I keep watching the RJ Career site and see that for the past couple months there have been well over 500 open positions on the site. There is an option to see the past 7/14/21/28 days and it appears that they are adding on average 70 postings a... — read more 

Does Raymond James charge their employees fees in their brokerage accounts?

I left RJ a couple months ago (maybe longer, maybe shorter since I don't want RJ HR to figure out who I am). I stuck it out for over 10 years (again maybe longer, maybe shorter). I had a good manager but those above him were uncaring paper pushers... — read more 

As devastated as I was when I was laid off last year, it has been one of the biggest blessings of my life. I got a 40% pay increase, now have unlimited PTO & significantly better benefits, work at a fantastic remote-first company, and have had 2... — read more 

How many who are employed at RJ are still trying to get out? The pressure to meet deadlines is crazy especially with very few resources. I’m just trying to keep a low profile while continuously looking. There are a lot of us who are just doing the... — read more 

For as long as I have been working here, a little over 7 years, the atmosphere has never been more toxic than it is now. It's awful what's going on. It has become impossible to work here if you have any self-esteem at all. I don't even believe that... — read more 

It has been a long 12 months for me as well as over 550 other laid off RJ employees. I still am in contact with a few former employees as well as a few still at RJ in IT. Paul should be ashamed of how he handled this. As soon as he saw that RJ was... — read more 

Spoke to a friend still at RJ. There is a full disaster recover test occurring in October. There is great anxiety due to how bad the last one was. Too much brain drain due to the 550 let go last September and the subsequent high number of IT... — read more 

Anyone heard anything?

I have to say I wasted several years here. Everything a new manager came in an application we were working on was re-written. I can't imagine how much money was wasted over 5+ years of the hamster wheel this was spinning. It is almost encouraged to... — read more 

I left RJ (I won't say when since I know for a fact that HR monitors this page) after the big layoff. I was in IT and I will never forget that day nor the days immediately following when IT had the worst incident in years. RJ blamed Oracle but it... — read more 

just did a bit of research on the RJ career website. There have been near 500 open positions for the past month. Looking at jobs posted in the past 28 day it shows over 250. This tells me that people are leaving as fast as RJ is hiring. Turnover... — read more 

I know a lot of people are planning to leave but I've noticed some are so determined to get out as soon as possible that they're not paying that much attention to what they're leaving for. I know it seems right now that anything is better than RJ... — read more 

As of this posting there are 504 job openings at RJ. HR cannot keep up with the demand of all those leaving RJ in droves. What a milestone to know that more are leaving than HR can accommodate. Those of you on LinkedIn can also see the pleadings... — read more 

Well today is the one year anniversary since I was let go by RJ. Of course I wish it never happened but it did. I'm doing ok, just never expected to have been put in this position. I do hope Paul has nightmares. I know his HR department is. I... — read more 

I keep watching the RJ career site and it is steadily growing. Right now there are nearly 500 open positions. I look at some of the history by looking at postings today or yesterday or the past week and see consistent adding of jobs. To me that... — read more 

Folks...it makes me sad to read some of the comments here after a year of the big layoffs. I worked in operations for over 20 years and survived 2 or 3 layoff events and realized I cannot count on this company for financial security. It is probably... — read more 

Thought it might be nice to hear (anonymously of course) on how we have been doing since 9/15/20 when 550 of us were thrown out with the dishwater. For myself after working for RJ for well over 10 years I had the humbling layoff/firing. Loyalty... — read more 

got on at Chase earlier this year..and we've brought in a lot of former Ray Jay folks. At least Chase is loading up on IT folks. My hiring manager asked me what was going on at RJ and thought it seemed kind of weird given what he knew about the... — read more 

now that it is nearly a year I am hoping someone who might know a news reporter can contact them and see if they would do a story on RJ and the 550 let go a year ago. What a great anniversary story. Maybe then Paul could explain why nobody has been... — read more 

I've been watching this site since I was let go, now nearly a year ago. So many people were hurt including me. Many families were stressed and stretched beyond what they should have been. Why hasn't RJ tried reaching out and helping or at least... — read more 

On August 24, 2021, the Board of Directors of Raymond James approved a 3-for-2 common stock split, in the form of a 50% stock dividend. Shareholders of record at the close of business on September 9, 2021 will receive one additional share for every... — read more 

Isn't it great that Paul and the board announced a 3 for 2 stock split. This is of course after 550 of us were let go and after I had to sell my RJ stock to survive. The anger I have with RJ execs is nearly unbearable. I just wish that they could... — read more 

Just looked, 479 open positions. The number just keeps growing. What a slap in the face for Paul, Vin and Bella if the number keeps growing and growing. Nobody with any conscious would want to work at RJ at the moment. Strictly speaking from a... — read more 

Ok, ok, I won't keep you waiting. As of this post there are 466 open positions at RJ. I am looking forward to when we reach 550 which is the number of us laid off on 9/15/20. Wouldn't that be a nice award to see it happen on that day and then for... — read more 

All the Directors, VPs, and SVPs bonuses are definitely going to rebound. That's all they care about is taking care of themselves. The rest.... the loyal peons.... will get their pittance in December, if they don't leave for a competitor that... — read more 

I was just relaxing, having a cup of coffee and thinking about the 15 years I had at RJ prior to getting let go last September. All the good times and all the bad times but through much of it I always had a great attitude with my peers and yes even... — read more 

This is truly the worst I’ve ever seen it. People are either checked out, depressed or they no longer care. What was once a great company has gone downhill and people are showing it with their disinterest, lack of trust and morale. It’s such a sad... — read more 

Just looked, 402 openings on the RJ website. I have been looking every Monday since I was laid off. This is the highest its ever been. Anybody wondering why the list seems to stay so high? Maybe Paul can answer.

Isn't it fantastic that RJ has just announced the purchase of another company and also had an earnings beat. So nice to piggyback all these acquisitions on the backs of 550 laid off people that had their lives tossed upside down. You would think... — read more 

There are currently 401 job openings on the RJ website. I would like to personally congratulate Paul Reilly on reaching this milestone. Couldn't have done it without his laying off 550 people last September causing a disaster with morale and word... — read more 

I wonder how much money and hours of lost productivity happened due to the 550 let go last September. I was one of those let go. I have stayed in touch with a half dozen in IT and they tell me so many horror stories. So many missed deadlines and... — read more 

I understand that RJ is once again bringing in contractors. I wonder if it is due to the bad morale and the fact that nobody wants to work for this company. This morning there were 391 open positions. Paul and his minions created this catastrophe... — read more 

Back in December Paul Reilly had a Town Hall where he stated that they were hiring again and reaching out to some of those laid off to bring them back. Well with nearly 400 job postings currently on the RJ website why hasn't RJ had HR contact... — read more 

A head hunter who I have known in the past contacted me about a month ago just to see how things were. After all the chitchat he told me about some of his experience with RJ recruiters. They didn't come out and say it but reading between the lines... — read more 

I’m going to admit that our BU isn’t up to par. In fact, it is well below it. After that huge layoff last year I knew deep down inside that we were in trouble. There was too much experience and tribal knowledge that we had lost, and so many people we... — read more 

Managers are being asked to ASK if you have been vaccinated . While your team meeting might seem fun and chatty take close attention to the phishing questions. Sounds like IT needs to prep for future projects.

Just curious if any of the 550 laid off went back to RJ. I was approached on the QT by someone still at RJ and asked if I were offered would I consider coming back. This person was someone I used to have respect for but not anymore. It appears... — read more 

Well, I have stopped collecting Florida unemployment. When let go as part of the "package" was commentary that RJ would not fight any unemployment claims so of course I immediately applied. Not only did I get Florida unemployment and Federal... — read more 

Just spoke to a former collogue. He told me there is a disaster test this weekend. First in nearly 2 years. Paranoia is rampant in IT. So much institutional knowledge was lost with the layoffs last September and nobody is willing to go outside... — read more