Thread regarding Ford layoffs

I started at Ford in the early 90s. GSR…. After five years I realized Ford had many internal problems. Especially in how it rewarded its best performers. All through the management rakes are people with agendas. These agenda didn’t better the product in quality, features or price. Just leaders giving higher ups snappy salutes. At Ford it truly flows down hill. I interviewed with suppliers and had good offers, And interviewed with other major U.S. companies…. The two major reasons I never left are…. I was in a very secure position I enjoyed, the other… the pension. Had the pension been discontinued in 2000. I would have jump ship….

I was loyal to Ford. I was part of the Ford family. I did my best for Ford. My life was Ford. When I was called into work off hours, I went in. I never worked anywhere else. I loved Ford. I loved my job. I survived many cuts at Ford.

Then I was terminated in less than 15 minutes after 40 years of working at Ford.

I hope Ford does well. But I will never forget the shock, the hurt, the pain.

@2nyg You hit the nail on the head. There was an interesting article on Yahoo that stated the theory that in most cases, the founder of a family business is successful, the second generation builds on it and 3rd generation ruins it. In this case, its the 4th generation that is destroying what old Henry built. Just imagine when the 5th generation takes over. We might end up making chordless sewing machines or battery operated golf clubs.

I don't know how anyone could be loyal to a CEO &cob WHO Tell the press I have to many people then go out a few months later a tell the public they are hiring 9k Mexican engineers at Ford.
Too old not trainable. I wander if that includes BF & JF? Since they lack basic leadership skills. They need to look in the mirror first to see what the problems are. That is where it starts. BF once again has proven he is in way over his head. He was basically fired by his own family in 06. Then you have the TRAIN STATION debacle. Lucky his name is on the side of the building or he would be fired. Gene pull did him a big favor.
JF. Well his list of accomplishments.. I wish the public understood them. We just don't see it. Since he hired in we lost market share and left the car market. btw he proclaims to be a product guy, LMAO on that one. DETROIT FREE PRESS gives him a pass. But Peter DeLorenzo who is very passionate about the auto industry has JF pegged for what he is.

I had loyalty. Near the end of my career before retirement I had none. Early on if the company called me off shift to help with a machine breakdown I would drop what I was doing and rush into work.

Once I saw how thankless the company was that stopped. I lost count on the number of times the company called me at home and I ignored the call.

Loyalty at Ford is a thing of the past. Use Ford as a stepping stone in your career

@1qms+1l8woMpI I would pin it around the time pensions disappeared. People might have had less loyalty in the 90s than the 50s but they at least had some type of golden handcuffs keeping them at the company. Today all we have is 401k vesting which occurs at 2 or 3 years. After that... there is nothing keeping someone from jumping ship.

Those who believe in company loyalty are in a very small majority these days. I can't really pinpoint a time but for me I knew it was a fallacy by the early 1990's. A company exist to make money, not employ people. This is not the 1950's anymore.

Loyalty is a two way street.