Wow. It's about time.
LL6 to LL5 - what to expect from offer and negotiation?
Was asked to persue this. What are the real upsides? I read 15-20% base pay jump based on quartile (I’m in top already)? Seems slight for the order of magnitude of workload increase I may see. If offered has anyone negotiated up, and to what? (30%... — read more
What's the deal with people?
There’s a strange tendency online and in workplaces for people to build entire narratives about others from very little actual information. Not everyone who’s quiet is antisocial. Not every awkward interaction means something sinister. And not every... — read more
How do i file unemployment? I was laid off as a remote worker
Is it on Michigan's unemployment website?
Avoid the Train Station neighborhoid!!!
I have relatives visiting from out of state that wanted to see it, I was ready to take them down there for dinner until I saw this article. The family agrees it’s better to look at photos... — read more
Ford gets caught copying software
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-revives-82-million-verdict-against-ford-trade-secrets-case-2026-05-22/
LL6 -
https://www.thelayoff.com/post/@c2+1krw8vj36
URGENT
Everything is urgent. Cost is all incompassioning. Technical engineering excellence is non existent and unimportant. Add more trackers and layers of weak yes men management.
The current reorg is no better than the last one
Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. The failures losing $billions haven’t been fired. Including Bill.
Yahoo Finance - "Ford DID NOT fail at EVs" (ROFLzzzz) just pivotted.
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/ford-didn-t-fail-evs-155206472.html
Hilarious Website.... www.ford.com
Ford AI: Hi, how can I help you? Me: Show me 2026 Bronco Inventory Ford AI: Error. I'm having trouble getting that information. You can try again or come back later. Me: why did it take so long to say "I have trouble getting that information" :)... — read more
LL6 (supervisor) is a sh---y role at Ford
LL6 is a sh---y role in every way, including compensation. Don't be an LL6 unless your goal is to become LL5 or higher. LL5 is where all the money , annual stock awards, gigantic bouses, and other secret benefits kick in, vs LL6. LL6 is just a... — read more
LL5s and LL4s are just middlemen between directors and engineers
They have zero power and are useless in deciding tasks and project direction. They simply pass down what the director says. They can't even hire and fire unless the director says so. LL4s and LL5s should be eliminated as they're completely useless... — read more
move if you want to change groups?
Have been told nobody can move b/c hiring freeze and no backfills but have not asked for move directly either.
Old Post
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krcswegk
Finally feels like the company is healing
Amongst all the doom and gloom I think leadership has finally started to talk about doing the basics right. 10 years wasted on trying to be a tech company and now that tech is ubiquitous thanks to AI, the leadership can finally focus on building... — read more
American values for American value
Ford advertising during the Tigers game: “American values for American value.” But as for jobs at Ford, American citizen engineers need not apply.
Cisco/Microsoft AI Layoffs
Does Ford feel like they're ready to jump on this AI downsizing bandwagon? We are a tech company now.
Fartley Contract Renewed
Looks like the Ford family just handed out a few more years of free money, proving that "d-mb" is a relative term when you've got $19 billion to burn. Sure, he was an arrogant id--t who took a job he definitely didn't qualify for, but let's be real:... — read more
What's the Plan Again?
What’s the magic word these days, strategy? Because I have to ask, what actually makes a company great? Is it the awards? The software? The return to office mandates? The endless systems and process changes that somehow make everything more... — read more
So now we are an energy storage business!
Stock jumped, kind of like in 2022 when FLV had the media convinced we were a software and subscription company. But batteries don’t buy many subscriptions. Sell, before the fall.
Ford Blame the Supplier’s Again and Again and…
Ford is in denial if they believe the supply base is responsible for their pathetic quality performance, First they purge their tenured engineers from the team and they revel in lowest price globally and can’t provide reliable repairs for recall... — read more
I miss doug
His warm demeanor, level-headedness, and unwavering resolve will undoubtedly be missed by all.
AI + H1B + No Work
Part of IT Marketing & Sales. We just have way too many people doing nothing. Everyone just acts they are super busy but there is no real work. All of our code is written by AI now and everyone on my team is H1B. If GM was able to layoff 500-600... — read more
Move on if you can, it'll make all the difference
I was in a rut at Ford. Not unhappy enough to leave, not happy enough to stay. I was basically stuck. Then I hit a wall and realized I couldn't do it anymore. The day I walked out, I felt lighter than I had in years. My new role has its own problems... — read more
How to become an LLx
This is an official tutorial knowledge repository. Please contribute.
then, the badge became the Culture......
there’s something weirdly perfect about the badge becming the symbol of Ford now... not the blue oval not the products, not eng mastery... not quality.. not even the trucks anymore... it's all about the the badge. that plastic thing everybody has to... — read more
Rhetorical Question: Does Farley always follow Mary’s lead?
I'd say he is, he's conditioned that way.
Please take this site strand use it for value
My LL3 accidentally mentioned this site when they were complaining about people complaining on social media. The executives all read these posts and I think it is them and HR that make all the inane posts to bury things they would rather you aren’t... — read more
class action against the 401k
https://www.napa-net.org/news/2026/5/schlichter-bogard-targets-ford-401k-plans-with-broad-breach-claims/
Early Retirement Offers
I'm 50-something years old, 20-something years of Ford direct employment, falling under the GRP. Contributory to my pension since the first paycheck I could do so. I'd go tomorrow if the rules let me retire early, but I'm not quite 55. Any rumors... — read more
Spirit is over, is Ford next???
H1B and J1 visas ki-led Spirit Airlines!! Is Ford next?? Ford is full of full of Visa folks and laying off locals. My friend list his daughter who was fighting with cancer as his position got replaced by H1B. And he lost insurance after severence... — read more
This place is making me sick
I used to think stress was just in my head, but now my body is telling me otherwise. I have constant headaches, trouble sleeping, and no energy. My doctor asked if I was okay at work. I didn't know what to say.
The Old Badge Switcheroo
Me and the boys completed our first week of the old badge switcheroo. It was a wild success! We take turns holding everyone else's badges. Then, the one holding the badges goes into the office and scans everybody else in. It works like a... — read more
Skunk works more DF Apples fell from the tree
I read on teamblind reports that another former Apple Cobbler Senior Manager left the Skunk works. By the sound of it they were axed not voluntarily left on their own and no replacement announced sounds like corp. restructuring. DF was the first... — read more
stuck at gsr7
do guidelines on responsibilities handled by each gsr even mean anything? ive been gsr 7 for four years and my responsibility, scope, and importance of work dramatically increased but im still gr7 all the same. Exceeded on all reviews with the... — read more
The New Ford Motor.
https://layoffhedge.com/h1b#st=MI&county=HOUGHTON&cs=MI&tab=leaderboard
Did I miss a holiday that Ford celebrates every day? “National lets play on our phone day”
Every day I come into my office at Ford. All I see is everyone playing on their phones all day long.