Paralyzed by anxiety. what a cruel world.

That's it, that's the message.

My contract was terminated back in April after 18 years there. I found a great job making more money with a smaller company and the atmosphere at ford looking back is absolutely toxic and not worth the stress... If you get cut, consider it a... — read more 

I haven't received anything yet.

Chuck Gray just sent out a pop up VHE town hall meeting a few minutes ago. The meeting is from 1:50 to 2:15. Looks that he will talk about the layoff things. He sent out the meeting notice so rash. He forgot to tell the time the meeting will... — read more 

Has anybody been laid off so far or not?

Gg guess that's it. I'm done for

Well I guess that's it. GG guys. It was nice knowing all you.

Hmm, wonder why.

Rescheduled for July 10th - no notice given for the cancellation

Keep this mantra in the back of your mind in the coming weeks. If an opportunity presents itself do not be hesitant to seize it. Make sure that you are always looking out for yourself as the companies are not.

Troubles in Ford paradise. Really smart to thin the ranks of our salary team. NOT! A prior recall by Ford Motor is coming into question by U.S. safety regulators. The concern is the fix for the recall may not be adequate. The recalls issued in... — read more 

A LL5 told me their job / department is moving to India and THEY need to find new jobs or their out. I do not know if this is the beginning of the 2023 terminations or a continuation of the slow destruction of the US salary work force. Anyone else... — read more 

I find this mildly funny but of all days to get the EC survey to as how I am feeling. It's like a sadistic joke. Too bad I can't give them large negative numbers.

Not sure if it's still too early via the pay cycle but mine does not show up. Anybody else?

I am here at work in person and nothing. It's quiet. Managers calendars have nothing on them this entire week. Everyone here in the building obviously are RTO and we are good. False alarm as per usual. Our leadership will let us know if and... — read more 

I was not able to sleep well last night, so I started work today early. After listening to music for 1 hour in the work PC until it was 6:00 am, I connected the VPN, and checked the email, chat, calendar, etc. All good, no last minute... — read more 

If these multinational companies COULD have offshored their engineering, they would have done it long long ago. I remember back in the 90s that Ford’s Electronics Division tried to move some of its design activity to Chihuahua. They sent loads of... — read more 

It was all of a sudden notice given by my agency manger. I have been working at ford since 2 and half years. I survived last 2 majors layoffs happened in the last year. Caught up this time. It was unfortunate to see loosing all the access to the... — read more 

I don't want to spend any more sleepless nights. If layoffs will happen, let them happen tomorrow, and let's move on. I find the wait much worse than anything else. And it seems that's all we've been doing for the last couple of years, waiting for... — read more 

So tired of this. I don’t know timing for certain but do know some of my direct reports will be impacted and there is nothing I can do about it. Sad that the co keeps putting everyone on edge for death by a thousand paper cuts. Hope all who are... — read more 

Imagine a young person watching their parents or other adults in the engineering profession be so callously tossed to the curb like this. What kid is going to want to take those “hard” math and science classes just to have a life of economic... — read more 

Does your manager need to sign an NDA or anything prior to letting people go? Does the manager actually do the firing or is it your skip level manager? Thanks in advance and best wishes to you all.

I don't think any of this is necessary and it is going to affect a lot of good people. Please post here, let's all support each other through this. Remember when it's all said and done Bill will be in his 8000 sq foot mansion, eating expensive... — read more 

I visited this site more often than I call my grandparents. I've been agency (purchased services) at Ford Design for 28 years. Every year, I'm offered (threatened) with the "opportunity" of going direct, and each year, I called their bluff and... — read more 

February 6, 2023 “It takes us 25% more engineers to do the same work statements as our competitors,” Farley said in comments reported Monday by Bloomberg. “I can’t afford to be 25% less... — read more 

There have been many many lay offs and it sounds like a never ending drama. What is ford motor company target for salaried employees in the united states 10000 ? Get it done with . It is very clear that ford motor company is not an american... — read more 

Not just any recall, a federal investigation, the Ford representative quoted won’t be bothered with getting back to you. 🎼 JUST CALL PHOEBE 🎼 Ford Explorer recall prompts Transportation Department investigation The National Highway Traffic Safety... — read more 

"People in certain agency positions across a few skill teams were notified by their employers that their assignments at Ford have ended." ~ Ford... — read more 

Let’s play to the public how we be all DEI while this stuff goes on with leadership knowledge. Embarrassing and sickening. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12228139/Ford-plant-worker-Chicago-ra--d-supervisor-explosive-lawsuit.html Ford... — read more 

If you have an inkling that you will be retiring/be laid off in the next 5 years you should be stashing cash and taking steps to ensure that your portfolio has enough cash in it to bridge you to social security and handle any emergencies. Your... — read more 

I am a Ford employee. I've been driving Ford my entire life, but I can guarantee you I will never buy an EV. In fact, the more Ford turns to EVs, the bigger the chance I'll turn to another manufacturer I'll know is fully devoted to making the kind of... — read more 

I think the layoffs are real but not sure how many will be affected. I was let go on Friday when I was wrapping up my work and got a call from my agency . It’s really sad that I haven’t been here more than 3 months and already out