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Does anyone know how the BAC partnership with the India finance company benefit us?

I am being told by my band 3 managing director that Merrill will be 4 days in office, regardless of location or office/assigned seat/flex seat. Client facing areas may be 5 days in office if they are not already.

We used to get a gift card or something for completing the get active challenge are we not getting anything this year

Could someone please clarify how the “4 good weeks out of 6” policy is measured? If it is tied to the 3‑days‑in‑office requirement, does that mean I would only need to be in the office 12 days over a 6‑week period (4 weeks × 3 days)? Our team... — read more 

Would that work to not comply with new RTO and drag it out as long as possible till they terminate me or lay me off. Would this set me up for a possible layoff package and I could get unemployment benefits?

Wow Bac invests 250 billion on various entities. Also partners with India finance company. Thanks for working your a-s off as the company looks elsewhere . Don’t forget to follow the new RTO rules.

Does anyone have manager-level insight into the new WPE policy? My manager gave a presentation that was clearly built with Copilot based on what they learned in manager training, and the rules seem pretty aggressive. For example, even if your kid, a... — read more 

Anyone else reached that magic stage of corporate where no one knows what you do including you? Responsibilities evaporating. is this job security , organizational incompetence or a layoff load screen

What's the point of all of these recruiting and connection events they're doing for interns, new employees etc. they are just going to be working the same dead end jobs we are, one day here gone the next, or one day working on a project next day... — read more 

I came to BOA a few years ago from another big bank. Everyone I work with here seems to be vapid, boring and uncreative.

If you are not in a hub location I suggest you start looking for a new job. Hub locations are a lot of them by area but LOB but if you are in a satellite office you will be forced back in

They are actively happening. They are steering non client-facing people into client facing roles. They need people to work in the branches. Right now it’s a gentle nudge. Next year, it’s going to be far more aggressive with additional role... — read more 

Anyone have any tips on upcoming layoffs or planned layoffs associated with the September 14 WPE tracking? There is usually a big one in March, we might have another one sooner. WF just had a big one earlier this week

Finally I don't have to deal with pointless meetings and tolerate toxic bosses or incompetence. Life on the outside is beautiful.

I know this is a slightly stupid question but the new WPE email says “employees must work in office through the course of their normally scheduled hours” so for most people I assume 9-5? Does anyone know if there’s any actual monitoring rules like... — read more 

What happened to that sh-t? 🤷🏻‍♂️

I don’t know who makes these stupid decisions, but this is ridiculous. Absolutely insane and inefficient. It’s no secret that M3 65 has nationwide problems and significant issues with their service, delays, errors, etc. It’s a problem when my... — read more 

Whatever happened to that bullsh-t?

Looking to transition from Merrill to possible portfolio manager 1 position in the private bank. Does anyone know much about PB these days?

It's such a simple concept that's been proven true over and over again: treat employees like they matter, and they'll make a difference. But when you treat people like cr-p, even if it's just some, everyone notices. The respect you lose isn't just... — read more 

Got the email about survey results for Ops. None of the areas for improvement cited garbage pay. None of you wrote about that? Wild. Unless they ignored that complaint. And they would never do that.

I heard the original announcement - 3 non consecutive days for cubes, 4 days in office for offices, attest to all day - is being made next week with start date of Sept 14. HR previewed the announcement for HR employees this week.

Only Americans will be laid off. H1B and other visa types are a legal obligation, and are expensive to hire, rehire and layoff. So, it is better to be as a H1B employee. You will not be touched and if you have a same caste manager, you have super... — read more 

Results are out and they look positive? high 80s for the engagement score. Not what I expected what do you all think? Didn’t give a good rating to my immediate manager , hope it won’t come back to bite me in end of year reviews. Fell for the ‘fully... — read more 

My colleague and I are working on a project that has resulted in required overtime. He obviously gets into the office three hours after me so I have to stay on later/longer to make sure we’re on the same page. If I take a couple hours off for a... — read more 

All Internal hiring/firing immigration fraud must be well documented. Please be a whistleblower to report the fraudsters. Also, report the unethical layoffs of American employees and any illegal offshoring practices. Document LCA Violations: Take... — read more 

When I was working from home during covid, I was amazed at how much work I got done. I was proud of how much I accomplished daily. It was a pleasure working every day. Now that I'm back in the office, the commute, the noise, distractions, bothered... — read more 

Anyone have any news or updates?

What weeks will be included in the Aug 2 WOE pull?

Has anyone had a mid year yet? How did it go?

At what point do we get to give real feedback on Teams and M365? I’m ready to let them know IT SU-KS! I’ve never felt so chaotic, unorganized, constantly interrupted, and overlooking messages (I’ve never done that!). I don’t even open the silly... — read more 

Does anyone find that they really don’t care about their jobs or careers anymore. It just seems so small . it pays the bills etc but in the grand scheme of things all the politics attached to a paycheck job just seems so out of touch. With all that’s... — read more 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/14/meta-ai-mass-layoffs-lawsuit?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Why BofA is hiring contractors in such huge numbers? Is it just usual business or something big is going to happen.

I put so much effort into my work and I know it's good. Other people notice and comment on it, but I never seem to get anywhere because I'm not part of the favored group. I don't know why I keep trying so hard.

When do they run the workplace excellence reports? I thought it was supposed to be the first Sunday of every month (ex: June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6), but I noticed they ran it in June on June 3rd instead of June 7.

That means we’re all getting fat raises next year because we’ve done a great job. Right? Right…

I noticed my title changed. Is there a pay change also? Are there ever increases mid year?