If the answer is yes, did you receive any blowback so far?

Did a lot of people get a Needs Improvement on their T1? I’ve heard about 4 people say they did and I’ve never heard this previously.

The experienced FA losses are really accelerating. Big promises that weren’t delivered by Penny and her ELT, unforced errors like ent reimagined and return to office impacting operations and aggressiveness of competitive recruiting are all... — read more 

Now that we’re all back in the office four days a week, we’ve started noticing something interesting: there are a whole lot of headphones out there. And listen, I get it. Sometimes you need to focus. Sometimes Teams is lighting up like a Christmas... — read more 

Anyone else notice no one is getting promoted since ER?

Everyone quit your crying 😢 about RTO and get back to the office five days a week. If the complaints don’t stop you will required to work seven days a week on 12 hour shifts. Oh and no holidays off either! Welcome to corporate America 🇺🇸!

Alright, let's hear it! Comment below on the first week back under the new RTO mandate. People going from 3 to 4 days a week, how bad was it having that extra day and having 3x the amount of people around you all day? HBAs returning to office (myself... — read more 

Would like to hear from any non-ELT GP on here. I assume those remaining support the culture changes. Do you? Is there something we aren’t getting? Honestly curious.

Question....since I've never been laid off before. Is a severance package from EJ the same severance package other people get or does it depend on role, department, etc?

I missed out on the business update… anything notable?

This trimester update shows how pathetic she is. She is literally just reading off of an ipad. She sounds like a teenager reading a story book to a toddler. I just can't with this...

Can anyone claim anxiety and not be required to come in? Just found out that two people in my area were approved to be HBA because of anxiety.

Take your books and go small / independent while you can. HO will say the AI tools are to help you but they are studying you and will automate you. They watch your habits and clients closely and are making FA agents now. They will squeeze the ranks... — read more 

Here we go! Day one of ELT's move to get more of us to quit. Post your concerns, complaints, funny stories, frustrations, etc in this thread so we can keep the comment section active for our neighborhood ELT trolls who love to lurk here (they are... — read more 

I'm looking forward to reading all about "return to office" four days a week tomorrow in this forum.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/business/article_81cc95f7-0e43-4a63-99fd-f91d44720096.html "We believe this approach will strengthen our capabilities, enable around-the-clock operations and allow access to key skills at scale — while preserving... — read more 

ELT, GPs and other senior leaders - Please watch Company Retreat on Prime before you do anything more. It's the sequel to Jury Duty and raises many themes we're all experiencing now. Watch how your families react. Notice which characters resonate... — read more 

Did I miss something about our deposits being different? None of my insurance was taken out, and my gross pay is less.

Looking forward to seeing you all Monday as I return to the office because three days a week sitting on zoom calls in whatever cube I could find wasn't enough. Looking forward to having my badge swipes monitored while my hba co-worker gets to hang... — read more 

It’s amazing to me how dismissive the ELT has been with our RTO mandate. We know from other companies that this initiative is often a huge failure and unfair burden on employees. Women are almost always impacted more than their male counterparts. My... — read more 

I’m currently working at another bank and it’s getting so bad. Considering internal audit at Edward Jones.

How does Accenture have 350 people and unable to deliver Project Keystone? Why isnt anyone getting penalized for this sh*tshow? Who is the sponsor for Accenture? Accenture is terrible and with GCC effort - i am sure they are selling their souls and... — read more 

I don’t know what happened to phases 2 & 3, but the ER page says it’s being removed from JonesLink 6/3 and refers viewers to a Separation Hub which only addresses the VSP/ISP stuff.

Penny’s profile image on Amplify news stories feels like she’s laughing at us.

There is no room to move up at EJ. Instead you just get stuck in the middle of constant internal politics that nobody even explains. The environment is toxic and it is wrecking my mental health. Career growth is nonexistent. I should have left a long... — read more 

I feel like they were once sent out every trimester, results were shared by department GPs, and leaders attempted accountability of results. Is there anything now to hold ELT and other leaders accountable? Or did the results get so ugly that they... — read more 

It won't change anything, and there will still be the associates who still want to do everything by the book in hopes that ELT will spare them. But, what if June 1st the home office was damn near empty and everyone either called out sick or WAH for... — read more 

Amidst the firm forcing HO associates back in 4x per week and removing flexibility for hours in-office, I’m seeing a new LinkedIn marketing push today from those at Edward Jones, targeting FAs. It includes a picture saying “Flexibility + work/life... — read more 

Just a P.S.A. that bears repeating: Even though it feels like it would be better to quit since EJ has become such a toxic work place / environment, do not quit. If you do quit on your own volition, you are giving up many legal protections. Make them... — read more 

I've been unemployed for months after being laid off and I'm starting to lose hope. I'm not sure what's worse, the rejection emails or the silence on the majority of applications I send out. I honest to goodness don't know how much longer I can keep... — read more 

You'll have to offer another round of severance packages to get me to leave.

Anyone know if payroll ops has been off-shored?

I've watched so many tenured associates turn their laptops in this week and today and walk out with the personal belongings. I believe they're the last round of VSP. This place makes me sick.

Go here https://www.forbes.com/lists/employers-culture/ and tell me I'm not seeing things. Edward Jones in at No. 21?

I think about all the talented people who have left this place not through layoffs but on their own. So many of them left because of ego clashes or small misunderstandings that could have been resolved if anyone had just acted like an adult. Treating... — read more 

Is it me, or is EJ making absolutely terrible experienced FA hires? I have met a few and most have not brought over significant assets and probably were on their last leg at the firms they came from. One actually said that they joined EJ because... — read more 

Has anyone noticed the updates to our dress code? I’m curious if HBAs will be required to comply???

Does anyone know if there are specific employment attorneys working with Edward Jones associates? I am being set up to be let go, probably so they won’t have to pay out the large amount of severance I would be due.

What are the odds Penny installs a badge out keypad by June 1st? I hope everyone here is actively looking at the job market. Not every company feels the need to babysit their employees.

I've stopped learning people's names. By the time I figure out who reports to whom, they reorganize again and everyone moves. It's been three or four restructures since I started. None of them made anything better.