Topics regarding layoffs at Ford

Topics regarding layoffs at Ford

35 EV’s cost a life and likely a ship

And we have them in our garage why? The Hague, Netherlands — A fire on a freight ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars was burning out of control Wednesday in the North Sea, and the Dutch coast guard said one crew member had died, others were hurt and it... — read more 

No one seems excited or engaged

Most people in meetings seem like they are half asleep. You try to reach out to someone to get to know them/ network and just get declined meetings. I joined wide eyed and excited but seems like my career will come to a complete dead end the longer... — read more 

Business as usual: Transit Recall

What does CarCar expect from a smaller and disgruntled workforce? Keeping the Recall King title for 2023. Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2014-2016 Ford Transit Connect models due to an issue with the front door latch pawl. The defect: in... — read more 

Jim Farley 10$ line

Will Jim Farley be let go if the stock is below 10$ or 11$? What will it take for him to spend more time with his family?

No one seems to want to stay long term.

Every conversation I have had with anyone doesn't seem to extend 1 to 2 years at most. Looks like people are just sticking around to milk as many paychecks as they can, studying / preparing, and when the market is better , they will bolt.

Checked out and just biding my time

Tired of pretending that I can have a career here. I’ve tried to network and talk to people but all that I see is people who are closed off, don’t want to share anything and there really isn’t any sense of belonging. All I’ve gotten from working... — read more 

Farley facing questions, I hope there is video…

Washington — Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley plans to meet Wednesday with members of Michigan's congressional delegation on Capitol Hill, five sources have confirmed to The Detroit News...Last Friday, House Select Committee on China Chair Rep. Mike... — read more 

PIP (or Performance Enhancement Plan) in OEMs,

I was in Ford and I was put on PEP. This is difficult to deal with.... At STLA, the funny thing is, a nasty boss put me on PIP, I charged him to EEOC, going to sue him under FMLA also, and I told HR officer and compliance about it. Initially he... — read more 

Reputation ruined

We can only hope that the leadership is aware of how much the reputation of Ford has been damaged, especially recently, and that they will actually do something about it. When was the last time you heard something good about Ford from other people? — read more 

Ford-CATL Marshall, MI battery plant

https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/china/house-committees-investigate-ford-chinese-battery-partnership/ https://waysandmeans.house.gov/smith-gallagher-demand-answers-on-fords-chinese-battery-partnership/

More management than workers

There are SO MANY managers - feels like more than there are workers. It doesn't make any sense. Not to mention the wednesday coach. It has to be nepotism? I can't make sense of it. It's impossible to get ahead when no one can agree on what they want... — read more 

Well no sh—t!!!

https://www.autonews.com/retail/slow-selling-evs-represent-industry-struggle-ev-segment-growth Even a 5th grader could see this coming. If you didn’t then you need to work at Macdonald’s. I have been saying this for years ever since CF and... — read more 

What are you driving?

It’d be fun to see how many are still driving Ford and how many have opted to show their dissatisfaction by getting something else.

FLV Update

Still employed by ford. FordNext still in operation. Ford's future is looking good. Real good.

Colossal EV debacle

https://starkmanapproved.com/joe-bidens-colossal-electric-vehicles-debacle/

Holy S--t, this guy means business!!

https://uaw.org/uaw-president-shawn-fains-opening-remarks-ford-first-day-2023-negotiations/amp/ He blanking means business! Start saving your money because a strike is coming.

Ford Engineers Need to Form a Union

You people are being taken advantage of and are too scared to stand up for yourselves. You need to stop being a victim and for goodness sake, form a union! Call it the Autoworkers Salaried Union or Ford Salaried Union. Someone needs to step up. Come... — read more 

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Another one dumps the stock

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4618192-ford-strikes-out?mailingid=32137780&messageid=2800&serial=32137780.34773&utm_campaign=rta-stock-article&utm_medium=email&utm_source=seeking_alpha&utm_term=32137780.34773

How many people are like me?

That sit in meetings and watch leadership struggle to pick the most logical path forward and then pile on a bunch of worthless studies that go nowhere only to see the program get cancelled or completely redone a year later. The logical path then has... — read more 

Maybe it's now easier than ever

Ford is cutting and hiring. The culture and the atmosphere at Ford are changing. I'm just wondering if getting a job here is now easier than ever? At one time, only the best and most talented could do it.

TMC is the worst IOT cloud platform

Ford invested in TMC (Transportation Mobility Cloud) back in 2017 and this year TMC is merged into Ford. In 6 Years, TMC could not perform how the Azure-based VSDN used to perform. TMC always goes down (at least once a week, as many services go... — read more 

Ford Failures

Let's name them all! I'll start with The Hunger March & Ford Massacre. https://www.carthrottle.com/post/dolzbz7/ Then, let's not forget about good ol' Fordlandia... — read more 

Layoffs are a failure of management

From a post on LinkedIn: Now I realize that the reason is because, as we are taught by Harvard Business School, layoffs are a failure of management. Ford created an entire design-thinking organization, grew it to scale rapidly, and failed to extract... — read more 

Why did Ford go woke?

ICE vehicles were perfectly fine and they outright scrapped it in favor for full EV? what on earth were they thinking? EVs do not have the range Nor do we have infrastructure to support it at scale. Imagine being stuck in Traffic for an emergency... — read more 

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