Wondering if I should try to work hard and grow here or just to coast until the grim reaper comes to me and I got thrown out like trash like the others were in the past
Joining Ford was a huge mistake; this place is absolute sh1t
I have been here for about 1 year now and am realizing that this place really has no future. The tech is garbage and disorganized; no one even wants to work together on anything. Blame game is being played all the time. Seems like the trick here is... — read more
Ford Executive-Louis Victor arrested
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2023/07/11/ford-executive-franck-louis-victor-arrested-arson-domestic-purses/70401173007/ This is our leader. No wonder the company is going down.
I am just done
This place is horrible; people back stab one another, no one wants to work together and collaborate. I have literally learned nothing since getting a job here; I am just biding my time and staying as long as I can. Im going to have to prepare to BS... — read more
It doesn't matter - Ford will be out of business in 2 years
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/uaw-strikes-trump-says-union-demands-wont-matter-because-us-automakers-will-be-out-of-business-153514313.html Trump is right on the target. At this rate, Tesla will be the only automaker in US to make EVs. The... — read more
If Ford were smart it'd build a Bronco pickup
Opportunity to add 10s of 1000s of units in sales. Give it removable roof panels with the option of a soft-top. Could be very awesome.
Volunteers
Who is volunteering at the Part Depots? Does Ford already know the UAWs next move? Very interesting the request for volunteers that came out yesterday. Count me out.
Ford paused the plan to build batteries in Michigan
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/25/business/ford-battery-plant-pause/index.html Ford finally figured out that it does not need anymore battery plants because Ford cant sell what they made. American don't want to buy Ford EVs when they comes with... — read more
9.2B dollar loan is just extending bankrtuptcy by 2 years
None us will have a job in 2 years here
Who else is only here because job market is bad?
Anyone else just trying to milk as many paychecks as we can and waiting for the market to get better? I’m doing the absolutely bare minimum to just have this time go by before I find somewhere which is actually good for my career
we have already lost to Tesla
If people genuinely think we have a chance to compete with Tesla, I have a bridge to the spiderverse to sell you. The amount of quiet quitting and people being incompetent and useless here is insane; Elon would have axed half this company already... — read more
Ford borrowed $9.2 billions from the government
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/22/business/ford-department-of-energy-loan/index.html The government is trying to help Ford to stay in business for 2 more years.
I’m embarrassed to work here
I honestly feel my resume is getting worse and worse the longer I stay here: This is a C player company, full of mediocre people who aren’t good enough to get a job else where
Safe from layoffs for now it seems
Time to quiet quit and prepare for interviews otherwise you might be next
Farley being called on the carpet…
From the Detroit News: Washington — Three Republican U.S. House committee chairs again demanded Wednesday that Ford Motor Co. turn over documents related to its licensing agreement with Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology, Co... — read more
Biden joins striking auto workers on Detroit picket line
US President Joe Biden flew to Detroit, Michigan, Tuesday where he joined members of the striking United Auto Workers' (UAW) union on the picket line. Biden said workers deserved to share in the record profits being hauled in by the Big Three... — read more
Was Involuntarily separated in June..financial numbers for discussions(GSR8)
I had 20 years. I rolled over my lumpsum to 401K and currently it is at $1.2 million. I am almost 56. Total retirement savings including spouse's retirement is about $2 million. Spouse is 52. How do I compare to rest of you? just to see how deep of a... — read more
If they do RTO, will you actually go?
I really don't see the point
After involuntary or voluntarily retiring some Ford pensioners are taking lump sum and are planning to claim social security at 62
If you are closer to retiring or have recently retired with pension how are you handling this (pension + social security) and why? (1) Pension --- lump sum & Social Security --- early or FRA or delay (2) Pension --- monthly & Social Security... — read more
This place is a toxic mess
No one documents anything, people like write garbage code with no instructions and the same work is being done over and over again by different teams.
How many hours a week do you work?
I’ve been doing about 5 per week for last month and it seems to be okay. I just put myself in a bunch of meetings I make on my calendar and take really long to respond. I’m interviewing for other jobs since this place su-ks and it’s been nice — read more
New Taurus on the way
I remember the day Hackett told the world the we would no longer be making cars. There is a new Jimmy in town...All new design... you can't make this up...
Pretending I’m part of the team and I care
Im mentally checked out and genuinely don’t care. How do I maintain the illusion that I’m stoked about the mediocrity here?
Keep job at ford and new job too?
Should I tell Ford I got a new job and am quitting or should I just keep both jobs? My LL6 is a clueless bser and quiet quitter so I could pull this off for few months easily
If I got 6 months severance , I wouldn’t care
If I got laid off. This place has no future long term tbh, I don’t see the energy or ambition from anyone. Things move very slow, there is no innovation , people are half asleep in meetings.
There is no team or culture here at all
I’ve done days and days without interacting with my “team”. Other people are always inaccessible in their own world.
The wheels are falling off…
FORD “PAUSING” CONSTRUCTION OF MARSHALL BATTERY PLANT From the Detroit News: Ford Motor Company has halted construction of a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant project in the Marshall area, a company spokesman confirmed Monday. "We're... — read more
Literally lack of work in Model E
There has been no new concrete work done in our organization in the last 6-7 months It seems all are having some honeymoon time. My LL3 is traveling on business trips. LL4s are just chilling. LL5s are having some 'pretend to work' moments. The few... — read more
So everyone has been yapping about 9/25/2023
did anything happen? Is anyone affected?
Salary Thread
Location: Salary Grade: YOE: Base Salary: Bonus:
Pink Bunny Slippers!
Bahahaha. After watching the GTH, I never realized the pink bunny slippers behind DF. Does he do this on purpose? I guess I was quietly quitting and not paying much attention to previous GTHs.
No one has any sense of urgency here
Projects get delayed, people take weeks to do simple tasks. No one responds for days on slack It’s like you show up and do the absolute minimum to show you are somewhat productive. This really isn’t a place for go getters and people with actual... — read more
“Leave if you are unhappy”
Unfortunately most of us have to be here for a paycheck and the job market is abysmal so we have to stay here longer than we hoped. No one is staying here out of happiness; it’s out of desperation
Scoozi, thought it was torqued right.
High end vehicles, high end customers, huge disappointment. The tailspin continues. As Ford Authority reported back in March, a handful of 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R owners have reported that their trucks have been leaking oil from a variety of... — read more
It's just a job
Leave if you're that unhappy. I don't get some of you. Nobody is forcing you to be here. Just walk away. Do yourself a favor - and the rest of us as well.
Is it better to be UAW or salaried at Ford?
In the UAW, you can maintain your integrity and co-workers are more trust-worthy. Downsides include repetitive work (line) and physical injury.
You can see old "active" posts and threads
Do people realize that they can look at "active" threads, even if they are several weeks old, by clicking on the "active" button?
95% of the salary employees here do absolutely nothing
Work that would take a week to get done by 1 person takes 6 weeks by 4 people. I’ve never seen such an inefficient group of people Seems like the trick here is to do as little as possible, talk big game and distance yourself from failing projects — read more