The most recent mandatory course on fincrimes included an example of bad things happening when firms operate outside the law - the GS Malaysian corruption scandal that cost GS $600 million to settle. Anyone wanna guess the initials of one of the GS... — read more 

Is there a way to disable the stupid Bny default background. Having to reset our background every 20 minutes is annoying, wish they would let us at least have windows default backgrounds at least. Who the he-l wants to look at the pillars as their... — read more 

Let the fun times begin cause it’s almost upon us. Who wants to place bets that we will see a repeat of last year with falsifying ratings so they can terminate people based on bogus performance? Then Robbie can look amazing for saving the bank... — read more 

BNY Pershing’s CIO came and went faster than a transformation buzzword. The British hipster swagger, the artisan‑arrogance, the 'Untuckit' shirt and white tennis shoes style and the “I’ll fix and co-locate everything in six weeks” energy — all gone... — read more 

I found Robin Vince’s LinkedIn post last week… fascinating. He calls it a “full circle moment” with his Goldman buddy Lloyd Blankfein, yet it plays like another round of leadership cosplay. It might even be touching if BNY employees weren’t here... — read more 

What is the point of the feedback? Im so over getting harrassed about that sh-t and half the people requesting it or it assigns to you i dont even know.

Are you kidding me, you show up to the town hall wearing skinny short pants and ankle top sneakers ?

In other words, we need to get rid of some people, let's find out who does what and how to do that.

Emplyoyees have lost: Company paid medical benefits Profit Sharing The monthly possibility of promotions. Now done only annually Company contributions to 401K with each pay check. Now done only annually 2% or less raises Your own... — read more 

Is the Wilmington site due to close?? Because man that place is a ghost town!! Huge waste of money

TRend at Bnym, and it’s not subtle. More and more employees are being “RIF’d” under the disguise of performance issues — even when their track record is spotless. Let’s call it what it is: ageism and salary targeting.Batman and Robin don’t want to... — read more 

I've worked in some difficult environments before, but nothing has prepared me for what this place has become. It feels less like a company and more like a dystopian novel where nobody's safe and nothing makes sense.

How honest are we being this year with regards to feedback at BNY? I'm usually extra generous when it comes to ratings but this year i find myself being brutally honest and people don't seem to be getting good scores at all (i'm blaming menopause)!!

A former Bank of New York Mellon associate alleges the bank fired him while his disability accommodation request was still pending in its system. Gibbs Kanyongo Jr. sued BNY on May 12, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of... — read more 

If you were in a war zone, how would you feel about having your division head with you in a fox hole? I would have been happy to have certain previous division heads with me. Not my current one. Would anyone want to be with their current divsion... — read more 

Here's an Interesting article that parallels what is happening in our industry... — read more 

BNY has finished its evolution from financial institution to LinkedIn‑themed performance art, where optics outrank output and your “personal brand” is the only deliverable that matters. Real work is optional; what counts is the curated feed... — read more 

I used to stay late, work through breaks, and constantly push harder thinking it would eventually lead somewhere. All it really did was convince management I could handle even more work without getting anything back for it. These days I save my time... — read more 

For the last couple of months i've spent time following trainings, learning how to build agents etc but Eliza just isn't delivering. Copilot on the other hand is far simpler to use and gets me what i need without giving me a migraine.

I've been casually looking at job boards and I'm mildly put shocked by what I'm seeing. One posting today wanted a single person to run their social media, manage their email marketing, analyze campaign data, handle customer support tickets, train... — read more 

One of the panelists (an upper manager for another group in a suit and tie) told all of us “this is a pretty cool place to work for. This is pretty cool.” I responded “yes-if I was making your money I would say the same thing.” People laughed and so... — read more 

Corporate Translator: Getting PIP'd https://www.facebook.com/reel/1684089596264458

Why are there MDs arm-twisting their staffs to complete the code of conduct that we have a month to complete? Same with the feedback theater. Is this what scores points now - harassing staff to get meaningless things done ahead of the deadline?

She hit the nail on the head with this one. It perfectly captures everything people hate about fake corporate morale culture. Emmy P somehow thought the best thing to send out was a soft and little lifestyle reflection about pillows, sweatshirts... — read more 

We’ve definitely been sold to either Goldman or JPM. It’s just a matter of time now before they announce the sell and layoff of full business units. Full decimation soon.

5 days in office from September. You heard it here first!

Call me lazy if you want, but I'm not the one who reaches for layoffs every time expenses need to come down. There are a hundred ways to save money that don't involve cutting people. They just don't want to do the work to find them. I'm just... — read more 

I'm thinking about leaving but I don't know what's worth it. Ten percent? Twenty percent? What would make you actually pack up and go?

I’m officially out of this hellhole in August and I just want to hear some of the feelings of people who left. I’ve been here for 4 years, 2 years too long and decided to go back to school full time. I could only imagine it feels like the weight of... — read more 

BNY keeps pushing RTO 4 days/week and open‑desk seating like nothing in the world has changed, while employees are left wondering whether leadership has even skimmed the latest CDC guidance on workplace exposure risks. The CDC may not mandate... — read more 

Why the fluff is the active use of AI even a parameter for the feedback we need to give people? Eliza is actual garbage and they’re really force feeding us this so they can layoff the next group that doesn’t use it. Stay woke

Worrisome stories about this virus: deadlier than Covid and spreading. Too soon to have RTO AND open desks/ no cubicles?

Posts on this site are personal reactions to what BNY employees are actually living through. The feedback here is about executive leadership’s silence around McKinsey‑driven cost restructuring, real‑estate closures and consolidations, RTO used as a... — read more 

BNY’s green‑sock LinkedIn stunt wasn’t tone‑deaf — it was a victory lap. A soft‑focus “look at my humanity” performance from our illustrious CEO while employees report stealth layoffs, collapsing teams, and RTO engineered as a slow‑motion purge. It’s... — read more 

Anyone see RV’s latest LinkedIn post and the comment suggesting that what Robin Vince is building at BNY Mellon proves that the most enduring organizations treat their employees’ financial futures as seriously as their clients’? That’s a strong... — read more 

I sometimes wonder how quickly leadership would rethink their expectations if they actually had to do this work themselves for even a few days.

Post your BNY-isms and let’s keep this thread active. One ism per post please.

Putting this here to see if anyone notices/cares to comment. I’m a Uniondale employee, one of about 200. Various business lines where most are vestiges of the old Dreyfus business. It’s clear the greater corporation wants to reduce headcount by... — read more 

Many of the conversations here focus on RTO, offshoring and site closures. Personally, I think those issues are small compared with what the firm is contemplating with AI adoption — but there’s hardly any discussion about it in this forum. What have... — read more 

I heard that about a Director let go from LM last week. Could there be more this week at lower levels? The person just disappeared overnight.