Money Ford cutting 7,000 salaried jobs under pressure to boost profits, reduce bureaucracy May 20, 2019May 20, 2019Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free PressComments Off on Ford cutting 7,000 salaried jobs under pressure to boost profits, reduce bureaucracy Ford workers opened their email Monday to find a letter from CEO Jim Hackett with details on how many salaried workers would be leaving the automaker.