Job market is terrible now

You wouldn't believe how many talented people are stuck here doing nothing useful because management won't get out of their own way. They constantly override the people who actually understand the details and then act surprised when nothing works... — read more 

Did you do yours?

I received two separate payments today. One appears to be my regular paycheck, and the other shows a gross amount of $500 with a net payment of $150. Has anyone experienced something similar? Could this be a payroll error, a bonus, or some type of... — read more 

I’m planning to submit my resignation tomorrow with same-day notice. Before I do, I want to make sure I’m not overlooking anything important. What are the must-do steps I should take before submitting and heading out? Thinking about things like... — read more 

Big changes in merrill banking. Word on the street is no more banking quotas monthly for 2026. The new scorecard is radically different suggesting concern over the pressure to open more and more and more accounts. Now the bankers are judged solely on... — read more 

I've heard through the grapevine that there are upcoming changes to severance and it's not good. Nobody I've talked to has any more details than that. Has anyone heard anything?

So...anyone else connecting the dots on why we are now heavily pushing Copilot (and all of M365)? Check out Microsoft's smart badge (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw0HBKJlX-w) introduced at the Build Conference 2026. Scary stuff coming!

They're either being laid off or pressured to quit. I don't know what an advantage of getting rid of the best part of your workforce could be either in the short or the long run. Shouldn't we be making sure they remain here? Isn't that what a good... — read more 

This site has become nothing what it was intended to be. Stop with the politics and your “ever so important” and “only you are right” views. It’s a board about employment and layoffs. Can we focus and stop being so childish please? Anyone?? What... — read more 

In TA and it su-ks. I even pray for layoff.

The massive Cinco is occurring in the parking lot at the Jacksonville Florida campus is wild. I can’t believe people park in that parking lot or in that garage. It’s a dead deadly disaster waiting to happen..

Headed to the Deerfield site? Request badge, accessing guardian. Stop reaching out to your peers and admins because it’s obvious that you’re just being lazy as everyone in the company has the ability to request bad access for any site and floor that... — read more 

If you request a meeting that includes an executive leader, then confirm their availability and you send the invite! Don’t turn around to my admin assistant and ask them to send the invite. It’s your meeting you own it and my assistant is very busy... — read more 

Just had a contractor on our team let go and had the vendor tell her that layoffs by EOW next week. Anyone hear of this?

Just read on a local news website that the 800 bldg downtown STL will be going up for auction next month (June). With all the RTO mandates it will be interesting to see if the bank will purchase the building not knowing whomever buys that building... — read more 

The culture that we are getting into right now with teams, and these group pings is absurd. They say it takes 20 minutes to refocus after you’ve been distracted… these silly group pins and constant teams alerts on pinging are so unproductive and... — read more 

I don't know about other markets but here in Charlotte we have far too many people that are assigned to work in the Uptown area but use the Ballantyne office more than they do their assigned building in Uptown. It's definitely, a pain in the rear... — read more 

Refresh my memory, how many weeks we have to be in compliant with WPE before we get a warning notice. Is it 4 out of 5 weeks, 4 out of 6 weeks or 5 out of 6 weeks? And does anyone know what dates this time period starts?

Heard there are changes coming to WPE . What is it, 4 days a week or non consecutive days in the office?

There was a time when I genuinely believed this company valued its people. That feeling is long gone. Now we are just waiting for the next layoff announcement and bracing ourselves to train the people who will eventually replace us. I won't even mind... — read more 

Aaaaand Diego Luna, the centerpiece of Bank of America’s multimillion dollar World Cup ad campaign, didn’t even make the team.

Is anyone in Southern California still working for under $5,000 net a month with this level of stress? McDonald’s is paying close to $4k here. Are people really still staying at BofA for this?

If you are a U.S. citizen and feel you’ve been unjustly treated—whether through biased performance evaluations, wrongful termination, or being passed over for promotions—especially when H-1B workers are in your team, know that there are legal... — read more 

Anyone know if you can notify your manager you will be retiring, notify HR 30 days prior and then take your sabbatical, come back one day and retire?

I hear from multiple sources an announcement will be made end of May, effective after Labor Day. Four days a week in the office if you have an assigned seat. You will have to attest to compliance with the policy. Three non-consecutive days in the... — read more 

This is turning into a zero sum game of attrition. One leaves, one inherits, until they leave, and then the next inherits (meaning, they’ve inherited two in addition to their own). And then they leave…. Eventually the ones who will be leaving, are... — read more 

I am seeing most of the desks are occupied these days. Good to see 80%+ occupancy on most of the floors in charlotte. I have seen most people leaving the office after 4 hours but that's not coffee badging and used to be same pre-pandemic. WPE team... — read more 

Anyone know if memorial holiday Day week will be tracked?

If you work on CA, can you share your experience. Particularly from blended associates who do inbound/outbound. What has been your experience, do you take an even number of calls for both or do you see yourself taking more inbound? How about the... — read more 

Did anyone else get an email on their personal account about qualifying for the class action for retirement accounts from 2016-2020 for Merrill

Laid off from third party today. Phone calls being made, no calendar invite.

Anyone have any info on this.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to Indians to revive working from home, buy less gold and limit foreign travel to deal with a surge in global energy ​prices because of the continuing crisis in the Middle... — read more 

Employer: We are begging you please complete survey. Me: 🖕

If anyone from management or HR is reading this, please don’t change our current WPE policy. BAC does not give compensation increases to majority of the workforce. Flexibility is the one thing keeping us going. If you want people to quit, it will be... — read more 

I used to love coming in on Friday because the office was empty, the manager never showed up, and it was a peaceful productive day. Too many of you are now thinking the same thing and coming in on Friday now and I need you to go away lol. That is... — read more 

Do we see this virus becoming a US issue and potentially another pandemic? Do we think the bank will do something different compared to last time

It’s Sunday and just a reminder you don’t have to live in fear, deal with RTO, the obsessive micromanagement, the constant nitpicking of everything, the extreme cheapness and duplicity. Use whatever resources are available for training and... — read more