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@OP All very valid points. The feeling is universal and it’s definitely hard when you get put into difficult positions where you have no prior knowledge, don’t know if there is any trust within the team, and you feel like you are the target of blame all the time. #Selfiepic #LifeatBNY

@b0 Someone should put a saddle on all these rodeo clowns and then let's see how quickly the innovation trail begins and ends. The ratings and self-assessments should start right there. Stop with the circus games. The only thing meaningful these clowns can wrangle is a free Starbucks coffee and free donut on donut day Thursdays. About the only things you'll find beneath these dbags is a manure cream pie, a layoff list and a string of broken pillars and principles stacked on top of lies! #LifeatBNY

RV LinkedIn Financial Literacy Post - Green Socks, Red Flags, Zero Trust

BNY’s green‑sock LinkedIn stunt wasn’t tone‑deaf — it was a victory lap. A soft‑focus “look at my humanity” performance from our illustrious CEO while employees report stealth layoffs, collapsing teams, and RTO engineered as a slow‑motion purge. It’s financial‑literacy cosplay from executives whose biggest budgeting challenge is deciding which trust to park their bonus in.

And the benefits list? Employees on this forum have already torn it apart with receipts.

Matching newborn savings
A $1,000 match is meaningless when people are afraid to have children because reorgs hit harder than parental leave. Posters repeatedly note that job security is so fragile that planning a family feels reckless.

Down‑payment assistance
Employees point out that RTO forces them into higher‑cost commutes while raises trail inflation for the fifth straight year. Many can’t qualify for mortgages because BNY’s pay bands — widely discussed on the forum — are below market and frozen in amber.

$0 healthcare for those under $75K
This isn’t generosity; it’s a confession. Thousands of full‑time employees at a global bank earn under $75K. Forum posts consistently highlight that this tier is where burnout is highest, turnover is intentional, and workloads balloon after “efficiency” cuts.

401(k) student loan match
A rounding error. Employees repeatedly describe doing the work of two or three people after headcount reductions. A token match doesn’t compensate for systemic understaffing.

So yes — associates are right to question the CEO’s sock‑based empathy tour. When leadership posts costume‑level symbolism while employees describe exhaustion, fear, and constant headcount erosion, the message is clear and unmistakable:

The socks are green.
The spin is polished.
The workforce is disposable.
#LifeatBNY

#401K #Burnout #EmployeeRelations #Layoffs #WorkforceReduction