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Sucks when your actions come back and bite you in the ass.

Worth pointing out that the primary source of the article’s quotes clearly didn’t vote for this, though presumably quite a few of her co-workers did.

Halee Hadfield said the timing couldn’t be worse.

“My wife has prescriptions that she has to get refilled monthly, and without health insurance, she’ll miss out on what she needs,” she said. “I already have Indeed open on my phone—what other choice do I have?”

Hadfield estimated the impact could hit around 1,800 people when counting commuters and relocators, warning of a “significant drain” on the area.

“Executives like Michael Adams will be fine, but the vast majority of us won’t. You voted for this.”

Thanks Sean Fain

Ford is saying they’re retooling for a different model and resuming operations in 18 months, and expecting to need more than they fired. I’m not sure where they will get the personnel, unless they expect these folks to be so desperate for a job they’ll trust Ford again.