Didn’t even know this was a norm and everyone did this. How am I supposed to know if the manager doesn’t turn on camera first or tell me.

Is this normal here?

https://carbuzz.com/news/ford-voted-most-untrustworthy-brand-by-its-own-dealers

Just say that the company starts enforcing return to office. If you were at a business center (FMCC) prior to WFH, such as Tampa, Greenville, Nashville, etc, what’s going to happen to those employees? From what I understand, if they haven’t closed... — read more 

You can read it here: www.fox2detroit.com/news/non-union-salaried-gm-workers-to-get-3-5-raise-with-401k-benefit-increase Or here news.yahoo.com/non-union-salaried-gm-workers-023433376.html And they mention they want to CAP our raises at 1%. There... — read more 

Does anyone recall a couple years ago when Farley made a big deal about breaking up the company into Blue, Pro and Model e he said there would be five financial breakdowns, the other two being Credit and subscriptions. I can’t find that original... — read more 

Can we relax a bit and assume we will have paychecks for at least until christmas?

... if you want to stagnate and ki-l your own career. Since starting working here, I've actually regressed skills wise; no one follows best practices, software is just built and pushed without any code reviews. LL6's are clowns pretending to have... — read more 

Still so many people “working” from home, doing everything but Ford work. Work one hour on emails and get paid for the day, call in to the meeting and tune out, you can even move out of state with your girlfriend and flip houses on Ford’s bill all... — read more 

I'm not seeing any signs that a large-scale layoff of salaried employees similar to this past June is imminent. I have read the posts about PS, contractors and a few Ford salaried being terminated, but thoughts on when the next round of... — read more 

Any thoughts on unionizing salaried employees at Ford? Seriously, after all of this, I really don't see a downside, so is there an interest, and if so, any good proposals on how to start the process?

Isn’t that just the normal annual raise? They said it was happening next spring. Seems like that is just normal for GM. Ford usually gets lower pay and raises than GM , ours is usually 2.7%. lol.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/ford-puts-nearly-188k-mustangs-recall-connection-brake-fluid-level-indicator-light.amp

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/ford-lay-off-1-600-135903213.html

Does anyone know if you use the marketplace to get a discount on your health insurance do you still get the $500 a month person retiree benefit from Ford?

https://news.yahoo.com/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-called-050000461.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

The UAW likes to claim they are what makes this company work but Ford would have nothing without its U.S. GSRs. We design and test the products, keep the factories running, write the software, acquire the materials, coordinate the logistics, manage... — read more 

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2023/11/03/gm-general-motors-nonunion-workers-raises-benefits/71436330007/

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2023/11/03/the-big-win-for-salaried-uaw-members-at-gm-and-stellantis/71425026007/

Anyone have any news on if any Agency/Purchased Services layoffs are happening before the end of the year?

I don't really like my current role or manager and have found something I would be more interested. Should I tell my current manager or apply / talk to new manager first and then try to interview without telling my current manager?

Seems like it is wrong for most posts.

It's not every day that a manufacturer offers hourly workers a $50K buyout package. https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2023/11/01/ford-deal-offers-uaw-members-buyout-who-qualifies/71410947007/ Ford deal offers hourly UAW members $50,000... — read more 

If they are so critical to Ford's future and improving quality, shouldn't they all be designated HTHS, and all made LL6/5 with immediate retention bonuses? Legitimate experts are impossible to find, and take years / decades to develop. Legitimate... — read more 

Does this mean more layoffs soon?

Didn't Ford just get rid of a lot of the STA team? Number of jobs available: 18 Types of jobs available: Ford has 5 Resident STA Engineer positions available and 13 Site STA Engineer positions available. Desired Areas: Electrical... — read more 

im looking for a new job since im not stupid enough to think that this company will avoid bankruptcy. Just need some time to study and prepare for outside interviews

I’m curious, anyone here is thinking about retiring this year? It seems HR is not as active with email and “webinars” like they did last year. Lump sum down 8% for 2024 is not bad and we could see a rebound in 2025 and lump sum will grow again. — read more 

Will they ruin the holidays for people here? Imagine getting laid off on Christmas. Fk this place

Is solid and will progress. If you missed Doug Field's spot during the Global Town Hall, you need to watch it. The Model e and Ford+ transformation away from quality issue ridden ICE legacy vehicles to simplified BEV will move to the next level. I... — read more 

So the Company lays off a bunch of people in June, 2023 and August, 2022, leaves the remaining employees to struggle on how to make their departments work, and says we have to do better with quality? Did they not see this coming?

https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-gm-stellantis-pay-raise-uaw-contract-tesla-labor-costs-2023-10 Big 3 will go down fast.

April 25, 2022 Bill Ford: "Every time any auto manufacturer does a major launch, they always say it’s the most significant in the company’s history. To put this in perspective ... it is probably the most important launch of my career. ... This has... — read more 

The unveiling of the 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse took the automotive world by storm, given its high-power promise. But its journey since its launch has been anything but smooth. From production hitches, escalating prices, to even seating mishaps... — read more 

What type of "talent" do they expect to attract with mediocre pay and no stock bonuses?

Im ashamed to work here and feel trapped because of the sh1t job market the Fed has put us all in. I want to leave but I can't because the job market outside isnt good and the longer i stay here , the more unemployable ill get outside. Everyone here... — read more 

Or does that make me a bigger target for the layoffs?