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Anyone else hearing rumors about the Michigan site closure?

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·9h ago·1 comments
Is anyone actually surprised about the Fennville situation? I’ve been tracking the internal chatter since the start of the quarter, and it’s always the same story: 'efficiency optimizations' and 'realignment.' My manager keeps trying to sell the narrative that this is an isolated incident due to shifts in demand for specific product lines, but we all know better. Looking at the broader Q3 trajectory and the cost-cutting mandates coming down from Chicago, this feels like a systematic thinning of the herd. If you look at the recent leadership memos, they aren't even pretending that growth is the primary goal anymore; it’s all about protecting margins at the expense of headcount. I’m currently looking at my internal projects and half of them have had the budget slashed or deferred to Q4. It makes you wonder how deep this really goes. Are there other regions facing similar 'realignments' that haven't been leaked to the WARN notices yet? If you’re in a plant that’s been quiet lately, watch your back. The corporate messaging is getting thinner by the day.

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·9h ago

It’s honestly exhausting watching them recycle the same 'efficiency' script every time they prepare for a site closure. I’ve been through two consolidations with this company already, and it never ends with just one location. Once corporate starts talking about 'realignment' and 'strategic shifts,' the writing is usually on the wall for everyone else in the manufacturing network. They prioritize the bottom line over the workforce every single time, regardless of how much profit those specific lines were generating. Don't buy the narrative that this is an isolated incident; it’s just the start of the next phase of cuts.