This is not the first time they did this. They announce layoffs well in advance and let us stress and worry for no good reason for weeks or months. As if they get some morbid pleasure out of torturing us (and it wouldn't surprise me one bit, to be honest). Having to go through the same thing once again is exhausting.
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Why u people stay at ford. Let the new hires figure it out. Go find better it jobs in the industry or create your own opportunity. They are many jobs. Why u take mgt threatening your livelihood every quarter. New people will be buried in work they know nothing about with eager new management on their azzez. Know when to hold and know when to fold.
@okd+1l5VK213 The announcements were made by the LL6s to their teams. The where, when and how often, vary with each LL4's wishes. AFAIK, there is not one rule for all.
@2djh+1l5VK213 Most of our IT force is already outsourced to India, Purchased Services and Agency.
I heard from one of the IT partners that the mgmt is considering outsourcing the whole of IT to indian companies like TCS...techmahindra. not sure how much of this is true ..I am in IT and I am getting worried now.
Quiet Quit and find a new job. Don't give Ford the benefit of your time. This is what I am doing.... LLx'es try and find me. :)
They are terrorizing the workforce.
They want you to get bummed out, frustrated, and go away on your own. I am long gone, but worked for Ford Credit in Phoenix. in 2008 they told us our branch was closing ONE YEAR in advance hoping people would go away. Hard to come in daily with everyone bummed out and kind of not caring...
Can someone please post / cite where this "announcement" was made?
@OP. I believe the C suite is trying to scare people to leave by their own, and save some severance packages for their fat bonuses. BTW, it is working, but not like the managers planned. The deadwoods are still around , and the most knowledgeable employees are leaving.
For instance, the most knowledgeable guy in a team left by his own last year. This year, I just found out, the second most knowledgeable guy then, also left the company by his own. Good luck filling those shoes...
In my team, we lost our "backups" last year. IDK about the rest of my team, but I updated and posted my resume online. I am already getting calls and offers with similar salary , so it seems a matter of time before I leave too. My shoes are not that big to fill, but at this point, it is death by a thousand papercuts...