Sue for ageism.

Does it mean you might be more immune from getting laid off? I don't understand how it would make sense to cut a team/ org that is already understaffed and needs more people

For example can you keep your 401k at Ford, HSA, etc...

According to the posts here something big is happening next week but there is nothing in the media. Reuters reported it 4 days before it happened ( for June 2023) but right now I see nothing

I don’t think so. Usually, it would have leaked to the press by now.

You never know what you’re going to get (but you will get something). No better way to alienate customers. We just don’t care about customers anymore. Several reported issues with the Ford F-150 have popped up during production of the current... — read more 

Has anyone done the approximate math on this years IRS intrrest rate tables, compared to last year, and estimated a percentage drop in lump sum? Is the IRS/Fed Reserve going to once again indirectly encourage 1000 Ford employees to retire earlier... — read more 

If the UAW goes on strike and sales are lost that will just speed up the transfer of market share to non UAW manufacturers. This will lead to less work at the big 3 plants which will lead to less UAW membership. Which will lead to less bargaining... — read more 

Awareness making certain we come to the realization that the BRICS Countries that the company is moving all our business / engineering to are the same ones that want to de-dollarize the world, destabilizing the United States Currency and weaking it... — read more 

So, I received my mid-year review. I was ranked below mid-point. What does that mean? Can I recover? My morale is already low.

Will they be hit just as hard as the lower levels?

Oh no, you mean the EV fairy isn't real?: https://jalopnik.com/dealers-are-turning-away-ev-inventory-report-1850771467 Good thing Ford's ramping up EV production.

What I mean is PF accumulated to date upon being released? Have only been with the company 2 years and wow with the churn. I am just curious.

Its really difficult to focus not knowing if we will be here in a week or not

ADAS lost 25% in June; will we lose that much again?

https://fortune.com/2023/08/23/lyft-return-to-office-ceo-david-risher/ All the arguments used here against RTO are also in the Lyft story. Allowing workers to live anywhere. Cutting office space in half. Don't think this is about JF, DF, and BF to... — read more 

I took this offer out of desperation at the time and looking back, I genuinely feel I have sabotaged my career. The constant stress of not knowing if I will get laid off and the below market pay isnt worth it. I have no respect for most of my co... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/evs-running-customers-mdash-dealers-180623930.html

We were notified at 5 pm today the agency people were being released. I have a bad feeling this is the beginning of the next round of terminations. No notice, who is going to do the work? Have any other department agency people been let go?

Why do you have to practice holding a sign? Oh thats right, it's alot harder than putting a bolt in a fender.

https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/ford-confronts-strange-ear-piercing-static-in-f-150-trucks-7551ba24 Get ready for the "is a supplier's fault" message.

Happy 1 year Anniversary to my fellow SIRP colleagues! So how's everyone doing? Me, I found a new job in 3 months at another OEM. Shorter commute, better pay, great boss, and better culture. Looking back I can say Ford really did me a favor. For the... — read more 

New PR process with rankings of above target, on target and below target is a massive joke. Bosses are shoving stuff in, saying required face to face reviews happened and they didn't. It is all down to who you know and who you (rhymes with bl-w) ... — read more 

https://electrek.co/2023/08/21/ford-mustang-mach-e-ev-recall-fix-under-investigation/ Can't even get our fixes right anymore.

Ford says blah, blah, blah supply chain issue. Ford means no fox available yet for 360 camera. Make it look like something else. Thought we are a software company! Due to supply chain issues seemingly related to wiring harnesses, certain... — read more 

Another ‘software update” is the ticket! Ford sure is bad at software…. Federal safety regulators opened an investigation into what's going on with the all-electric 2021-22 Ford Mustang Mach-E after customer complaints about power loss have... — read more 

Having quarterly layoffs in order to scare white collar workers into crossing the picket lines? "Do it or you're next up kind of thing?" Sadly I wouldn't put it past our current management.

I'll drive the hi-lo without any training. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/are-salaried-workers-required-to-cross-a-picket-line-during-a-labor-strike-what-happens/ar-AA1fz0oK?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=c72422b190d347f39563e80c2ad51518&ei=34

https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2023/08/uaw-strike-against-big-three-could-cause-over-5b-in-economic-losses-report-finds.html

"UPS expected non-union managers to try to do work Teamsters did if the union had gone on strike." https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2023/08/21/are-salaried-workers-required-to-cross-a-picket-line-during-a-strike/70620668007/

I hope it is telling that in this paragraph listing his responsibilities at Ford, Ford Next is listed last, almost as an afterthought. Could this be the beginning of the end of eating $3 Billion per year with zero accomplishments to show? Let’s hope... — read more 

As I understand it, most/all of the company's Dearborn-based BOM experts have either been let go or retired. There has to be some negative Plant/Supplier/Build repercussions eventually- possibly massive. Or am I worrying needlessly?

Comments O make not appearing. Getting a message I posted to quickly when I haven't posted all day. Weird, and right when another layoff is about to drop. Need to be able to discuss the information being shared here!

https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/fords-ceo-admits-reality-check-during-f-150-lightning-route-66-road-trip Farley should be fired for not knowing this before sinking and losing billions. Billy is a fool for putting him in charge. Farley makes... — read more 

Before dealer markup. We don’t even build it. I love how all the C suite cheers for something when another company does it for us (steering the Billy bucks over to good old Raj, enjoyer of private planes and interns). Meanwhile, yesterday’s Mustang... — read more 

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2023/08/17/gm-engineering-jobs-new-streamlining-initiative/70614109007/ Amazing, a company actually treating their employees with respect. Rather than "you were valuable before but now you're... — read more 

Can’t fix Explorer cameras, how are we going to fix these? Ford Motor Company is recalling certain 2023 Ford Super Duty pickups in response to an issue with the rearview camera display. The defect: in certain Ford Super Duty models outfitted with... — read more 

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