Ford to stay in business for 2 more years.

I honestly feel my resume is getting worse and worse the longer I stay here: This is a C player company, full of mediocre people who aren’t good enough to get a job else where

Time to quiet quit and prepare for interviews otherwise you might be next

From the Detroit News: Washington — Three Republican U.S. House committee chairs again demanded Wednesday that Ford Motor Co. turn over documents related to its licensing agreement with Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology, Co... — read more 

US President Joe Biden flew to Detroit, Michigan, Tuesday where he joined members of the striking United Auto Workers' (UAW) union on the picket line. Biden said workers deserved to share in the record profits being hauled in by the Big Three... — read more 

I had 20 years. I rolled over my lumpsum to 401K and currently it is at $1.2 million. I am almost 56. Total retirement savings including spouse's retirement is about $2 million. Spouse is 52. How do I compare to rest of you? just to see how deep of a... — read more 

I really don't see the point

If you are closer to retiring or have recently retired with pension how are you handling this (pension + social security) and why? (1) Pension --- lump sum & Social Security --- early or FRA or delay (2) Pension --- monthly & Social Security... — read more 

No one documents anything, people like write garbage code with no instructions and the same work is being done over and over again by different teams.

I’ve been doing about 5 per week for last month and it seems to be okay. I just put myself in a bunch of meetings I make on my calendar and take really long to respond. I’m interviewing for other jobs since this place su-ks and it’s been nice — read more 

I remember the day Hackett told the world the we would no longer be making cars. There is a new Jimmy in town...All new design... you can't make this up...

Im mentally checked out and genuinely don’t care. How do I maintain the illusion that I’m stoked about the mediocrity here?

Should I tell Ford I got a new job and am quitting or should I just keep both jobs? My LL6 is a clueless bser and quiet quitter so I could pull this off for few months easily

If I got laid off. This place has no future long term tbh, I don’t see the energy or ambition from anyone. Things move very slow, there is no innovation , people are half asleep in meetings.

I’ve done days and days without interacting with my “team”. Other people are always inaccessible in their own world.

FORD “PAUSING” CONSTRUCTION OF MARSHALL BATTERY PLANT From the Detroit News: Ford Motor Company has halted construction of a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant project in the Marshall area, a company spokesman confirmed Monday. "We're... — read more