There are people in my office who have been saying that we will receive close to a nine percent raise if we exceed. Is this insane talk or can someone please verify? This has to do with the current state of the economy, or inflation.
Came into an empty office again
I hear rumors about compliance etc but every time I come in I’m pretty much the only one here vs pre-covid our floor was completely full and people couldn’t even find a flex cube. I just come in once a week and leave around noon just like all the... — read more
Finally heard something from management
My manager finally said something about days in the office. She has been cool and not babysitting us but today she told us it is being closely monitored now by higher ups.
Salary Percentage increase
What was your historical salary increase percentage from promotion? Manager told me about that going to promote me after year end.
I had a dream last night…
Back story: I have worked at Wells Fargo for years and often witness questionable practices and decisions due to cost-cutting, pressure to make profits, competition, system inadequacies, denial, hardheadedness, lack of knowledge, inability, greed... — read more
RTO Apocalypse
The next few months are going to be interesting. Compliance is getting worse, not better, and Chucky is almost certainly going to throw a tantrum over this irrelevant metric. My guess is, in 2023 job abandonment policy will be edited so it can be... — read more
Life After Wells Fargo. relax and enjoy your new life
I wanted to summery my experience after being laid off from Wells Fargo on Dec 1st 2020. Its been 2 years so I would like to pass on my perspective of my experience through the event. I was notified in a brief ad-hoc meeting with my manager where... — read more
December layoffs
First 2 weeks of December will be layoffs right before the tech change freeze. It sucks to be fired before Xmas.
DealBook Summit
https://cryptonews.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-will-speak-at-conference-alongside-ukraine-president-volodymyr-zelensky-and-us-treasury-secretary-janet-yellen-despite-ongoing-ftx-investigation.htm I normally don’t post often, but this disturbed me... — read more
Wells Fargo Layoffs 2023
If the economy turns around, do you anticipate any Wells Fargo layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
Pandemic: A realization?
Boomer dad explains why no one wants RTO. Did the pandemic wake us from our mental stupor? I always thought public education was bad… Is this an example of... — read more
WFA Layoffs
Is it true that WFA in St. Louis has experienced some 400 layoffs over the last two weeks?
RTO Security issues.
After reading about what that Walmart manager did to his own team members, really concerns me about the lack of security in our own buildings. I won’t go back to the office unless our buildings have airport quality security.
Thankful I don't work at Wells Fargo anymore!
Today, I'm grateful I don't work at Wells anymore. What a toxic work environment, totally sick. I worked my azz off there and was nickeled and dimed for ridiculous daily limits on food per diem that was way out of touch with the cost of travel in... — read more
Thankful
This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for this forum for providing a much needed place to vent away from the “water cooler” and for sourcing much more valuable information than I could ever get from my management.
Wells Fargo charged borrower $40,000 in excessive legal fees, judge rules
Wells Fargo charged excessive legal fees to a borrower who sought to pay off a commercial mortgage, wrongfully increasing the amount that he owed by $40,000, a Florida court... — read more
Will there be more layoffs before the end of the year?
I'm asking about any major rounds that might be planned. I believe the answer is no, but it wouldn't hurt to get confirmation.
Charlie Company Executives
As a send - over, retread , fall out exec formerly under JD Speak warmly of your new CEO Dress up, hair in place, teeth brushed, and smile for your profile shot Even though you are not, appear to have a grasp of what you're doing Send out all... — read more
2 calls and 3 texts
I am trying to think of the emergency scenario where I would need to be contacted and respond within about an hour. There is nothing I do in my job where that would be necessary.
BCP TEST?
Why now and not during work hours? I’m always worried we are going to get hacked and I may answer the BCP text and now my bank accounts are empty. LOL. I wish they’d give us a warning.
Managers - start pushing leaders to open the ability to volunteer for layoffs
I would even take less severance that was ordinarily expected. WF pays too much and has such little accountability that people who hate it here are going to stick around and collect checks. Few are going to leave voluntarily without another job... — read more
The WellsWare store has the swag you love!
Wear it in public -- if you dare!
Offshore team is a disaster
Half my team is now outsourced to the Philippines and it’s a headache working with them. First I have like 2 hours of overlap with them due to time difference and they never want to show up to meetings. Second they just don’t know what they’re doing... — read more
Bonus targets?
What is everyone seeing when it comes to bonuses? Our pool is down about 10%.
Is anyone actually complying with RTO?
My building in Minneapolis is a ghost town…some people that used to come in haven’t returned. Others are coming in maybe once or twice a week and not for a whole day. On my team it’s not tracked but I still come in once or twice weekly and feel like... — read more
What’s the point of flex cubes when the buildings are empty?
I have to lug all my stuff in and out of the office and every time I come in I have to walk around finding a cube each morning that isn’t missing equipment and isn’t dirty as he-l. Half the cubes on my floor have no keyboard/mouse/phone/headset, so... — read more
d-mb question regarding 60 day NON-working notice
If I accept a new position outside the company during this time, do I continue to receive normal paychecks from Wells? The paperwork says I can cash out my severance but I don't see anything about starting a position outside the company while still... — read more
All or none
I know some teams are still working from home with no consequences. I'm happy for them, but if we're told that everybody has to be at the office a certain number of days then it should apply to everybody. Either let us all fully WFH or force... — read more
Lyft receipt forwarding with concur
Does anyone know if the Lyft receipt forwarding integration with concur works.
Is WFB = Dunder Mifflin
Just asking...
Q: Have You Had Any Pay Adjustments in 2021 and 2022?
Hello All - I work in the IT department of a Fortune 500 company who is not a competitor. I wanted to see if I can learn what other Fortune 500 companies did in 2021 and 2022 in terms of adjusting pay due to rising inflation. My company did... — read more
Is Dr. Bert Still Around?
If so, what do his job duties consist of nowadays with COVID no longer a big deal? I’m guessing his total comp is around 1.5 million or so? I hate to single a guy out, but it seems to be from a business point of view that there could be a cost... — read more
Covid Positive
Just tested positive for Covid and feel like garbage. How long do I get to WFH?
References when applying internally
The post about references when laid off (below) made me think of this question: What can be said from one manager to another when an internal candidate applies for a internal job? In other words, we hired a gal from another department and it was... — read more
References after being laid off
Does Wells Fargo have a policy regarding references? Are managers allowed to provide references for employees who were laid off?
WF missed the memo on raises
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/18/success/salary-raises-2023/index.html Get ready for bigger paychecks: Record high increases expected in 2023 Employers are planning to increase their salary budgets by 4.6% next year, the highest expected annual jump... — read more
I wish we could edit our comments
On this, The Layoff site, when you post a reply to a comment, you can't go back and edit like a lot of sites. That really bites because I said something really negative about CS. After realizing how it would sound to others and with a good deal of... — read more
Any news on the employee organization that is organizing to be organized?
You know what I mean. Any news?
Will Twitter layoff board outperform Wells Fargo's?
I understand since Elon waved his magic layoff wand, The Layoff Twitter is huge. I thought we were the King of the Hill. It was nice knowing y'all.