Topics regarding layoffs at Ford

Topics regarding layoffs at Ford

Good advice on job, not career in Ford

When you finally realize you have a job and not a career you have three options. Find a new job (only way to get promoted) that respects your ability. Except you only have a job and will be a worker making other look good and get promoted. ... — read more 

CVs from China

From today’s Detroit News on the threats posed by Connected Vehicles from China….and how would the US government use connected vehicle data any differently.. 'Most cars these days are “connected” - they are like smartphones on wheels. These cars are... — read more 

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| 660 views | | 4 replies (last February 29, 2024)
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Who wants podcast?

I have no idea why Farley needs to do these podcasts. Who cares? Where does he find the time? Who pays for all the support team? He is not going to be Elon Musk. Better focus on improving company results and not penalizing employees for management's... — read more 

Working here at Ford is great

… if you have no career aspirations want to stagnate be a lifer for the rest of your life backstab others and take credit for their work

The most painful thing

Is realizing when you have been marked to go no higher. You are left with this identity crisis because the status you thought you had is actually just an illusion. You try to advance and you get nowhere. You take on the most complex tasks, are... — read more 

Ford or Boeing?

"You can’t take a 20- or 30-year employee and just dump them off to the side and think that you’re going to find somebody off the street that’s going to be able to do what that person does." Are they... the same... — read more 

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No one is proud to work at Ford

Let’s drop the nonsense and BS No one is willingly happy to work here; no one wants to be underpaid and surrounded by dull uninspiring lifers who are already dead inside. We are only here because we haven’t gotten the courage yet / prep yet to... — read more 

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| 1260 views | | 6 replies (last February 29, 2024)
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Ford Next being cut…

PRs in Palo Alto didn’t go well. Here’s a chance to save $5 Billion annually!

WSJ: Is It Ever OK to Have an 8 a.m. Meeting? Employees want flexibility in their work-life schedules, while employers focus on the business.

Your calendar is full of meetings. There are weekly check-ins, one-on-ones, hybrid planning calls, the meeting before the meeting and the meeting after the meeting. One gathering inflames passions like no other: the 8 a.m. meeting. Whether an... — read more 

Layoff prevention hack through FMLA, ideas?

I was in GM few years ago and everyone knew about the massive 2019 layoff. So a whole group was sacked except one person, and that person had a unique experience: upon hearing about the layoff in late 2018, he panicked so much he had a heart problem... — read more 

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25% Layoffs in Model E

I heard this from the Thursday all hands meeting with Doug Fields. The big one ☝🏿 is coming. Brace for impact.

UAW helping send your jobs to Mexico

From the Freep: The United Auto Workers union looks to increase its labor power by supporting the efforts of autoworkers in Mexico to unionize and negotiate higher wages and improved working conditions. The union announced Friday that its UAW... — read more 

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| 680 views | | 3 replies (last February 26, 2024)
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Ford Mach E - 358 day supply! No demand!

Mach E ranks 5th in the top 5 of the highest long term dealer unsold lot surplus with inventory levels currently at 358 days. Nobody wants these Ford EV’s! Interesting is that there are no Tesla EV’s in the top 10 “unwanted list”. It’s all about the... — read more 

GM bonus SMH

In the new formula, 60% of a salaried employee's bonus will be based on GM's operating income and free cash flow and 40% will now include the automaker's targets for EVs, software and services and GM's AV business, The Detroit News confirmed.

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| 720 views | | 4 replies (last February 29, 2024)
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GM bonus. Getting boned like us SMH

In the new formula, 60% of a salaried employee's bonus will be based on GM's operating income and free cash flow and 40% will now include the automaker's targets for EVs, software and services and GM's AV business, The Detroit News confirmed.

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| 486 views | | 1 reply (February 24, 2024)
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RTO: Is this for MI Residents Only?

Or are they telling people who live out of state & do NOT have a remote designation they have to relocate? Manager just told an FCG they can stay where they are & someone who moved to Grand Rapids they can only come in a couple times a... — read more 

The real play for RTO: quiet layoff

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/dell-employees-say-new-return-to-office-policy-is-actually-a-quiet-layoff-policy/ar-BB1iJari?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=4ba8064f5e6d4118b7904d2274129f9c&ei=79 You've been warned.

Supply chain team bonus/merit

Heard managers were told by Liz to reduce bonuses for every employee in supply chain (possibly merit too) as a cost save to company and also instructed to not tell employees it was leadership's decision. If you're in supply chain, when you get your... — read more 

Ford Motor looking away from the USA.

Is Ford really a American company now? Look at what has moved to other countries and what is planned to move to other countries. Mexico, Brazil, India...

Truth Told at Purchasing TH on RTO

At the Purchasing TH, they came out with the na--d truth. "we realize that RTO really does not serve anyone, but the fact of the matter is that there are building occupancy and other commitments that are already in place that have to be fulfilled"... — read more 

Model E heading toward bankruptcy

https://insideevs.com/news/707209/ford-us-ev-sales-january2024/ Ford only sold 1295 Mach E in January. Model E is definitely going to be in bankruptcy this year.

Auto supplier Forvia to cut thousands of jobs in Europe

French automotive supplier Forvia plans to cut up to 10,000 jobs in Europe over the next five years, in part through attrition, it said on Monday, becoming the latest auto industry player to react to falling demand and China's dominance. Shares in... — read more 

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| 550 views | | 1 reply (February 21, 2024)
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UAW $1500 vehicle incentive

Thought this ended in Dec but still an active offer. So not only higher profit sharing and better Healthcare than GSRs but even better incentives to lease or buy a vehicle

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| 710 views | | 4 replies (last February 21, 2024)
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