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Laymon has a history of speaking out of turn, apparently to demonstrate his corporate clout.
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First of all, how much corporate clout could a VP of HR have? HR people get relatively little respect from corporate suits, and I'm sure it's worse in domestic auto companies where at least half of the employees are governed by their union, not the company that employs them. Secondly, of all people, an HR exec should know when to keep his mouth shut. What is this guy still doing there if this is his second high profile screw-up? Especially considering his first foul was to immasculate top-brass, who are notoriously ego-driven. I'm surprised this guy isn't getting death threats. This is a great example of executive inefficiency: Ford's employee relations aren't great, so this guy is apparently not doing an outstanding job, yet he's been around for years despite being a P R nightmare. What is going on at Ford?