If you had to guess how the negotiations went down, you might imagine something like this: BNY Mellon strolling into town with the confidence of a Fortune 500 landlord who knows exactly how many jobs, leases, and tax dollars the state would prefer... — read more
Peakon
My manager called a team meeting for the tool to submit anonymous feedback upwards We were told that our feedback was “too negative” and that we needed to be more positive going forward or else comp would be impacted. There are already tons of... — read more
Live From 240G: The Great People Team Pep Rally (Attendance Optional)
Energized — or at least pretending to be — by the first global People Team town hall of 2026, the leadership proudly announced it was “hosted live from 240G.” What they didn’t mention was that 240G looked like the cafeteria equivalent of a pep rally... — read more
This is private equity
RV joins the company, lays people off, reduces benefits, saves on costs, and raises service fees. Once the stock price goes up, he’ll sell his shares and leave
Wall Street’s opinion. Different than EC’s daily mantra
Market Cap: $78.91 billion Tracing its roots back to 1784 when it was founded by Alexander Hamilton, BNY (NYSE:BK) is a global financial institution that provides asset servicing, wealth management, and investment services to institutions... — read more
GP&T Enablement Team Leads and Manages
What is going on with GP&T Enablement lately? The team leads and managers basically won’t answer emails, they bail on meetings and when any responsibility comes their way, they immediately say their team aren’t the right ones to handle. They’ve... — read more
Fireside Chat
Who’s going to be the brave soul to ask if and when we can work from home or raise our salaries to combat high gas prices?? Thank you for your contribution :)
NFL Draft / Pittsburgh commuters
Why have all other financial institutions and businesses in downtown notified their employees to work from home throughout this month due to the road closures and parking closures but there’s silence from BNY? Not only are road closures already... — read more
The misery machine
This is the most miserable and unpleasant workforce I have witnessed in my career; Mckinsey's magnum opus of misery is the hallmark and extent of attention RV has given BNY culture. If you stay long enough at BNY you will become ghouls like our... — read more
Appeal to the Spies
We all know this site is reviewed by the anti-People Team, so, genuine question - When is someone going to tell numbnuts RV that, outside his gilded bubble, gas prices are going through the roof (even worse outside US). If only there was a tried and... — read more
Toxic culture and no psychological safety for anyone to speak up
This site is loaded with comments of actual and observed layoff behaviors. Check the new and active discussions if you are new to this site. BNY does not announce layoffs since their goal is to circumvent federal and state WARN Act notification... — read more
Retroactive Policy for RTO
I read on another thread that individuals have up to 30 days to update their RTO days if someone mistakenly missed putting in a WFA/PTO/Sick day. Is that written anywhere? Is this new? I was let go in 2025 and one of the reasons was that I did... — read more
Pennington Site Closure - Zero Communication Since October
Does anyone have any info regarding what they plan to do with those folks who are currently based in Pennington? Will all be forced to Jersey City or NYC? Will there be a new site in PA that is an option? Will some be let go when the site closes? ... — read more
Formal Summary of Employee‑Reported Concerns Related to Wrongful Termination and Layoff Practices
Public employee discussions on forums like this reveal several recurring concerns that individuals cite when pursuing wrongful‑termination claims or requesting class‑action investigation into workforce‑management practices at BNY. While these... — read more
Is there any news about layoffs ?
I understand that this board provides a channel to vent and criticize senior management and their methods. At the same time, this is to provide any information / rumors (that has legs) about impending layoffs. Of late, I do not see any news here?... — read more
Extra bonus for Robin
Did anyone else notice RV gave himself a $50mm bonus on top of salary and stock options in March 2026? A 258% increase in Y/Y not too bad. But, I am sure the remaining staff will get a pizza party. The greed coming out of leadership is truely next... — read more
What I like about BNY
As an analyst it’s pretty obvious what the company tries to hide from you. Before I left last year I was getting paid 40 hours a week to practice interviewing, suggest other analysts do the same
Ethical Leadership and The Crumbling Pillars of Strategy & AI
If you ever needed proof that ethical leadership is the load‑bearing pillar of any functioning organization — especially one trying to execute strategy or implement AI — look no further than the heralded halls of 240G. It serves as a cautionary tale... — read more
WallStreetDiscriminates.com
If you haven't visited this site (WallStreetDiscriminates.com) you need to. Post to the site if you have a story to share. I'm working on drafting mine. Using these info from Forbes: Women account for roughly 30% to 35% of workplace bullies. ... — read more
From
Remember once upon a time ago 240G (240 Greenwich St.) used to be 101 Barclay St? Has the address change the bank’s solution to side step being a privately owned public space (POPS)? BNY is supposed to allow 24 hour public access to the lobby, and... — read more
Vincent B is back
Go check out Robins latest post on LinkedIn, Vincent's back...laying out how things really are at BNY.
What I Dislike About BNY
Unethical Leadership Brown nosers Everything else That's all. Thank you.
What I like about BNY Mellon
There is a lot of negative sentiment here, so I want to focus on the positive stuff and why I appreciate BNY: 1) 7% 401K match - more than most financial services firms (for example, Morgan Stanley gives 4%) 2) Pretty generous vacation entitlement... — read more
Fuel shortages coming - WFH returns?
Several countries have already run out of gas. Gas will soon be $10 a gallon if you can get it. Mandatory gas rationing coming. WFH will return sooon.
The Agentic Platform
Welcome BNYs new Agentic Platform! Here you get to help create your very own AI employee that will eventually take your job! This place is a joke.
2 Red periods on RTO (UK)
Hi, I have a team member (UK), and she now has 2 periods in last 6 months where she been 1 day short on RTO and therefore she is red twice on the dashboard. What will the consequences be for her. She just got a confirmation of standards previously... — read more
New AI story with RV interview
https://www.businessinsider.com/bny-managers-teams-humans-agentic-ai-digital-employees-robin-vince-2026-3
April Layoffs
Has anyone heard anything about April layoffs?
What happens after analyst role
After analyst two year rotational program what happens to most people? Do they get promoted to associate ? Senior associate? Vp?
Do people still think performance reviews actually matter?
They're just a cover for building layoff lists. So definitely don't ki-l yourself for this lousy bank. Won't make a difference.
Quitting in July
If I take PTO leading up to my last day and return my badge, laptop, and other equipment before that PTO starts, will I still be paid for those PTO days, or would my access be deactivated immediately and my pay stop at that point?
Heard 4500 to be laid off in May
Is there any truth to this? This is roughly 10% of the workforce. Heard it was AI related (same as other companies are saying - fire thousands of people to invest in AI). There is now even a freeze for hiring contractors. Makes me sick working here.
Notice requirements for VP, SVP, D when leaving
Anyone know what the notice requirements are for VP, SVP, Director when giving notice? I know it's not 30 minutes like when being riffed.
Wealth Solutions
Thoughts on the wealth solutions restructure?
People team openly sc-mmy
I sit near the “people team” at one of our locations and there’s a very loud male employee who openly talks about “lowballing” candidates and mocking them for asking questions about return to office. You’re all low life henchmen and women for this... — read more
Expense Control
I am glad that my manager has kept my merit increases at a average of a reasonable 2% for the last few years so that we could 1) increase shareholder value, 2) keep staffing expenses manageable and 3) fund higher salaries for the top two executives... — read more
The reality check
Nobody's job is safe here. Not the top people (outside of the C-suite), not the new people, not anyone. You should always know what else is out there. Update the resume, look at postings, keep a feel for the market. I'm not saying interview every... — read more
BNY Academy Awards Nominee List
This Award is given to the members of the management team or any projects with the intent of a) keeping the staff continuously underpaid because of their bloated salaries and b) any project that is directly related to attributing to further layoffs. ... — read more