I am not, but I know that there are still a lot of people who are not leaving because they are somehow emotionally attached to Ford. I assume that these are people who generally need a company that gives them a sense of belonging. And yet, is Ford still a company that provides a sense of belonging? I don't think so, and that's why it's strange to me that some are still emotionally attached to this place.
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Emotionally attached B..s you are scared to leave this haven. You are scared to leave because if you go out you have to work hard.
If you think your job will be safe because you’re over 40 you could be in for a shock. The last rounds of cuts seemed to target older people. Then their newly opened positions were filled by the FCG crowd. While age discrimination is illegal they mostly got around that by eliminating a person or two from other demographics (gender, age, race, s-x—l orientation…).
They got caught with their hand in the cookie jar after SRD when a small group of those who were fired sued and someone got access to the paper trail proving they were targeting the people who would save them the most money. That turned out to be mostly older people with a pension. Ford decided to settle out of court and avoided an open trial so hopefully the won’t do that again. Or maybe they’ll just be more cautious about leaving a paper trail.
I too don't think I have much to worry about being over 40. I tell anybody on my work team this who will listen.
@ibg+1i4E2t6k - you keep telling yourself that merely being over 40 is a protected class sufficient to ensure your position. it only protects you from being let go based on your age. You can still be let go for cause or as part of lay-offs, just as long as those don't show a age driven bias. Well, that's not true, seems every bulk layoff since at least 2000 has been discriminatory and that's why they now force you to waive right to sue in exchange for any severance. It was obvious during SRD, but less than a dozen people were willing and in a position to where they could hold out while a lawsuit played out. In the end, Ford settled rather than letting it go to open court.
It’s like the battered wife that doesn’t leave the marriage.
I know for a fact that high performers are not the last to go. It happened to me while slackers kept their jobs. I also know someone who got TAs for years and lost their job. If they’re trying to get rid of poor performers maybe. If they’re trying to get rid of the most expensive employees the high performers, especially those with pensions, are the first to go because their salaries are usually larger as a result of their performance reviews.
If you end up losing your job don’t question your performance. If you keep you job don’t congratulate yourself on your stellar performance. It may or may not have anything to do with performance.
Not emotionally attached, have tenue and being over 40 I'm in a protected class, basically makes me untouchable. :)
Far as I'm concerned unofficially retired but still coming into daycare for a steady check and benefits.
Sounds like the late great Kodak country club in Rochester NY back in the 1980s when it was big, fat, d-mb and clueless. They employed about 60,000 people in Rochester NY back then. People, families worked there for generations, felt attached to it blah blah blah...Well when change and reality finally hit the place it wasn't pretty. First thing Kodak did was toss all these emotionally attached dedicated delusional employees out on the street like garbage. I remember when they were blowing up all the manufacturing buildings at Kodak Park 15 years ago, they would always have a picture of one of them in the paper, Bldg 207, 211 etc etc, going down in a big cloud of smoke and dust. And some of the stupid comments like "Bldg 207, I was there, it's where we all worked, played and loved " ?????? WTF kind of comment is that ? All I remember is that it was a dirty nasty dump filled with a bunch of nasty back-stabbing people.
What a garbage post. Do you people have a brain?
Some have been with Ford decades. Many had pride in having a company lease car, taking their first international trips to Europe or Asia, getting a corporate card, helping others with a Friends and Family discounts, being on a company softball team.
In your post, "If you are a high performer you will be the last to go. " is 100% inaccurate. Ask your boss right in his face for this, his best answer is "I don't know". So you might be one, high performer.
@qvr+1i4E2t6k B..S. Starting with 2019 cuts the highest performers, highest paid were cut. The slackers are all still here despite cuts 2019->2022
Love your job,not your employer!!!
B..S. Ford just nurtures slackers. Only slackers say such things. If you are a high performer you will be the last to go. Always aim high.
Some people are 3rd, 4th generation employees. Some have parents who met there. For these people the Ford job offers a sense of connection and continuity with the past.