Since the late 2000's auto manufacturers bailout, I have believed that the reason why Ford didn't partake in because they were bailed out and forced to restructure in 2001.
I remember this economic upheaval because I was caught up in it.
I have associates degrees in electronics, electromechanical control and robotics, and industrial electricity and process control. I've never really used them. I ended up being put behind a desk doing Computer Aided Drawing and didn't object.
From 1997 to 2001 I worked for a small engineering consultant who specialized in climate control for factory floors. In late 1999 the owner announced that from that point on we would only have one customer; Ford Motor Company and it's subsidiaries.
In Spring of 2001 Ford went bankrupt. One of the halo effects of this was a downturn and hiring freeze in my industry as a whole. I never got an engineering job again.
The halo effect of Ford's collapse following the tech bubble bursting meant that jobs in the tech sector dryed up. I was on unemployment for a long time, which is still often a barrier to re-employment. Employers love hiring people who are willing to leave a job that they already have but not people who have no talent for getting a job (I don't shine in interviews.) Those employers also still lose their minds when those same employees jump ship on them with zero notice.
Since the late 2000's auto manufacturers bailout, I have believed that the reason why Ford didn't partake in because they were bailed out and forced to restructure in 2001.
I remember this economic upheaval because I was caught up in it.
I have associates degrees in electronics, electromechanical control and robotics, and industrial electricity and process control. I've never really used them. I ended up being put behind a desk doing Computer Aided Drawing and didn't object.
From 1997 to 2001 I worked for a small engineering consultant who specialized in climate control for factory floors. In late 1999 the owner announced that from that point on we would only have one customer; Ford Motor Company and it's subsidiaries.
In Spring of 2001 Ford went bankrupt. One of the halo effects of this was a downturn and hiring freeze in my industry as a whole. I never got an engineering job again.
Just curious, what have you been up to since then? Did you stay in the auto industry, or move on completely?
Twenty years as an underpaid non-union service worker (often less than $1 above minimum wage.) Now on disability.
The halo effect of Ford's collapse following the tech bubble bursting meant that jobs in the tech sector dryed up. I was on unemployment for a long time, which is still often a barrier to re-employment. Employers love hiring people who are willing to leave a job that they already have but not people who have no talent for getting a job (I don't shine in interviews.) Those employers also still lose their minds when those same employees jump ship on them with zero notice.
"I was talking with a doofy cop on his third or fourth version..." please tell me I'm not the only one that instantly thought Barney Fife?!