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"YOU VOTED FOR THIS": Ford Shuts Down Kentucky EV Battery Operations, Fires 1,600 Workers Right Before Christmas as Trump Rolls Back Emissions Rules (thedailyadda.com)
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“There are a lot more people out here living in abject poverty than what people like to think or admit to. You voted for this—and now we’re paying the price.”

Employees learned of the cuts on Monday in a video message from Michael Adams, CEO of BlueOval SK.

Adams announced the transition would mean “the end of all BlueOval SK positions in Kentucky.”

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[–] stevestevesteve@lemmy.world 88 points 4 days ago (6 children)

When did layoffs go from massively shameful and embarrassing, to some kind of "eh it happens" type of thing? A few decades ago a layoff like this would have almost signaled the death of the company but now it seems like everyone does it all the time

[–] TammyTobacco@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago

Jack Welch is the reason.

[–] PoopingCough@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

It was Jack Welch

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 12 points 4 days ago

It was common back in the 80s at least, maybe further back.

[–] jode@pawb.social 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This will tell you everything you need to know about that BS

https://youtu.be/YZv7wc7USQE

[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Jfc, 6min of incessant yapping about shit I could not care less about. I think this is why I can't do podcasts. I was to annoyed by the time they started getting to the point.