Originally posted by RTStabler51:
I find it funny that some of you guys find the policy 'stupid' and that you should be able to buy whatever you want. Yeah, you can, and let your wife drive brand X to her work and you drive the Ford to work. If you build brand X, then you should at least one at a minimum one brand X vehicle. If you aren't buying what you are building, why should other people? Its that simple folks.



Not that simple. There are, as is common, two sides to this argument.

1. I can see the point that the employees should drive whatever they wish and not have a privelege revoked for not driving a Ford. Freedom to choose.

OTOH

2. As an employer, Ford wants their employees to have some sort of vested interest in buiding a quality product. How many people have you seen do a job half heartedly. Happens every day. Now if that person knew that the product would/could be used by one of their co-workers or family members, they might be inclined to put forth a bit more conscientious effort. Not only benficial from a product quality standpoint, but corporate image as well.

Both are valid arguments, but conflicting. Frankly, I support Ford & other automakers on this issue. So does the union, which kinda surprised me...

Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.