Before the salary range was said, now there some verbiage leading you to nowhere. https://fordcareers.co/LL6 Base Salary is determined based on candidate skills and experience bla bla bla and bla bla bla competitive market value. It reminds me the... — read more
Ford ought to tell prospective buyers that Ford is going to end all vehicle production and focus making money
on repairing all Fords vehicle recalls. That will keep Ford busy with endless business for years. That's where the real money is. Ford can also jack up the cost of repair parts by 125% to quickly increase profits. Say a much sought after Ford repair... — read more
Venting: Profit Sharing Thread
I know many of us have opinions...
Farley on BoD of McDonald's
He has done such a great job at Ford, he has been anointed into the BoD at McDonalds. The guy is a "1" performer. BILLIONS and BILLIONS of losses in the last few years with this EV bullsh-t and what? Here at Ford, its nothing but applause.
With Spring around the corner I'm trying to get my boat ready for Summer waterskiing!
At the end of the last summer, my boat' motor was sputtering at full throttle. I'm not sure if its a throttle issue or something worst. Hoping to get it figured out and fixed myself. Because I don't want to splurge having to buy a new motor, because... — read more
What’s the deal with Ford’s Layoff Page?
What’s wrong with all the posts on this site? This place is a complete mess. Can anyone explain what’s happening at Ford?
Last week I did not come into the office but worked from home all week. I didn't tell my manager either. Friday afternoon I got a email from HR
about a Tuesday morning Teams meeting they want to do with me and that I do not need to be in the office for this meeting. I have been thinking if they caught me or not. In any given week I may see my Ford manager once if at all when we pass each... — read more
Job security is a myth now
I see so many posts from people wanting to leave for somewhere "safe." Hate to break it to you, but that place doesn't exist anymore. Everyone's laying off. If you hate it here for other reasons, yeah, go find something better. But if it's just... — read more
Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.
From: Ford Employees To: Ford Leadership Dear Ford Leadership: We write with respect to Ford Motor Company's quality standards and manufacturing processes. For months, Ford customers and employees have watched with concern as quality issues have... — read more
Awaiting updates regarding the cancellation of the CE1/Skunks works project.
After working on this project for two years, I have serious concerns about the successful delivery of the CE1 project.
Global Marketing and Global Distribution Organizational Update
Something is happening. No clue what. But all associates were instructed to work from home tomorrow. "We will discuss important organizational updates and critical information about our organization."
Layoffs still happening.
Yes, layoff happening replaced by AI.
Ford Admits Electric Vehicle Division Will Burn Cash for Years to Come
Ford announced significant financial losses for 2025 driven by its struggling electric vehicle division, with the automaker projecting continued losses in the segment for at least three more years. The New York Times reports that Ford Motor Company... — read more
Big bro is watching
Looks like ford is tracking computers. Happened to check network traffic and workblaze-us.lakesidesoftware.com is showing up every 3 minutes. This wasn’t on my network traffic in the recent past. If you take a trip over to their website it shows Ford... — read more
No Accountability !!!!!!!!
LL6 and up no accountability as they keep making bad decisions.
Farley is cooking the books
This is the only explanation. And to cover his tracks, let's throw out a good bonus to really make it look like we really did these numbers.
Let’s go we finally beat GM in bonus %
130!!!! To GM 114 Where are you haters? still gonna quit lol
Earnings Call
Reading between the lines in the call, it sounds like we’re in for a big headcount reduction.
My Ford manager told me today they are going to make sure my name gets put on next layoff list
After work today I visited a big Pawn shop in Detroit . Without mentioning the name, most people would be familiar with the place. Not doubling my Ford manager of carrying through. I pawned my Ford laptop at the pawnshop. I tossed the stub walking... — read more
didnt ford outsource to these guys?
brilliant moves, as always https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/kyndryl-crashes-accounting-review-cfo-exit-analysts-brand-mess-disaster
Layoff:Tomorrow work from home email
Did anyone got an email to work from home tomorrow as I got it just now. Is this indication for layoff ?
I'm no longer scared
Losing this job doesn't scare me like it used to. The environment has gotten so bad that leaving might be a relief. The benefits are poor and the culture is toxic, so what am I really protecting?
Bankruptcy inevitable
We have had too many years to fix the company but nothing has changed only more bad decisions by management and quality/recall issues by engineers. I feel like we are going to be the next sears. I wonder which company will buy the new corporate... — read more
Today’s headline: “Auto CEO to step down”
Unfortunately, it’s Toyota, not Ford. But let us pray…
Predictions on CE1
What do people think about CE1 lately all Doug can talk about is CE1 and though we know it’s a ev small pickup they act like it’s a model T moment I don’t think that vehicle will amount to even 1% sales. But the leadership in model E act like this is... — read more
Retired
Retired recently with no Ford Pension owed to me and as I was reviewing my career resume it was revealing to note a contrast between Ford and the other OEM I worked for. Similar position, however at the other OEM it was a “3-person” job. Inefficient... — read more
Geely partnership = Ford admitting defeat
“Ford Motor Co. and China’s Geely Auto are in discussions about a potential partnership, eight people with knowledge of the ongoing talks said, as the world's carmakers look to share heavier technology and manufacturing costs.” So, the Chinese can... — read more
Assigned desks return
Is this a ploy to encourage people to quit? Where are we supposed to sit when we badge in a building but not at our center of gravity? Been a madhouse in the building I'm in since yesterday with these cube claims.
Ford is considering spinning off Transmission Divsion into a independent company, similar to the Visteon spinoff in 2000.
New company may be called TransCo.
Earnings call will be fun next week!
I can’t wait to hear Farley’s voice reading from the script. From the DN: Ford aluminum supplier not back at full output after September fire Detroit — Production of aluminum at Ford Motor Co. supplier Novelis still has not fully resumed more than... — read more
Accountability
Today's word
Ford continue hires Visas
Looks like a hiring spree with all purchase and B2B with visas. When will ford start hiring locals ? Can this ever stop? Help USA!
Did Keith Collins Lose His Lawsuit Against Ford GRP?
Whatever happened with this?
This doesn't sound good. Losses due to pensions.
https://www.gurufocus.com/news/8564834/ford-motor-company-f-reports-expected-remeasurement-losses-in-pension-and-opeb-plans
Shooting near train station
Not a safe area to be after dark, unless you are carrying: Police say a man fired shots after an altercation with a security guard outside a Corktown bar early Saturday morning. The incident happened at around 1:17 a.m. in the 2100 block of Trumbull... — read more
$19.5B EV disaster
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Stellantis orders employees to return to work 5 days a week
Stellantis orders employees to return to work 5 days a week Coming to your town next ! We hear, even those who got a waiver to work off-site are to come in or lose their jobs. The recent surge in FORD “ghost” job postings may now make more sense... — read more
GPDS is very beauracratic and not aligned with buisness
In townhalls, people keep complaining about GPDS. Leadreship talks about GPDS replacement. But GPDS keep getting fatter and keeps adding more non-value work on engineers.