BofA is no longer what it used to be, but I still enjoy my job. It's hard, because they overwhelmed us with more work than ever, but I kind of put up with it all because I love what I do. Unfortunately, there are many who no longer enjoy their job?
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Just to add what @qby+1dS0FYGG said, find your purpose outside of work, volunteer if you have the time and/or spend every second with your loved ones. Take them out now and then to ball games, parks, campings, skiing. Earn and give yourself that prize. BoA and management will not give them to you (unless of course you're in clique and a favorite).
The bank will eat away at your soul each and every day if you have any moral standard. That said, my experience has been that all large companies are that way. I have stayed many many years for a couple of reasons.
- I have found it fairly easy to move around so when I got totally fed up with an area, I moved to another. I know that is not everyone's experience.
- The devil you know is just easier than the devil you don't and after a point you just look up and have been here forever.
I never intended to stay, it just happened.
I no longer love my job (have loved many of them for a while) but this time I'll just retire rather than moving.
I've also mostly been Exceeds/Exceeds so I definitely worked harder than I needed to and ultimately that makes no difference to anyone other than you. No huge bonuses and definitely no big raises. If you find joy and take pride in your work....that's great. But you get pride no prize. Mgmt really doesn't care as long as you show up and don't make them look bad.
The longer you work here the less you will enjoy your job.
I love my job and I love daddy Brian
I'm not happy with how BAC handled my career after 17 years. I was just offered a fully remote position for $225k base. Needless to say, I accepted it....about a 35% bump.
Know that there are employers out there strongly searching for tech talent....the worker is empowered
So weird, I was just thinking about posting a thread about how I love my job and I came to check this site and here is your thread. Freaky.
If you knew how underpaid, undervalued and overworked you are compared to an employee working for a company that actually prioritizes the health and well-being of its employees, not just its shareholders and leadership, you may feel differently. Even if you do truly love your job, do yourself a favor: update your resume and research/apply to external opportunities. You may be surprised to love a new job. ;-)