Now that DF the champ of west coast software talent rehashing old ideas of low talent Michigan auto engineers out, I sincerely hope someone talk some sense into Ford executive thick heads. Ford hasn’t shipped anything of significance since FNV2... — read more 

Say it ain’t so! Are the rumors true?

Wake up people!!!

No idea what is wrong with me if I can't keep a job at a place like this

Is anybody else really fu--ing tired of it?

The work culture has become so toxic. Incompetent leaders and Management who lack to provide any guidance and set unrealistic expectations. At the end of the day they make you feel worthless even after performing and working towards deadlines

Is there a hiring freeze in model e or is it business as usual? Asking because I'm interviewing for a role and suddenly the recruiter went quiet.

Will he do better than DF did at Ford? “General Motors Co. wooed new executive Sterling Anderson with a $40 million hiring package to leave his Silicon Valley autonomous vehicle startup and join the Detroit automaker in 2025, according to a... — read more 

If you missed the Town Hall that just ended, you missed a great one! Both inspiring and sad at the same time as we are losing our best leader in the company. But I am hopeful KG will do his best to fill DF's responsibilities.

They decided everything about the old way was bad. So they changed it all. Constant layoffs now. A reorganization that failed completely. Revenue keeps dropping. All they focus on is cutting costs. Ethics failures keep happening. Promotions go to the... — read more 

For someone who is told to seek another job because their current post is going away soon. What does it mean if when they apply to an internal job posting, it gets rejected almost immediately? No reason given. Hiring manager does not respond.

I’m at the skunkworks, and since the Doug news broke, the mood has shifted pretty noticeably. A lot of us feel like the clock is ticking. Once Farley’s out, we lose our last real advocate for keeping this operation in California, Alan Clarke aside... — read more 

How in the world could the BOD and leadership disrupt the entire transformation plan by letting DF leave and still think the plan can succeed? Asinine.

…isn’t it time to eliminate Integrated Services and the wasted salaries of MA and CM, neither of whom have ever delivered anything of value to Ford?

It’s convenient to blame engineers at every level, but management seems to operate in a different accountability universe—one where failure has no real consequences. At the LL6, LL5 level and above, you see the same pattern of weak, indecisive... — read more 

OK, so I come in, 40 min commute one way, but it's OK. Then I spend all day in meetings with bunch of folks who are not here, everyone is calling in. Then I spend 40 minutes again going home. The whole thing makes no sense, the higher up you... — read more 

Maybe the era of doing nothing and raking in massive bonuses is finally winding down. The only problem is, where do you find executives who actually understand how to run a business properly?

Even though I left ford in July 2022, I still want to post this. I never told anyone this story. Doug field once told me and my team “We move as a snail and bring no innovation” though consistently our team was top performing team. Because of... — read more 

2021: Collected three months pay 2022: Collected 12 months pay 2023: Collected 12 months pay 2024: Collected 12 months pay 2025: Collected 12 months pay 2026: Collected five months pay, and got fired with a press release saying he was leaving on his... — read more 

Every time the employee experience worsens, I employ another tactic to lower productive output and/or squander corporate resources to bring things back in line. And no pride in work where the lion's share of the rewards go to the already bloated... — read more 

Taking Million$ while delivering nothing. Best seller coming to a E- bookstore near you.

I really hope you read this. Eff you! We are better off without. Take your money and go hide your face. You are a failure and always have been. You gaslight the rest of these clowns into thinking you were some EV god but the rest of us knew from day... — read more 

WHAT a surprise? All the software EV bullsh-t is out and the traditional car guy to rescue? Looking forward to the Apple exodus from Ford. Those cocky A H**

Is it true?

Amazon: 16,000 UPS: Up to 30,000 CIti: 20,000 Oracle: 30,000 And now SNAP: 1,000 All aboard the layoff train with an 'investing in AI' lie. Instant stock boost with no real product or service delivery while the exec team lines their pockets while... — read more 

Laying of 10% of the workforce will boost the company stock. Ford has too much waste in their workforce.

The modern Ford Motor Co. has emerged, CEO Jim Farley said Wednesday as the company detailed some restructuring and said it will refresh 80% of its North American vehicle volume by 2029 as a part of its efforts to compete against new competitors like... — read more 

https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-ceo-jim-farley-chinese-carmakers-entering-us-devastating-2026-4 Can't make this stuff up. "Tariffs are bad! Oh until they can save us from the Chinese OEMs!" A joke. Until Farley onshores all manufacturing... — read more 

Voting neutral is acceptable and recommended, if the question is a decline from last year. Watch Ford management jump on this post. Lol.

https://hilinetoday.com/attorney-general-knudsen-launches-investigation-into-two-automotive-companies/

How do internal transfers work at Ford? If I move to a different team but stay at the same level, should I expect a salary increase?

The team in Dearborn apparently held a meeting and believe that everything being done in California is mere smoke and mirrors, a dog and pony show. They have also questioned the cost-value relationship of skunkworks. Recently, some consultants... — read more 

Ford management is planning big layoff in Ottawa soon, Most of ce xxxx work and new platform work are moving to lang island. All remote and disgruntled employee be prepared for another big layoff. Don’t feel disheartened if you are in the list. It’s... — read more 

When are agency folks expected to RTO ? Is it mandatory?

Ford would be smart to get into this market. Ford could go to junk yards all over the country with car haulers and pull Ford beaters out, even the wrecked ones with bent frames. This would be Ford junk like Pintos, Mavericks and all other junk cars... — read more 

I currently live on $5 chickens, but I’m moving to the hub and I’m considering paying the extra dollar for the work chicken. Does anyone have an ingredient list? I prefer eating clean and hope this will reduce my trips to the store. I’m particularly... — read more 

When Ford issues press releases like this and the Freep publishes them as “news” and doesn’t put them behind the paywall something bad is brewing. When Ford is sending out all kinds of happy press releases it’s a warning... — read more 

Bill and Farley are reduced to begging… Ford Motor and other U.S. automakers have asked for relief from aluminum tariffs after fires at a major American factory created supply bottlenecks for vehicles, though the Trump administration so far has... — read more 

How can there be this many slackers still taking advantage of wfh? I hope the next series of cuts is purely for those that are not following policy. If management is serious about RTO, they should use their data to cleanly broom the folks that... — read more 

Does anyone else think with the price of oil being pegged above $100 a barrel for the foreseeable future, ongoing bo----g campaigns of oil infrastructure, and Europe already rationing oil / encouraging as little travel as possible that we might see a... — read more