I submitted my internal survey feedback, and I did not hold back about how broken matrix teams really are. I want my leader to be someone I am in the trenches with every day. Instead, I get loaned out to separate teams while my formal manager sits on... — read more 

It’s gone pretty quiet lately on the race to pick up after the mess Penny is leaving behind. What’s the latest odds? Is “Mr. Hustle” Chewy still several lengths ahead? I can’t imagine anyone is still talking seriously about David G or KJ? ... — read more 

What's the biggest percentage increase you've gotten at EJ? Mine was 6 percent, and that was the high point.

It seems like if you are an HBA, a lot of managers are pushing for needs improvement to try to push out HBA’s. Mine came as a surprise, with a PIP, doesn’t seems like they want improvement but a resignation/termination. This place has changed so... — read more 

here is the archived version: - TheLayoff.com archive: Edward Jones, "Open Thread for June 1st RTO:" Complete capture of the deleted thread: the original post + all 43 replies, with vote counts, reply rels... Full post text... — read more 

A senior leader kept making derogatory remarks, so I eventually stopped engaging with them socially. After that, my manager started ignoring my contributions, and not long after that, I suddenly had a bad performance review for the first time ever... — read more 

What's up with this $1.2 billion offering? Where does the money go? This is the first time I've been eligible for LP and none of this makes any sense. No projections? No baseline roi expectations? No specified purpose for raising the funds? A... — read more 

Did anyone get their verbal LP offer yet?

A mushroom farmer. So are his executive successors today. They keep us in the dark and feed us sh-t. Hello there mushrooms.

One of the most effective approaches to damage a firm or companies reputation is to share how poorly they are treating employees. Most clients will stop doing business with Edward Jones and I would imagine it will pursuade others from wanting to do... — read more 

Yeah culture has changed but what about stuff we still do that makes no sense? Trimester review. I have a 10 person team, my dl has 7 so I have to write 40 reviews a year and he has to write 28. There is nothing anyone can do anything about in a... — read more 

Penny said (and I’m paraphrasing) “We are in the business of serving clients, and trust is our currency.” Well, guess what? That applies in the Field as it does in the Home Office. And the thing about trust is… it’s hard to gain, easy to lose. How... — read more 

Rumor has it the next round of ISPs will take place later this year and in T1 2027. Any truth to this? On the one hand, I’m sad to hear it, knowing many families will be impacted. On the other hand, I’ve seen too many instances of friends hiring... — read more 

Time for the trimester update! Predictions: PP may or may not be there, but will at the very least have a pre-recorded message and be wearing a blazer with at no less than 3 gaudy colors. The phrase "We hear you, we feel you..." will get... — read more 

Marketing got a whole lotta $$$ from an investor group two weeks ago. But gotta use it by end of 26. How does this group roll? Nothin smooth. No job seem safe and keep fillin these peeps with contract folk.

I love this company. I came here from a completely different industry 5 years ago. I was drawn by the owner’s story in a Harvard Business Review article. I still think it’s a great company, on the balance. What I wish the leaders would understand is... — read more 

Read the HO QA questions and the ELT answers and seems to me like they will now be masking ISPs and layoffs with a term titled Future Ways of Working… I am all for the future and the tech we can invest in but my issue is we are nowhere ready for all... — read more 

https://www.financialadvisoriq.com/c/5115064/722894/edward_jones_chief_penny_pennington_dips According to this article, PP's income took a 3.5% cut and only took home $27.8mil in GP earnings. In fact, the top 6 partners (including FL who's now... — read more 

They are eliminating all of the TLs in practice management, giving them 60 days to find a new job in the firm with not many other details provided on what then. As many of us saw, once you were ISP’d there was no going back, you were black balled... — read more 

There are two types of leaders. The confident ones hire the best minds around them, people who'll challenge them and give honest advice. The insecure ones hire yes-men. The second kind is running this company straight into the ground, and they're... — read more 

Am I the only one that finds it odd that this large charity event we hold every year does not have our MP anywhere near it? I swear this woman is a ghost and is checked out from this company. She makes time to fly around the country for photo ops at... — read more 

Heard the update on GCC. A lot of questions were asked by attendees of which some were selected for response. The answers were non-answers which was not surprising. People can handle uncertainty and difficult truths much better when they are... — read more 

In the new LP filing, it looks like capital is being restructured in a way that totally sc--ws over Class A LP holders. It appears the new Class B has no guaranteed return, but will receive all variable profits. It appears Class A retains the 7.5%... — read more 

As a CFP is it my fiduciary obligation to recommend clients pay .65 vs 1.35? Nice to know exactly what full service advice costs the GPs.

I highly recommend to fill out the CES that was sent out and make sure to put in comments. I am not sure how much ELT will care about these, but they at least get shared out in meetings with results and that has some importance.

For decades, Edward Jones’ home office compensation and benefits have been well below average. 20% below-market salaries and bonuses; terrible health benefits; stingy PTO; a pathetic $500 401(k) match. Although there’s a heavily-trod path of young... — read more 

If the workforce collectively refuses to sign the promissory notes or buy into the new Class B LP structure, the firm's engineered restructuring playbook faces a critical roadblock. Management cannot easily absorb the capital shortfall, leading to a... — read more 

Stage 1: The Valuation Peak & The Secret Trigger The Catalysts: Historical peak returns (e.g., 50%+) begin a sharp, permanent downward trajectory toward lower double digits (e.g., ~23%). The Executive Realization: Aging senior partners realize... — read more 

Was it just me or was that LP update nothing new?

Does anyone know how long its taking the firm to liquidate LP's after ISP? My last day was July 2 and I still haven't gotten my LP liquidation. Just curious if anyone that had an LP after being ISP'ed can tell me about how long it took to get the... — read more 

We home office associates find this award horribly ironic. Wonder how much they had to pay to make it on this list.

I’m a former Jones associate who was laid off through a VSP. I was at West County Mall Saturday with a friend who also used to work for Jones, but left long before the current nonsense. After we parted ways, she stopped at Michael’s and ran into... — read more 

PP said we’re not selling the firm. But do you think going public is a possibility?

Worst case, they will be asked to relocate to St. Louis or Tempe at some point soon. Best case, they will be allowed to continue in their remote roles with no prospect of advancement. I would love to hear your thoughts.

I've heard everything from 3 weeks per year down to 2 weeks total. Where's the actual official info available?

Why would anyone take this. Here’s a few things I’ve thought about: You have no control or say over how the firm is run No covenants and Class B has no rate floor, so you are last in line for any payouts If something happened in the... — read more 

Just an FYI for you. I entered a comment (on this site) about how Jones is reducing payouts on LP A share and provided my conjectures on its future. I was searching for sites that might provide more information on the offering. Guess what— AI quoted... — read more 

I'm the richest woman in America. I have a firm that despises me due to my faults. I have 10 ELT members. Two love only themselves. Each of them loves no one but one is very loyal. I have a wardrobe that transports me to the “big tent” that I... — read more 

What do I do

Their answers to questions were so bad. They are so disingenuous. There feels like there is so much more of a push to do more work and their answers are just around that they do so much research on pay, bonuses are good, etc. We don’t buy it. Why... — read more