If you get two and booted out, do you get your severance if you have long tenure?
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Maybe not at Ford yet, but in tech, the very young are being laid off due to AI. Logic is a 30-40 yo can do more work with AI and youngsters are not needed.
Con’t But might need more detail about that suit and the circumstances. Though it does give a lot of information. Ford is like the sci-fi Logan‘s run where all the older people have to go to carousel.
Thanks 104. I trust this is current info as of 2026? I knew somebody who did get the nine month salary in 2023z That new lawsuit against Ford late September, which pops up if you search ford lawsuit soft layoff 2026 makes it sound like no severance if they and rig two i’s in a row.
@104 Thank you.
@103
Trying to make it more readable because I don't believe a table can be copied and pasted here.
SEVERANCE BENEFITS WITH SIGNED WAIVER & RELEASE
Full Years of Service (1st column); Total Benefits (Months of pay, 2nd column)
0-<1 = 1 month
1-4 = 2 months
5-9 = 3 months
10-11 = 4 months
12-13 = 5 months
14-15 = 6 months
16-17 = 7 months
18-19 = 8 months
20+ = 9 months
@zh
They will generally offer severance based on years of service (it's all a set schedule, see below), and in order to get the severance, you need to sign a waiver releasing Ford of any liability, and agreeing that you won't try to sue and that you won't negatively disparage them publicly.
SEVERANCE BENEFITS WITH SIGNED WAIVER & RELEASE
Full Years of Service Total Benefits (Months)
0-<1 1
1-4 2
5-9 3
10-11 4
12-13 5
14-15 6
16-17 7
18-19 8
20+ 9
They want you to go away quietly, and they know that 95%+ will sign the waiver and take the severance. They are rolling the dice on the other 5% who file a lawsuit. It's all a numbers game. Ask me how I know. I did not sign, but I have the 46 page document with all the detail.
I saw another post on this forum talking with minimal context about people having to sign non-disclosure agreements when they separate. Is this just IP or are they having to “not kiss and tell” if there is a formula for getting a severance package… when the company want you to believe you can’t get one when you can? Or is it true that they are ramming home? The idea that if they force a bad performance review on 30% of the company then they can fire them at the second i and avoid paying the traditional buyout/x months salary deal?
I see the lawsuit so at least one person says that’s what they’re doing… remember it was a person who had 20 something years in?
They should be for those who enable stalking and harassment. LL4's/LL5's and LL6's
Good question.
The flip side.
Are they trying to have all terminations going forward being with cause, thus eliminating the severance all together?
I think Ford top of the house is becoming more shady by the day. They have zero care for any employees anymore.