I’d have to say way to go destroying the morale of the company and causing us all intense anxiety. I used to take pride in working for Ford, but I have none left after the way we’ve been treated the last few weeks.
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the jig is up. We have figured out that JH is all just smoke and mirrors
Your last name suits you very well. Steelcase...Hackett. Ford...Hackett. "What should we do to bring the stock price up at least a little so I can make more money?"...Hackett.
Thanks for bringing The Hunger Games to life. Your momma and poppa would be so proud.
Mr. Hackett, I served with Alan Mulally. I knew Alan Mulally. Alan Mulally was a CEO of mine. Mr. Hackett, you are no Alan Mulally.
Please go back to selling office chairs and stop destroying a great company. You have absolutely no business being anywhere near the auto industry and you embarrass everyone every time you open your mouth.
I will never forget or forgive. Your employees do not make 5000 $ per hour like you. We have mortgages, bills, children tuition. The anxiety and stress you put us through is debilitating. I see the need to cut but 8 months of uncertainty. And now it is near the final and biggest cut. No one feels secure. If you think the LL4's are in tune with the work done by the LL5, LL6 and GSR's, you are sadly mistaken. So suspect that the wrong decisions will be made. Even then, the proud hard working employees have been broken down. Never forgive and never forget.
Would you like to invest in my new mobility innovation? Retractible wheels in wingtip shoes and high heeled shoes. Wow can you imagine how much more quickly business people can get to meetings. But wait there is more! The shoes talk to each other to avoid collisions and to ensure orderly processions down the hallways. But wait there is more! The shoes track your movement and suggest stops for beverages and snacks at your business partners. But wait there is more! The shoes talk to scooters, bikes, autos and dogs (assuming they are wearing our specially designed dog collars).
Best of all the new wheeled soles can be installed on any of your existing shoes by visiting any of our conveniently located shoe shine kiosks.
Jim, once this round of cuts have been completed come walk and talk to those who remain in the plants and bldgs in and around Dearborn. You are a smart man and within 2 minutes of talking to whomever remains should reinforce your vision for Ford Motor Company's future plans. I believe the reduction in headcount will pay dividends in the near future. Ford has needed this for quite some time.
Thank you for your service.
Signed,
A proud Ford Blue Badge Employee
No words, just trying to comprehend how the Board of Directors looked at BCG's proposal and said "sounds great, do it!". Like Ford 2000 this debacle will be discussed for YEARS on what NOT to do.
I defended you for 18 months. I wanted to believe in you. Then I realized you are not a visionary but more of Cliff Clavin from Cheers, except Cliff is harmless. Time to tap out before you completely destroy Fords.
Good luck with the rest of your life. Wherever you go you will be there. The mirror each morning will become increasingly difficult to face.
Hackfat......I wouldn't even dial 911 when you stroke out.
Stop making backhanded comments like “Mulally bolted from Dearborn before things got bad”. It shows a lack of class.
Oh snap, you have soup on your tie again.
Codename = 'Buddy Hackett'. I think I'm gone this coming week, so maybe I will make some 'Buddy Hackett' Memes while I find some other way to 'pay to play'.
Jim, let me tell about the time I was 10 years old, and in the Gym after school. A group of guys wanted to play Kick-Ball and were picking teams. I didn’t get picked because I was small. I went down the hallway and sat in the study hall. I dreamed one day I would build the “Smartest Desk” anyone ever saw. It didn’t work out as I ended up in the auto industry. Boy, I sure wished I could play Kick-Ball I thought to myself as I was being walked out from my position. Thank You for listening...
Karma is a B
I think everyone did tell him in the mini-Pulse survey! Summary - you make us want Jack Nasser back. (which for you new employees, he was the WORST before Hack came along.)
You are next. And we will be throwing you a party and dancing around the glass house.
You’ve lost me as a customer..... and a lot of friends & family around me. Business is business.... but this smart redesign is like a botched beheading
Please keep your posts kosher, site admins will nuke the whole thread.
To paraphrase GW Bush (after gov’t failure after Katrina): Hackett, you’re doing a heckuva job!
"I feel like a number - I'm not a number." - Bob Segar