Topics regarding layoffs at Wells Fargo & Co.

Topics regarding layoffs at Wells Fargo & Co.

I’m glad you’re angry

I, for one, am happy and elated you are angry. That you are quiet quitting. That you are so upset you sell yourself out every time you speak. I’m happy when you make sh!tty comments, negative comments, speak poorly of people, products, teams... — read more 

Words of wisdom

May 28, 2021 — "Working yourself out of a job gives you the freedom and flexibility - and the confidence - to move on and start something new.". Isn’t that exciting news? Newfound freedom and flexibility! Oh wait, is that 2021? Oh dear. Might this... — read more 

What do managers actually do?

This is a serious question, what are they doing all day? It seems all they do is attend meetings and issue nonsensical edicts, but never actually produce anything of real value, other than cracking a whip. Sure, they'll write mid-years and they... — read more 

Stop taking review personally

Reviews are just a cover for crude layoffs selection. Days of being hard working, dedicated, skilled, experienced, and reliable meaning anything are long gone. These days being good at your job can easily be a disadvantage. Don’t take it personally... — read more 

Mid year review and year end review

When I worked at Wells Fargo, I received a glowing mid year review. Non stop compliments regarding my work from management. My manager told me before diving in that nothing said about me should be a surprise and it wasn't, because I knew that... — read more 

Hey Steve

Look up over there, what are those? Looks like military bo----s in formation Bob. That’s wierd, what are they doing now? Looks like the bo-b bay doors are opening. Ah jeez, what should we do, I’m not sure, but I’m going to stay right here, keep... — read more 

D-mbing down WF tech

Amazing to me how we are d-mbing down code into yaml so it can be handled and shipped abroad. Amazed at how bad these decisions are made so they can get rid of experience and talent. The sinking ship gets lower and lower.

Miserable every day

My team was told 2 years ago that we were getting laid off. Half the team is already gone. It is absolutely miserable logging in every day waiting for our news. We just want to be done. Majority of our team is checked out and ready while the rest of... — read more 

SC Retiring End of Year

Not sure positivity about leadership is every acceptable on this board but here goes. Just wanted to give a shout-out to the Southeast Division leader of branch banking retiring end of year. He’s a great leader and great guy!

Hub vs non hub and tracking

I just moved work location from a non hub to a hub (moved organizational groups too). The hub is further from me but I asked for it and am willing to commute. However I am wondering-how do they track this in context of RTO? How many days am I allowed... — read more 

Wave two layoffs

Anyone know on what date location strategy wave two people who declined the relocation package will be laid off?

Same old story at Wells Fargo

Those who run this place mess up over and over again and we keep paying for it with monthly (if not weekly) layoffs. I used to hope things would get better and it took some time to get out of that mind frame, but now I finally realize this is simply... — read more 

Barnhart center closure

Looks like the cat’s out of the bag… here’s the link from the Oregonian with Wells Fargo involving the recent layoffs. And the end date for Barnhart... — read more 

Why op risk failed at WF

They got an open check book from Charlie and burned it on adding layers and layers of bureaucratic box tickers. All that money spent on documentation inspectors pushed out sensible risk managers from the team. Lack of leadership talent led to loss of... — read more 

On Leave and blindsided by bad review

I'm on my 60 day leave and was completely blindsided by my manager's Needs Improvement review. There are blatant lies in my review. What can I do?

The End is Near

The Eng Manager is asking folks to document the payment platforms when this has never been an issue in the past. Seems to be a high poriority. All this with the US hiring freeze.

When did nepotism become the norm at Wells Fargo?

Accomplishments no longer mean anything. Whatever you do, somebody will take credit for it and since they're in with either your manager or somebody above, there's nothing you can do about it. Yes, I'm bitter and I'm pi---d off. I'm not staying at... — read more 

And here I thought grown-up leadership went extinct

“By far the hottest topic in leadership strategy today is whether AI should be used to improve efficiency by cutting jobs or by increasing outputs. For some, the choice between approaches is obvious. “I would double my output in a heartbeat,”... — read more 

Salem, OR Call Center

This place should have been shut down at least a year ago. It's a dead-weight on the company. I'm almost certain that everyone here wants it closed down. Might as well exit Oregon all at the same time.

Exceeds to meets

I know so many people who where exceeds or continually exceeds who are now rated as meets. What’s up with that? Is it to reduce bonus dollars? In this another Chucky thing???

Job Search and LinkedIn

So I haven't been active much on LinkedIn, but with the threat of layoffs, I am back on the job hunting saddle. Needless to say that app is a shtshow. Question: where do we go for job hunting these days? linkedIN cant be it....

60 Day notice

I was recently laid off , am I able to work during the 60 day notice? Or would that forfeit my severance package?

Hopeless job market

I'm in tech and have been looking for a job for five months and gotten no offers. I have not even had a real interview in six weeks. Applied to both remote and non-remote jobs. I'm facing a layoff soon. Anyone else experiencing this?

Hillsboro

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2024/07/wells-fargo-will-lay-off-95-more-workers-in-hillsboro.html

Charlotte, Nc

I saw a warm act for charlotte. Did the call center get shut down there? It says permanent

Thank you

Anyone getting the feeling that what you do for the company is just not important? Yet you keep coming back day after day, complaining, posting, sweating, worring, boozing. We all want to feel like we’re relevant and important. How does executive... — read more 

Off the August list (

Has anyone heard of changes to plans in Tech? I was told unofficially that I was on the August list but now I am not. The news is devastating and I don’t know what happened. I’d like to know if this is a trend in tech, perhaps due to the fact that... — read more 

RTO

Article about RTO and "coffee badging" at Amazon. https://fortune.com/2024/07/19/amazon-crackdown-rto-holdouts-speaking-employees-not-enough-time-in-office/

Fake reviews

I was given fake reviews by my boss. They fired me after that. I have recorded their misconduct and many violations. I have a case for labor agency.

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