F150 Lightning dead in the driveway, house electric power might be back on tomorrow night, 80 degrees outside, all hotels nearby are booked. Glad it’s my LL and not me 🤣🤣🤣
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Exit Interview
If I decline it, am I automatically market as do not rehire? How long am I marked as a do not rehire? 2 years? 10 years? Seems like HR has to purge my records at some point.
Does Model E still exist?
Seems to not be mentioned or advertised anymore.
Great Lakes Courtyard
Hackett Pavilion 1 & 2. Are you kidding me? When nothing is named after Mulally, it shows you how insecure and id--tic leadership really is.
RTO
What's the latest ?
Good Job Team ! Ford recalls 741,195 SUVs and pickups after transmission defect raises rollaway risk
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/ford-recalls-741195-suvs-pickups-after-transmission-defect-raises-rollaway-risk-nhtsa
What does it say about my Ford group and manager
When few people in my group knowing who I am? Several actually have apologized to me when asking what my name is again because they forgot. I’m wondering if anyone would notice if I don’t show up at work.
What the heck is up with Ford Dealerships adding second stickers to Mustangs with BS mark-ups again
I was looking at a 2026 GT Premium manual and saw the second sticker with a $4K mark-up!
work scope creep
coworker got laid off few months back and i had to absorb 100% of his workload and was thanked for being a team player and stepping up, now i get feedback on not being fast enough with that added workload. is this a strategy to push me out?
Interesting
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/06/25/ford-hires-back-former-engineers-to-fix-errors-caused-by-ai/
In this market, the newest electric car on the lot might be the first one to vanish.
Over the past six months, China has launched 622 new car models. That is not innovation. That is an industry on life support. Picture a car factory running at half capacity. Assembly lines built for thousands of vehicles a day are operating at... — read more
Until Jimmy & Billy are removed...
Until Billy and Jimmy are removed this company will keep sinking.
There were layoffs today
I know of multiple layoffs in e-commerce in ET that happened today. Anyone else know about other areas?
Ford stored surplus Mavericks in an underground cave in Kansas and it turned out to be a great decision.
Ford should unbury these Mavericks and focus on selling them to me-h heads, crack heads and all-around Dregs who tend to have no credit scores. Ford can offer financing of 20% interest and then repo the Mavericks months later and rebury them. Ford... — read more
Can’t build cars and trucks right, Missles?
Push the button and nothing happens (people die). Can’t recall Patriot systems deployed. From Ford Authority: Ford has a long history of supplying the U.S. military with various goods, beginning way back during World War I and extending to World... — read more
More proof Ford should stop offering Warranties on all Ford vehicles and only sell them AS-IS Where-Is
Ford recall wave hits 387,000 vehicles amid record NHTSA alerts Massive Ford re-recall: Over 387,000 Ford vehicles are being recalled again for safety issues, covering multiple popular models and repeat defects. Record recall pace: NHTSA has logged... — read more
Sunday Scaries
Anyone else got em? I think it's all gunna be okay, but can't help but to worry.
Scared to Take FMLA
I want to take FMLA to care for my mother with stage IV cancer. I have heard horror stories about positions being eliminated while on leave. Anyone have experience with this?
Is it legal??!!
From HR here And shocked with my recent experience. Had an opening which is not a Visa sponsorship position. Hiring manager was so mad and ended up convincing his LL4 and my boss and changed to Visa sponsorship. His LL4 and My leadership is also... — read more
Ford better smarten up or they will go out of business
Ford should halt selling vehicles through Dealerships and sell new Ford clunkers and junk vehicles through Auto Auctions only. Ford should sell vehicles AS-IS WHERE-IS with no implied warranty. Ford should also add a sicker on the vehicles... — read more
Ford's Rank - WSJ - The 2026 Best Companies for the Future
The Wall Street Journal evaluates how leading US corps stack up in 6 areas: AI readiness, innovation, talent readiness, financial fitness, resilience and agility. Ford ranks #165 overall with an Overall Score of 53.7, placing it 2nd out of 4... — read more
Is Ford going bankrupt - 2 million vehicles recalled
Serious problems are piling up, and many drivers are only discovering them after it’s too late. From engine failures to massive recalls affecting over a million vehicles, the risks are becoming harder to ignore. Some issues can shut a vehicle down... — read more
Ford is re-recalling more than 389,000 cars because the first recall problems weren't fixed right
If Ford leadership named Dave Calhorn Ford's CEO, remember Dave's the former trainwreck Boeing CEO, these Ford vehicles would not be fixed after five recalls. So it's time to bring in Dave and sink Ford like a liberty ship once and for all. Story by... — read more
Kudos to Sara Gonzales!!
Checkout 'Sara Gonzales' on YouTube and X.. she's doing an amazing job to show the H1B and work visa abuse. Almost 98% of work visas are being used by Indians. Currently Ford has about 11k Visa holders in Engineering(not including the shopfloor)... — read more
Reality vs not at Ford
This defines our “leadership” deficit: The reality: Ford acquired its ADT joint-venture "Canopy" and discontinued its standalone Pickup Cam. Original hardware and app subscribers are receiving full hardware refunds and are no longer supported. The... — read more
Other OEMs are recruiting experienced & legitimate ICE SMEs and Tech Specialists
It could get dicey since so few are left..
Chief Engineers leaving
Not to long ago Mid and higher management would give a lot of notice before leaving the company. It seems like so many people are getting health issues and having to leave suddenly. This weekend a Chief retired with two weeks notice. I have never... — read more
is this mysterious CE1
https://www.theautopian.com/the-30000-ford-ev-pickup-is-way-smaller-thank-you-think-we-got-an-exclusive-look/
Voluntary Sep
If you have not been offered voluntary separation package how likely is it you would get it if you wanted and requested it ?? >30 years in at ford . If granted - are there any stipulations ?
Less than 15 day notice period ok?
I have tight schedule and I won't be able to give 15 day notice, is that ok? will there be any pay cut?
I think it is time to call Boston Consulting Group again!
Anyone remember how beneficial BCG' analysis was to Ford' meteoric rise to profitability in the past? Not! I just want to hear stories from the older crew. On another note, does anyone remember their attempt at implementing a Matrix Management... — read more
What is the point of a manager who never defends the team when others start pointing fingers?
Our manager just sits there nodding while other teams blame us for everything. No pushback, no defense of our work, just silence while we take the hit. I mean, he looks bad in the whole thing as well, he should at least care about that. But nope... — read more
LinkedIn updates?
I notice that the losers from Integrated Services haven’t updated their profiles with their new titles. Aren’t they proud to be working at the intersection Ford and unemployment?
This place destroyed something good
I remember when everyone actually loved working here. Leadership talked to us openly, team events were fun, people smiled and laughed. Now look at it. Layoffs all the time and it seems like the more people like you, the more likely you are to get... — read more
L1A's going replace LL5 and LL6's.
LL5's and LL6's are going to be pushed out for L1A's. It has been happening already slowly.