Ford

[Yamori]

You are confusing private policies with legal policies Diekan.


They aren't demanding or forcing people to buy Ford cars: they have no power to make people buy their cars or force them to do so - they are saying who can and can't park on their property. It isn't a violation of their rights in the slightest - people don't have an inherent legal right to park on Ford's private property, even if they are employees.

No I understand exactly what the issue is - but I'm being realistic.

Ok, so let's say you're a single person working at Ford. How many cars does a single person typically own? One. So, if that car happens to be a non-Ford product you can't get to work, because you can't park in the fucking parking lot. That IS fucking rediculous.

Let's say you're married and you own two cars. What if one's a Honda and the other is an Isuzu... what then?

What... you're supposed to go out and BUY a fucking Ford so you can go to work?

Yes, again I understand they're not saying you must buy a Ford - but if you don't own one - you seem to be fucked.

I'm not disagreeing that it isn't a stupid and generally mean policy - it won't accomplish much because people don't and can't buy cars regularly enough for the policy to have much sway or practical impact. I was saying it in response to this:

I still say that neither a company, nor the government has any right to tell you what you can, cannot do, but sell, use - as long as it's legal.

I don't see this as an exercise of a company's rights - I see it as an attack on personal liberties. I don't care if Ford owns the parking lot or not. Sinse when is it illegal to buy a Toyota? Ford telling its employees they can only park piece of shit Fords in their parking lots is wrong, period.

That's a pretty clearly stated opinion that their selective parking is a legal (ie: civil liberties) matter rather than just an issue of them being obnoxious fuckwads.

[mofish]

The corporation has every right in the world to inconvenience you, and even destroy your career over personal, legal choices. Obey your master.

I sincerely hope all the workers at that plant that dont drive a Ford are getting together for a massive honkin lawsuit. People need to be fired for this.

[Sorina S]

hhaha, If you worked for Toyota 10 years ago and drove a Chevy to work you'd be beaten with sticks. I love how US business tries to emulate East Asia and gets it rammed up their butts.

If Ford wants to survive they need to put out a viable product in an efficient environment. Worring about who parks what in thier lot is neaderthal. They have the best technology, the best labor force, the best material resources and they can't see what they need to do? All American business has a ton of dead weight at the top. I'd get out the axe and forget about trying to be like Toyota, Mitsubishi and Kia...chop off that dead weight.