Thread regarding Truist Bank layoffs

@g7 So someone told they should not drive for medical reasons (i.e. broken leg like my teammate), should take the bus? You fool. Most Truist jobs can be done remotely with no loss of productivity. In fact you work longer hours when WFH.

In major metro areas like Atlanta, the real cost of commuting is measured in time, not miles— you can live 10 miles away and it take 35mins to get to the office (70 minutes round trip). Most teammates I know, live at least 45mins-1.5hrs away from the office! Distance is irrelevant in major metro cities.

@1qh many people who were remote enough didn't need to file an accommodation, since they were already pre-accommodated. Seems hard for some people to understand somehow that there would be a surge in new request due to the above very, very simple premise.

@c9 so you didn't already have a medical condition already noted on file but you will now that you are required to go in the office?

@e0 How do you know how many remote employees there are?

@h3 I can’t see how this won’t evolve into reports showing teammates not logged into the network for at least 8 hours a day, the data is already there, management will just need to request it and then that is when the performance metric will be developed and directly affect bonuses.

@gz There are small offices that do not have badges. I am not looking forward to the day they monitor network logins. Other banks are monitoring network logins and making sure you are there at least 8 hours.

@gp this will be next, they will start with the mandate of 5 days, then they will add on to it to clarify what “in office means” then they will start monitoring how long each teammate is connected to the network and not simply based on badge swipes (since many places only have to swipe in and not out)

@gm until they do like wells and stay requiring you to be connected to the company network for 6-8hrs a day. We all know the top is filled woth WF rejects to it's only a matter of time until that trickles over

Not much will change at our office. Lots of people will still leave at 12 everyday. It’ll just be 5 days instead of 4. Come in at 8 or 9 and then deuces at lunchtime. Swipe and go… sounds like a gas station in a high crime district.

@dm I love all these “medical condition” posts. If you have a medical condition that keeps you from driving, take the freaking bus. Why not do the right thing and just say “I don’t want to come into the office so take this job and shove it, I quit”.

@e0 has it exactly right. Like everything else in life, it’s a trade. If you make me look good then i’ll help you. If you don’t, well…..park on 8.

@a2 of course it will be unfair. If you’re a rockstar employee insisting on being remote, your manager will burn political capital to get you an exception. If you’re easily replaceable you won’t have much leverage. I’m not happy about RTO either, but the number of remote employees is truly staggering and it should have never got to this point.

@dk I feel bad for the accomodations dept. They are going to be flooded over the next several months. I recommend getting your heathcare provider buy-in before going that route. Do you have a medical condition that prevents you from driving?

@c8 i have been listed as remote and not hybrid but i have been with the bank for 25 years, so no offer letter that shows remote. My manager also told me I needed to look into a medical exemption as that was the only thing that could keep me remote.

@d2 Please provide where this can be found? I'm over 35 and required to RTO. We were told 50 so thats a discrepancy.

Well there has been an exception of more than 35 miles since RTO kicked off. The policy is hard to find but it’s there..

@c0 If that was true SunTruist would already have a class-action suit on their hands.

RTO 5 day mandate when AI is ramping up sounds like a plan hoping for teammate self termination instead giving severance packages.

Strategic BS. The top of the house is a revolving door & has been for atleast 5yrs. New person comes in & drags in their own crew. Then we all get to enjoy their latest & greatest spin on things. EL are just like car salesman jumping from dealership to dearship.

same here found another one, going zero to 5! I’ve been told my offer letter saying remote doesn’t matter, they are no longer going by that since status was never meant to be permanent.

I’m honestly shocked, thought when they kept us as remote for the 3 day and the 4 day changes effecting everyone else, we were fine. I’m going to try get a medical accommodation as my manager said that’s the only way they can approve exceptions

@c7 was your original job offer listed as commuter or remote? Does your work style say remote?

@c5 well you found one now. I was sent home to be remote in March 2020 from hBBT, been remote since. My manager just confirmed I am now subject to the RTO 5 days a week. I am going from zero to 5. My resume is being polished right now, guess they will get their wish with me leaving on my own now.

Has current remote teammate actually been asked to return to office? I have yet to find one. To me, this is BAU for everyone except the 4-day teammates who will just lose their much needed flex day.

Absolutely. At Truist, policy execution is a dynamic, decentralized adventure! Leaders celebrate inconsistency and embrace selective enforcement in the spirit of “flexibility.” Chaos isn’t a bug, it’s a feature. “Smoke and mirrors”? More like “strategic transparency.”

Just remember, no clear rules and uneven application of rules basically guarantees a settlement if you want it 🤣

The policy surrounding RTO is that there is no consistency regarding RTO. Some will be fortunate to be remote & some will be beat down to come in the office. And all of this will have nothing to do with job function or role.

@bv powers that be probably wouldn't approve the change of address

Ill move 36 miles away if it means i can work remote. Someone should call HR for clarification.

@bg you tell em boomer!

@bb this was my exact thought! Seems about right for this corrupt culture of power trips and huge egos. I swear a lot of executive leadership was probably picked on in school and now they have have a chip on their shoulder; has to be some explanation as why they seem to get so much joy in sc--wing over us peons whenever they can.

Welp I knew it was too good to last, been driving to Atlanta for 15 years before asked to go remote because I’m 35 miles away. Thought it was most likely temporary when I got nothing official in writing and no changes to salary.

Honestly it never made sense to pay Atlanta salaries to remote people. Now I just wish we’d have the option to take a pay cut to the lower pay band to stay remote. Of course that would never happen

The banks results su-k and you are worried about driving into an office. Hard to make this stuff up. Be an adult and grow up and put your big pants on. Nobody likes complainers and whiners. This encapsulates our results. Excuse makers.

" . . . I see that as not only unfair but inconsistent policy enforcement."

Welcome to Truist! How was your first day?

Our manager will love this control since they love the power. I don't mind working in office personally - but I do feel for teammates who live further away and has a manager who will make you come in out of spite even when you're a top performer on the team.

So... the guy that lives in my neighborhood can be remote based on who he has as a manager but I have to drive in five days a week???

If Truist is applying this RTO mandate one way for certain teams while giving exemptions to others (like allowing some people to be remote based on this 35 mile rule while denying it to others), I see that as not only unfair but inconsistent policy enforcement.