Not entertaining sh-t anymore and not doing anythjng extra. As someone forced wfh, im not reaping the benefits of any hard work and have watched peers who have no competent cell in their brain get promoted. Now idgaf and will do bare minimum. Staff... — read more
Are you comfortable calling out for mental health reasons at work?
I just can't get myself to do it even when I know I desperately need it.
Eliza jacket
Nothing enrages me more than those mo-rons wearing the Eliza jacket. You’d have to be a new level of 1diot
Understanding The WARN Act: A Survival Guide for Corporations Who’d Rather Not Warn Anyone
How large corporations (purely hypothetically, of course…) elegantly sidestep WARN Act Requirements with the grace of a tax‑optimized ballerina. Dear Valued Human Capital Unit, As part of our ongoing commitment to Transparency™, Integrity™... — read more
Visa sponsorships
I just don’t see why I should be supportive of a foreigner taking the place of an American candidate that is equally or more qualified, speaks the language, and won’t result in brain drain after a few years. These entitled early career applicants are... — read more
Leading Through Transformation: A Painfully Accurate Town Hall Parody
CEO: Good afternoon, Team. I want to thank the 11 of you who were able to join this mandatory town hall on such short notice. We scheduled this meeting early and during your daily commute time so you would be more productive and there would be... — read more
A lesson learned the hard way
I thought moving to a giant like BNY would accelerate my career. Instead, it's stalled it. The regret is so deep I'm actively trying to reverse course after just 18 months. The supposed "prestige" and extra cash mean nothing when you're miserable... — read more
How Layoffs Increase a Company’s State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) Tax Rate
Many are wondering why the company layoffs are being done incrementally and not all at once or in large batch mode. The answer lies in the incentives the bank receives to operate this way. Let me explain. What Is SUI? State Unemployment... — read more
The slow bleed strategy
Most of the layoffs are not in the big rounds, but are happening in small, quiet batches. Combine that with demotions and people quitting, and we've lost so many without any fanfare. The total number of people gone has to be massive. It's a coward's... — read more
College student question salary question
hi all, im a college student applying to BNY. bny doesn’t list it. what is the intern salary pro rated, and rotational analyst salary prorated thanx
"Job eliminated" in 2024, and NOW they want my laptop
My position was eliminated 4th quarter 2024. I did get the 401K match and whatever that fancy word they call severance now, but no bonus, which apparently I could have fought for, but didn't. I was WFH because my location no longer had an office. ... — read more
This feels like a customer service job
i walk in, log into MS Teams, and talk to people who are halfway across the world. i don’t even know what they look like, and most of them are contractors
About to be hired. Do we get a bonus
Do associate levels get bonus? How about senior associate? Finance
Bridget was bad and the new one is horrible
She doesnt know anything!
Let's Go!
Like the song by Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo - "Let's Go" Please see these 4 posts and quotes from other threads. From the Washington Post (April 2, 2023): “Feel free to spill the beans, ex-employees. Your former boss can’t stop... — read more
From the NLRB about "Social media"
https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/employees/social-media-0 From the NLRB about "Social media" "Whether or not you are represented by a union, federal law gives you the right to join together with coworkers to improve your... — read more
From the NLRB about "Concerted Activity"
https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/employees/concerted-activity-0#:~:text=Your%20employer%20cannot%20discharge%2C%20discipline%2C,activity.%20However%2C%20you%20can%20lose From the NLRB about "Concerted Activity" "You have... — read more
From the NLRB (Feb 21, 23): "Board Rules that Employers May Not Offer Severance Agreements Requiring Employees to Broadly Waive Labor Law Rights
https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/board-rules-that-employers-may-not-offer-severance-agreements-requiring From the NLRB (Feb 21, 2023): "Board Rules that Employers May Not Offer Severance Agreements Requiring Employees to Broadly Waive... — read more
From the Washington Post (April 2, 2023): “Feel free to spill the beans, ex-employees. Your former boss can’t stop you.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/02/nlrb-ruling-nondisparagement-agreements/ From The Washington Post (April 2, 2023): “Feel free to spill the beans, ex-employees. Your former boss can’t stop you.” By Jennifer Rubin "... Now, most... — read more
March 2026 Layoff rumor
Does it have any legs? Also heard that they are looking for volunteers. Bit confused. If I express interest, then I am exposing my intent to the management which can easily put me in a PIP or find other reasons and kick me out. If I keep quiet also... — read more
If it’s so bad, why haven’t we lost that many clients yet?
It absolutely IS bad, no doubt about it. Every year things have gotten worse and worse. But from a numbers standpoint, have we lost any major clients or even mid sized clients? Or are we just doing well since the market is up and most of our fees... — read more
Learning to care a little less
I spent most of my career going all in, staying late, fixing things no one asked me to fix. Lately I’m realizing the extra effort rarely changes outcomes or benefits me all that much, it just burns me out faster. I’m trying to do what’s required, not... — read more
Anyone let go in december get severence offer yet?
Was let go in early December, told I would get an offer the start of January but after calling HR I was told I was still an employee for Jan and would get the offer mid to late Jan but have still not received any email from them and doubt Ill be... — read more
401K match is now paid….but the annual schedule su-ks and is a complete scam
So the 401K company match is now in our Voyager accounts, and Robin / leadership no longer mention how they’ve sc--wed us by deferring the payout to January each year rather than with each paycheck. Can’t believe they kept this change in place, and... — read more
If the bosses read this forum, they'd panic
The execs should really take a look at all the posts on here. Half of us are talking about how much we hate it and are looking for other jobs. When your entire workforce is trying to escape, that's a pretty big sign you're doing something wrong.
We are cooked...
There's is around 22k BNY employees in India and 23k in US... The former is increasing while latter decreasing...
Is severance officially maxed out at 4 weeks?
I know a few people that were recently let go in Boston. Rumored be part of the initial phase of the Lake Mary relocation (they relayed to their manager that they had no interest in moving to Florida and that feedback was cascaded up). All of them... — read more
Job eliminated at year end, shafted on the bonus
Just when you think these vultures can't get any lower, they skrewed people out of their hard earned bonus. People worked 11 months of the year, were rated meets, and got the unexpected shaft. So glad I got out of this toxic environment. They will... — read more
Layoffs again?
My boss told me layoffs are coming
Vincent B on Palpatine’s LinkedIn post
I cannot applaud you enough. My sentiments exactly!
When did it click for you that corporate life su-ks?
I remember when I just started working, I was so full of energy and ambition, with all these plans and hopes for my career. I got disillusioned within two years and now I feel sick to my stomach when I think that this is something I'm stuck with for... — read more
EC Changes
More changes at the top. What are these about? Any insight?
RSU question
Admittedly, I don’t know much about the stock market or these RSUs. But whenever I log onto the Fidelity app, it shows there’s 6 RSUs to my credit. I thought it was 10 given to us back in 2023. Can someone explain without being a pr--k?
In Office Scorecard Update
I see the new update, with the new dashboard on MySource highlighting exactly your in office exceptions seperate from other time off (e.g. holidays/sick). Anyone have any insight on how the monitoring may change? Guessing there will be increased... — read more