Trio of things to never do. 1. They will always lay you off after you relocate. 2. and 3. And if you know of misconduct or corruption never go to HR or call the ethics hotline they're for the purpose of singling out employees to destroy them. Take the evidence to law enforcement or major news outlets.
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Be careful who you raise your hand to.
I called out a clear issue / omission that my manager made on my year-end review to an HR contact who led me to believe that they were on my side and appreciated my speaking up. I was terminated 4 months later.
It's why I left. High IQ/EQ. Never went to HR. Still traumatized. Management was useless. Done with Corp America. Such unprofessionalism at WF.
agree @2hgq+1id6tXKm Classic move, antagonize fellow employee until HR is involved. Demonize the other party then play the victim. The patsy management will do whatever they can to quiet the "noise" playing right into the scheme. I watched this happen to two of my teammates by the same popular person with two different managers. Their careers were toast and ended up being let go in the next layoff round. They both ended up with better jobs, so in the end they got the last laugh and WFC continues to swirl in the bowl.
A great passive-aggressive move is to rile up your team mates about things that bother them, and then encourage then to ask HR for guidance.
H/r is not for the employee. Running to them when you have a problem will make it worse. That much I agree. People will tell you to go to h/r to make a complaint. Don't. do. It.
Trust your skip manager.
That's weird, I relocated 4 years ago and haven't been laid off yet. If it happens it happens, I'll find somewhere else to work. In the meantime they'll be paying severance for a while!
I have no opinion about the relocation question, but I do know that going to HR is ALWAYS a mistake.
Just. Don’t. Do. It.
The person who brings the problem IS the problem. Always. No exceptions.
As for the ethics line, I would only consider calling anonymously from an untraceable burner phone. I have no experience with with the ethics line, but I do know better than to ever trust Wells Fargo.
Ok, thanks for the advice. Now go away.
I'm a remote worker who recently relocated, and if the bank thinks I'm less valuable than an in-office employee, I'd say that's discriminatory.
Also if someone is seriously harassing and threatening you never to to HR but the police and file a restraining order against them.
Those are 3 valid points.
People relocate all the time with no problems. Calling HR though is asking for it, they work for management and the company, they're not there to look after your interests. The ethic hotline is perfectly fine to call. If you feel uncomfortable, just give them no personal info. I've called them a number of times on questions where i didn't want to lose my job if i didn't call them. You will have zero issues. Stop spreading falsehoods, its not good for employees, customers, the company.
I agree.