Topics regarding layoffs at Ford

Topics regarding layoffs at Ford

Loyalty to Ford

Which employee is loyal to Ford or any company? There are no such thing in this corporate world. Everyone is just a number.

We're making the transition too soon

There will be a point in time when EVs are going to be the overwhelming majority, but that future is not nearly as close as some would like to think. In fact, it'll take many decades to reach that point. Too many people are resistant to change and... — read more 

How Long Did It Take?

Question for anyone here who has been through the layoff process: How long did it take for you to begin your next role? Did you: Change industries? Change what job you do? Take a pay cut (or make more)? Relocate? I'm still staying positive and... — read more 

Is A "Ford Internal Security" team active here?

As a person let go in this layoff, I found the frequent negative and judgmental labeling of those let go as (e.g. "slackers", "deserved to be laid off", "unwilling to change", "difficult to work with", "poor performance", etc.) to be very... — read more 

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Finally the stressful week ends.

Atleast now the people who were lucky and not laid off, work hard and do the best to deliver the best quality project.

What I am most frustrated about

I am most angry with myself for trusting the manager who assured us on several occasions that we could feel safe. Maybe he did it on purpose, or maybe he really meant it, but that's less important now. My advice is not to trust them at all!

Take the weekend to decompress

This week was hellish for everybody. Instead of spending the weekend wondering "why him and not me" or wondering how bad the future is going to be without some of the people who were let go, try to relax and spend some quality time with your family... — read more 

Who did not see this coming?

Longtime Ford worker, lived in Dearborn, worked in auto industry. Ford will always somehow jump from one crisis to another, punishing the workers for whatever reason, reward the anointed few for their vision no matter how right or wrong, Bill Ford... — read more 

Lyons and Ford

My last post so why not take a crack at the Lyons. Stop going to their games and supporting the NFLs version of Ford Motor Company. Both have been going out of business since 1957. My exit hopefully saved someone a job that really needed it. I hope... — read more 

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Just noticed a relationship - Trust

Companies that don’t care about their employees don’t care about the products, customer and suppliers. Look around isn’t that true. Trust works like a circle – supplier – employee – product – dealership customer …

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When will it continue?

It's done for now, but how long will it be before the next round? I'm not naive enough to believe that this was it. They can claim all they want that the 8k was not true, but I've been burned by Ford leadership enough times to know not to trust a... — read more 

Bill and Jim…lots of luck

You guys really pi---d off some core folks. Some in my peer group got to stay while others were thrown under the EV bus. I consider myself lucky to be gone. Come October 31 thru November 30 we will witness the brain drain of Ford. First +30 yr... — read more 

The WARN act, layoffs, and the future of Ford

3000 people across many departments lost their jobs with less than 60 days notice. I wonder if WARN was violated. Warn gives exceptions for sudden, unforeseen business circumstances. The rise of EV was pretty fast, but not unforeseen really. I wonder... — read more 

Appreciation of TheLayoff.com Posts

I really appreciate the posts of TheLayoff.com posts. It helped provide information that I could not get elsewhere. It enables us to share our views and perspectives. It helped me prepare, create a plan, and give me some early warning indicators. ... — read more 

For the laid off people

Company can survive without you. Only you know the answer for “Why Me!”. Atleast try to validate the situation and get an answer for why you. Why didn’t I try to upskill or did I do only the bare minimum. This will change your life forever. This is... — read more 

Our leadership exemplifies a Faustian Bargain

You look at Jim and Doug, get a vibe they stood at the cross roads and made a bargain. I mean everyone can see how out of it they both are; deer in the headlights. On the autism spectrum (and not meant derogatorily but literally). Got the same... — read more 

Cost cutting and pure greed

Lets see...13 mil for M Amend, 11 mil for D Field, 8 mil for Lawler, 23 mil for Farley. Let's talk cost cutting.

Job market good for software developers

Greetings all, I am a software developer (ADAS) who was let go on Monday 8/22/22. While I am still angry at Ford about this for a variety of reasons beyond the scope of this post, I DO need income (only will get 1 measly month severance if I... — read more 

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Moving on quickly is a must

Goodbye Ford. I will miss some dear people that I worked with. There were good and bad moments here, but I don't want to despair for too long. Who intends to try finding a job in other industries?

Management Lease Process

Through an existing employee, I heard Farley made mention in a video yesterday that they may be extending leases and/or making the process easier to purchase vehicles. Has anyone heard about this? Added to the job loss is the imminent loss of... — read more 

Don't take layoffs personally

Bitterness in me starts growing, but I try to divert my thoughts to looking for a new job. Some of my colleagues took the layoff very personally because they had invested their best in this company for years. Mix of emotions is to be expected, but... — read more 

We know why layoffs happened but it’s the how /who

Executive Leaders keep emphasizing we Have to cut cost and become more efficient and that is their message for the layoffs. I don’t think anyone will dispute the fact that layoffs were needed, but who was let go and how they handled the situation is... — read more 

98% complete

Our leadership said the that layoff is 98% complete.

I feel bad for people who are on vacation

They must have heard what's been happening and now they know some of them are the only ones who are left to be laid off. Just imagine the stress and anxiety they'll be feeling before they find out once they return. Talk about a ruined vacation for... — read more 

Waiver and Release Agreement - SIRP Benefit

For those of you over 40 and who still haven't signed but are planning to review with a lawyer, I want to share this. The "ADEA Group Information Notification - SIRP" itemizes those released/retained by age, SG, and classification. I'm planning... — read more 

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