Anyone get the Ford ax today?

[RTicUL8]

Good luck to you and your family if you've been promoted to a pavement pounder.
Post-up and let us know.
I, and I'm sure others here, will do what we can to help you with the job search. (even though you may not been in the mood today)

 

[CanMan]

What did Ford lay off a bunch of people or something?

 

[RTicUL8]

The news today said that Ford managment decided they
needed to go through "Painful Sacrifices" in order to cut costs.
Up to 30K people to be laid off.

 

[xjj33p3r]

Looks like Ford won't be doing too well through the next couple of years... anyone think they'll go the way of the dodo?

 

[ECKSJAY]

Looks like Ford won't be doing too well through the next couple of years... anyone think they'll go the way of the dodo?

Nope, but GM is in the same boat.

 

[RichP]

It will be the workers going thru the painful part, not the management...those types never get touched..

 

[RKBA]

The plant closings and layoffs are supposed to be a phased restructuring that is to be completed by 2012

 

[MudDawg]

Best of luck if you are one of the unfortunate. We sure could use some qualified HVACR techs down here....this summer will be a barn burner.

Upper managment won't suffer a bit...I can't imagine somebody getting paid obscene wages, and being so short sighted as to not keep their product on target.

All manufacturers sell "boxes" if only 5% of the population can afford the "super gonzo box" it's either build a box that more people can afford or quit building them. Next comes the "gonzo box", then the "super box" When it comes down to making the boxes out of tissue paper so more will sell, eventually people will get wise and quit buying them because by now they are a piece of crap that won't outlast the loan term. Throw in stuff like cost of ownership...you get the picture.

 

[Rev Den]

Happens.

Comcast lays-off 3000 just in Chicago and no one give a sht.

Rev

 

[RTicUL8]

Happens.

Comcast lays-off 3000 just in Chicago and no one give a sht.

Rev

:laugh3: :laugh3: :laugh3:

Here, you try it: http://services.nexodyne.com/email/index.php

 

[Dirk Pitt]

Actually the lay offs are going to run deep into the white collar segment.

While nothing is good about a situation like this, I enjoyed the comment by Csaba Csere (sp?), suggesting politely that if Ford is going to turn around it's financial situation, they might try producing an attractive, desirable vehicle.

 

[rockwerks]

I never understand what people get so up in arms about layoffs...........hell its life and has happended to most of us one time or another.... its tough but thats life....whining about it dont help anyone

 

[Dirk Pitt]

Good article

 

[DrMoab]

Maybe this will be a wake up call to all the Union driven companies who breed laziness and sub-standard quality.

Example of this...A few of my friends who deliver airbags to the auto plants have told me that if you go to a Toyota or Honda plant they work very very hard to get them unloaded as quickly as possible. All very professional and quick.

On the other hand...Go to a Ford-Chevy or Doge plant and its just the opposite. They actually have it written into their contracts that they can only unload so many trucks in a day. Nobody is willing to do ANYTHING that is over and beyond what is written in their contracts.

Maybe this will cause the American, Union run companies to open their eyes and start building a quality product.

 

[rockwerks]

Maybe this will be a wake up call to all the Union driven companies who breed laziness and sub-standard quality.

Example of this...A few of my friends who deliver airbags to the auto plants have told me that if you go to a Toyota or Honda plant they work very very hard to get them unloaded as quickly as possible. All very professional and quick.

On the other hand...Go to a Ford-Chevy or Doge plant and its just the opposite. They actually have it written into their contracts that they can only unload so many trucks in a day. Nobody is willing to do ANYTHING that is over and beyond what is written in their contracts.

Maybe this will cause the American, Union run companies to open their eyes and start building a quality product.

X2,000,000,000 The union should go the way of the dinasour.....their time has passed

 

[Glenn B]

And DC is looking at administrative cuts:
(01/24/06 - BERLIN) - The automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Tuesday that it would cut administrative staff by 20 percent worldwide over three years, dropping 6,000 jobs in order to save some $1.2 billion a year and make the company leaner and more profitable.

CEO Dieter Zetsche said the streamlining would boost growth and profits by removing layers of management and improving cooperation between its divisions, especially Mercedes and Chrysler. Some 60 percent of the jobs to be cut would be in Germany, he said.

Full article here:
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=nation_world&id=3840915

 

[ECKSJAY]

And DC is looking at administrative cuts:
(01/24/06 - BERLIN) - The automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Tuesday that it would cut administrative staff by 20 percent worldwide over three years, dropping 6,000 jobs in order to save some $1.2 billion a year and make the company leaner and more profitable.

CEO Dieter Zetsche said the streamlining would boost growth and profits by removing layers of management and improving cooperation between its divisions, especially Mercedes and Chrysler. Some 60 percent of the jobs to be cut would be in Germany, he said.

Full article here:
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=nation_world&id=3840915

Theirs seems to make the most sense to me though, streamlining and all.

 

[Matt S.]

Yeaup.. the rumor hit our stealership today. Our DM was here and kinda of in a freak out mood. Really funny to watch from the side lines.

And yes I think unions are a huge reason apathy is rampant in our world. I hate being in a union.

 

[Glenn B]

Theirs seems to make the most sense to me though, streamlining and all.

To me too. They (mosty) make a great set of products that seem to be in demand. With the merger, cutting redundant staff after this amount of time seems to be about right.

 

[ECKSJAY]

To me too. They (mosty) make a great set of products that seem to be in demand. With the merger, cutting redundant staff after this amount of time seems to be about right.

Probably why it's not such big news. I'm sure there's probably some decent severance pay for those folks (not sure how they do it in Europe though). Compensate them for their consultation and move on.