Go here https://www.forbes.com/lists/employers-culture/ and tell me I'm not seeing things. Edward Jones in at No. 21?

I think about all the talented people who have left this place not through layoffs but on their own. So many of them left because of ego clashes or small misunderstandings that could have been resolved if anyone had just acted like an adult. Treating... — read more 

Is it me, or is EJ making absolutely terrible experienced FA hires? I have met a few and most have not brought over significant assets and probably were on their last leg at the firms they came from. One actually said that they joined EJ because... — read more 

Has anyone noticed the updates to our dress code? I’m curious if HBAs will be required to comply???

Does anyone know if there are specific employment attorneys working with Edward Jones associates? I am being set up to be let go, probably so they won’t have to pay out the large amount of severance I would be due.

What are the odds Penny installs a badge out keypad by June 1st? I hope everyone here is actively looking at the job market. Not every company feels the need to babysit their employees.

I've stopped learning people's names. By the time I figure out who reports to whom, they reorganize again and everyone moves. It's been three or four restructures since I started. None of them made anything better.

I’ve been thinking ELT is setting everything up for a merger, for awhile now. But lately I’ve started to wonder about a spinoff instead. All this talk about segments… core, new to wealth and high net worth. Think there might be a plan to create the... — read more 

We are a much worse place with significantly more terrible, weak, shallow, and insecure leadership than when the COVID pandemic hit in early 2020. Im nervous that if the hantavirus becomes a pandemic that these human skinsuits will not react well or... — read more 

This woman and ELT seem to be working non stop to find every way possible to make our jobs and lives harder on purpose for no reason other than greed and contempt for the very people that keep this ship afloat. Is there nobody at the top level that... — read more 

I assume we’ve done away with this survey for obvious reasons. Anyone have any info on if they will ever hear our complaints again?

After the events of the last 24 months (RTO, layoffs, offshoring circa 2002, HBA elimination, etc.), I find myself asking on a regular basis, "is the ELT actually this stupid?" I mean, they're using short term tactics that reek of the early 2000s to... — read more 

Apparently a “relocation survey” is going out tomorrow to HBAs, to gauge their interest in moving to STL. Another ER push?

New title? New level?

Any news on this?

Anyone out there who quit, were VSP, ISP(Rule of 70) and didn't go to another financial firm, keep the LP at EJ?

His 1ST skill listed is " FLYING".. Good luck to all who opt to stay for the show.

Has anyone been watching Steifel? Their HQ is in STL, and rumors are flying that they're getting ready to sell or merge. They recently sold off their independent channel, but for no real reason. It had to be for more than debt reduction. The... — read more 

Are the brand marketing people safe? There is so much to be done but not enough peeeeeeeeps. They keep piling on contracter roles no one is safer it seems like. What we do?

Can anyone who has been ISP'd tell me the severance differences between the VSP and being ISP'd? My position is about to be terminated. I was offered the VSP but didn't take it because Im nowhere near retirement. I know the VSP offered 2 weeks per... — read more 

I retired last year and I cannot tell you how good it feels. No meetings, no politics, no layoffs, no pretending to care about things that don't matter. I don't miss the circus at all. Not one part of it.

For nearly twenty years, I built my career at Edward Jones. I didn’t just work there. I grew up there. I stayed because I believed in it. Not just the brand or the client promise, but the culture. This was a firm where legacy meant something. Where... — read more 

A lot of people who were not here ask how was EJ different pre-2019. A few callouts: JW cut $100M+ out of the budget to avoid layoffs during the ‘08-‘09 crisis. PP wants to layoff home office associates to capture millions in what she sees as... — read more 

I once heard PP say in private that one of the the firm's biggest problem is over retention of underperforning associates. Did ER solve this? A lot of talent has walked out the door and im still surrounded by id--ts.

After over 20 years of being loyal to this — barely recognizable firm — the writing is on the wall for me. My leader couldn’t make it any more obvious he is trying to make me quit. I’ve given this firm so much of myself. There were times when I was a... — read more 

As the title says, make sure you are leaving honest reviews on places like glassdoor. I personally look at companies that are within the top 100 best companies to work at. It is a joke that EDJ is in the top 100. So make sure you are posting to get... — read more 

I can't afford to be laid off so I'm doing all I can to improve myself, but the feedback I get changes depending on who I talk to or even what day it is. Something that’s fine one week suddenly isn’t the next. It makes it really hard to know where I... — read more 

Yesterday I heard another ER announcement was going to be made. Now that it's out. The Amplify article is straight corporate spin

To my dear, hardworking US Associates, I am reaching out today with a heart full of "purpose" and a strategy full of "synergy." As your Managing Partner, I’ve been reflecting on our commitment to being a "human-centered" firm. And what is more human... — read more 

I just got my total rewards statement plastered with the swollen face of our “HR Chief” bragging about our “total rewards program”. PLEASE!! Pathetic base pay (not tested against market norms since 2019?), finance using merit increases to fund... — read more 

How? I’ve commented before that I am fully aware that these awards are bought and paid for. As in the firm has a whole apartment deck to applying for these awards every year in a massive budget set aside to start writing the check for the... — read more 

Has anyone spoken to their manager about the rule that we have to be in the office 8 am to 5 pm! My wife and I are trying ti figure out how to do school drop off and pick up without incurring the expense or before and after programs.

Does anyone have a logical answer as to why my team has to have their T1 reviews sent in by 4/14 when T1 is still not completed and bonuses don't pay until June? I swear this place just like to d1-k up things to see how we respond.

New to company and given where the world sits in a crazy climate, is it safe to say what holiday you are taking off for? Passover, rosh hashana? Is there antisemitism?

Anyone working on a campus expecting to have to swipe out of the building at the end of the day? I hate to think this is the next move, but I wouldn’t be surprised.

You’re not viewed as an investment, you’re treated as a cost to be managed. That distinction is intentional. This isn’t leadership, it’s management in its most short-sighted form. There’s no real vision here - only a fixation on near-term optics and... — read more 

In one region, they have laid off or fired BOAs 3x (that I know of ....there could be others) within the last year. Pattern: All women over 50. All single wage earners, worked at EJ for several years and one was getting ready to retire in September... — read more 

Saw it and thought oh what’s this. Yay so excited for further micromanagement Intradiem Desktop Experience is a, agent-facing application that extends Intradiem's real-time automation platform to employee workstations. It monitors activity... — read more 

The Almighty JD Power has blessed the firm today with the top spot. Jonesnet spouts confetti when you open it. Penny raves in an 8+ minute video. But my favorite part of the day was an email from KJ - our great ELT leader. “To help us amplify and... — read more 

How come this Marketing peeps at HO has so much to do and not a team to do it? For designers there for elite program is not fed well and not that Programs either.