Thread regarding Wells Fargo & Co. layoffs

Oh My God - I'm Done!

I knew the Hub and Relo BS was coming, so I've spent all summer busting my tail to get out. Interview after interview, after interview. Finally, I flew to one recently and spent all day there, and before I left they put an offer down on the conference room table. I was almost in tears. I signed it, and it's Remote.

Notice is being sent in 24 hours after I put in for some PTO in my last 2 weeks. I already feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders. Scandal after scandal, drama after drama, one minute you're called being told they're not paying CPG for office space and you're just going to be remote. The next year, you're told you got to move to a certain city and pay for it - because $6 billion in profit a quarter we can't pay for talent to move?! Cheap, cheap, cheap! A disgrace folks. Especially when nobody on my team is going to be in that hub location anyway, but who care if it doesn't make sense since they're not footing the bill, right?! This place is NUTS! They have no respect for anyone's life, career, or anything else.

PUT A FORK IN ME! Charlie doesn't control me anymore, and that's a good feeling boys and girls! I've always been a Team Player and I'm going to make the ultimate sacrifice and take one for the team by quitting! Always was a company man, but I'm not one at this company much longer. My dignity is still intact, barely. I'll dust it off and never think about this place ever again.

Sometimes, I felt like I'd never get out of here! I'm OUT! I feel as good a OJ did when he got out of Nevada Penitentiary with his parole papers. Gonna drink some beer, smoke a lil smoke, and move on!

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Post ID: @OP+1cmxdwgH

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Having Wells on my resume did not hurt my job search.

And after I posted my resume, I got tons of calls/emails.

I work in IT.

And Wells never came up in any interview, and my peers at the new bank have no idea about anything going on at Wells.

Wells is not the center of the universe, don't worry, but it may be one of the worst places to work in IT.

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Post ID: @2eql+1cmxdwgH

Yeah of course we moved to other banks. Mind you we all got 50% raises, permanent work from home arrangements, best team ever!, they match 401k hourly each hour you work, and of course free food delivery all the time. One drawback is that no one will ever hire us because we have Wells Fargo on our resume, and the teller turned engineering manager can see right through that.

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Post ID: @2mah+1cmxdwgH

Where are you guys all leaving to? Another bank?

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Post ID: @2nop+1cmxdwgH

Got out a few months ago, stop by here to check on friends.

Yeah, it's a pretty good feeling.

I have waited a few months before deciding if the new job is a good fit, it feels too good to be true.

It's a bunch more money and so far, a much better job.

I think the WF experience was just that bad that I'm having trouble believing the new place is real.

I know there will be some ups and downs, but I doubt they'll be like WF.

Good luck everyone.

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Post ID: @1ypx+1cmxdwgH

When I got my new gig, I made an unprofessional comment to my manager and got shown the door the same say. So I got cash for my PTO -- as well as a couple of weeks pay. That bridge had already been torched for months, so I literally had nothing to lose.

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Post ID: @1lay+1cmxdwgH

"A small grin could be seen from Charlie's face."

Yes, he does have kind of a slimy perma-grin.

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Post ID: @1oex+1cmxdwgH

I too escaped back in May - congrats!

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Post ID: @1yhn+1cmxdwgH

Sounds like WF will be better off without you.

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Post ID: @1tcv+1cmxdwgH

I was having lunch downtown last week. with a senior business associate. We discussed our challenges on the job. He had many, so did I. But I fervently went on to express how much I really appreciated what the Board's policies have done for the Wells teams especially over nearly the last 2 years. A small grin could be seen from Charlie's face.

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Post ID: @1dft+1cmxdwgH

Make your last day 9/7 if you can. You will get 2 roughly 2 more PTO days if you've been there 3 years plus the holiday. Congratulations on the exit. I got out in February. Weight down, blood pressure under control. No more sweatshop!

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Post ID: @1mlh+1cmxdwgH

Did the same recently and feel great about it. Chuckles and anyone worth their salt actually agree on one thing: just GTFO

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Post ID: @1gql+1cmxdwgH

Very good! I am out too and it feels good to leave the woke karens to thier dumpster fire of a company.

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Post ID: @sqx+1cmxdwgH

Congratulations!

I'm a sicko or something because I thrive on this chaos like a maniac

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Post ID: @zsg+1cmxdwgH

Good for you! Hope your new gig will be nothing even remotely close to this circus on steroids!

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