Twice in the past 2 weeks my Director has asked a handful of us to confirm HR related info. Things like experience outside of Ford, areas worked within Ford and educational degrees. Director says it has something to do with high potential skills... — read more 

So now Ford wants to buy ICE powertrain from other OEM’s. While GM is investing a billion in v8 and I4 upgrades. Pop the hood and hello “power by GM”... — read more 

Batch of May 13, if you signed the severence package, how long ford takes to give out the lumpsum. Did any of you already got it disbursed?

Hi everyone, I am curious, did anybody get a CTP package that says you are rehirable? does anybody know for sure why they do this?

Totally checked out and have a difficult time caring every day. Mediocrity everywhere here, no career growth and not one person i respect or look up to career wise. Everyday is a drag, and no culture or push towards growth. People are sad zombies... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-offers-buyouts-staff-latest-120627655.html

4 days in the office coming soon. Excited to come into the office and sit on Teams meetings all day! JF can’t fix quality so he’s going to take a shot at fixing the amazing culture Ford has. Smh…

Does anyone know if Ford will be halting some manufacturing lines due to magnet shortage?

Ford is overstaffed by 20% - that would mean mass layoffs are coming- it’s just a matter of when.

Keep hearing they are closing the building by the end of 2025

The results for the Voice Survey were supposed to be released last Thursday. By mid-day Thursday, we heard that they are delayed to sometime this week. I'm guessing they were pretty bad, and they need more time to spin the results into something... — read more 

You're a cost center, not a person here. Ford leadership would replace us all with robots tomorrow if they could. I'm not saying quit today - we all need paychecks and we all know the state of the job market - but never confuse this for anything but... — read more 

they got cut friday, june 6th. i know at least one personally. this is terrible on people's lives

I have been talking to my friends and family and seeing what new cars they have bought recently. Unfortunately, none have bought any new cars from the Big 3. Everyone that I know have bought: Honda, Toyota, Tesla, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan. Main... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ford-recall-could-force-over-165120154.html Ford is King of Recalls.

RUMOR?

The company is finished. They laid off all productive workers who delivered and kept it going. Many good engineers already left themselves. Now the sh-=it chatbots with left who do not contribute to anything and got promoted to LL5 and LL4 working on... — read more 

Hard to watch what has happened to Ford. I saw what good looks like and this isn’t it. Sorry to say but Ford is not on buy list. Never will be again. They have destroyed an American icon. I fully agree, it's truly disheartening to witness... — read more 

Can we talk about something other than FN74 cancelled, the train station, big layoffs tomorrow, 2008 CEO? I’m tired of the same rehashed topics.

Supposedly was discussed at OCM level last week. Will "be monitored by HR." One missed swipe gets a scolding, two missed "could lead to dismissal." Were told not to cascade his info yet. Any way to confirm this rumor?

It will happen to you some day. You spend years in school and night school taking classes and getting advanced degrees, years in an industry giving it everything. Then the whole industry has no use for you. Just because you’re approaching 60 years... — read more 

Everyone is beyond checked out and half asleep during the day. Im pretty sure most people do maybe 5 hours of work a week I dont even bother showing up to the meetings and seeing the karens yap for 30 minutes while pretending to do any actual... — read more 

https://www.carscoops.com/2025/05/ford-michigan-ev-plant-risk-tax-credit-cuts/. How about your CEO that makes 253x the median salary? How about all the people laid off because of your plans? The nerve. You made your bed, now sleep in it Prince... — read more 

Ford recently reduce the total number of headcount by 258 employees since 5/27. This is good news. 9,742 more to go in order to meet the reduction target.

I don’t believe this is truly an accountability issue. If anything, “accountability” has become a buzzword in recent years—and in many ways, we’ve made real progress in how we define and track our objectives. The real issue is... — read more 

What Ford vehicles are recalled? Holly Sh-t !!! https://autos.yahoo.com/ford-recalls-over-1m-vehicles-142658403.html The recall, no. 25V315000, includes 1,075,299 vehicles altogether, including Mustangs, Broncos and Corsairs. The recall number... — read more 

Received a separation package this Friday after a surprise meeting with LL4. I was under MJ!!

When you have been here for over a decade and have seen how veteran employees are treated, how often they are kicked out right after training their own replacements, the only logical conclusion is to pull the brake and start doing only the bare... — read more 

If you are looking for a job, here is a good opportunity. Hyundai new EV plant just open up to start building EV in the US. https://youtu.be/kzY33ChWE78?si=K-LHNy9dzVkz8LSo

This is really false advertisement from Ford. Ford is top on the list with safety recalls. Ford spent the most for fixing, repairing, and warranty cost. Ford is rated as unreliable. I owned a Ford in the past, and I know they come with problems... — read more 

And Ford Credit will get hit hard. U.S., Mexico and India included.. Good Luck.

https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/minimum-present-value-segment-rates In Aug 2021 rates were .66/2.5/3.12...Last published rates were Jan 2025 at 4.7/5.5/5.92 So glad I left in 2022 with a bonus to my lump sum...current rates look like a lump of... — read more 

Ford was my dream job. Now I just count the hours until I can log off. The work’s the same, but the soul’s gone. Anyone else feel like they’re just going through the motions?

Does an insider know why Ford won't allow us, via software, to PERMANENTLY disable this annoying feature?

Seems to be under the radar, how many people got laid off in Mexico?

Today’s Detroit News: “Bill Ford says he has no plans to leave Dearborn automaker”

But make no mistake, this was a failure of leadership from the top down. Just awful, terrible leadership with no clear path to success. Just a "stoke the fires of competition and see who produces". Ford is in over their heads in this new world of... — read more 

This company has no future or real growth prospects. Stock price is in the gutter and will keep trending to zero. No one is engaged or cares about anything happening; 95% of the people here are seat warmers and literally do nothing most of the... — read more 

I was recently laid off at age 55, and I'm deeply concerned about my financial future. I worked at Ford for less than two years, so their 401(k) contributions aren’t vested. I have about $34,000 in my personal account, but it's not enough to sustain... — read more