For those in HO, did anyone else get excited about the first HO Town Hall and one of the topics is the new behavior model….. don’t forget folks stay humbled and hustle.

So....what's up with SalesForce being down part of the day? Clients calling in and couldn't even help them because we couldn't see their accounts....

What do we think is going to happen with existing HBAs? For instance, I heard over 50% of the home office are HBA. I think it would be incredibly difficult to bring everyone back and hire the needed talent primarily out of St. Louis and Tempe. But... — read more 

In general, can contractors be positioned to lead teams within organizations?

Let’s hear it……!!!

I have to ask, with everything that's been happening, is there anyone left at this company who is actually happy with their job and optimistic about the future? I'm struggling to find anyone.

It is clear that the ELT is grasping at straws. Retention and Growth are stagnant as our overall service level has fallen to never seen levels of FA disappointment . The promised efficiency of Salesforce and Moneyguide for branches has never... — read more 

When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king; the palace becomes a circus. Things have gone downhill ever since he started at Edward Jones.

Can anyone explain the financial benefit to Edward Jones by having people return to the office?

Bank of America staff is getting $1B in equity due to record profits ~ 9th year in a row. Btw....they are hiring! https://careers.bankofamerica.com

Hello everybody many people today is stress out about RTO, layoffs, high maintenence customer, manager etc. Below are several things you can do to help feel #blessed no matter what the day throws your way for a healthy vegetable and fruit snack... — read more 

I learned from a recruiter yesterday that when you submit an application to a job board etc., do not put work history on your resume over / past 20 years. Apparently, the AI screening tools will automatically reject the resume if "they" see anything... — read more 

I am curious. How many of you who survived the layoffs and still come to this page are witnessing catastrophic consequences to leadership decisions to eliminate departments, capabilities or expertise? How many of these have serious regulatory... — read more 

Wonder how much they are spending to bring Gary Sinise in for a chat. Unbelievable

Can we please hire some good sales managers. Why are we paying 4-10m a year in GP payouts for a job that we could get for 300k. They would actually have the skills to do the job other than being "a nice guy". Where is enterprise reimagine when you... — read more 

Anybody have the link to where EDJ shows up on a WARN Notice? I’m not finding it anywhere. I found in Missouri other companies that gave WARN notices but not EDJ. Thanks.

Does anyone happen to have the employment verification phone # for Edwarth Joneseth? Thanks in advance! Best, A fellow sacked colleague 🫡

Reimagined part two….i hope it’s not true.

Edward Jones made a change at year end to investment choices in the 401k. While Suzan and her s$@t HR function did the bare minimum to communicate these changes through the 401k provider (Empower), it was buried under annual disclosures and most of... — read more 

I have been reading these posts for months now and everyone is upset, but nobody wants to do anything about it. If you were unionized, you would strike. You can, however, have a sickout and slow things down a lot. Use your PTO time, before you are... — read more 

Has anyone here worked somewhere else and seen worse internal politics than this? The environment is the next level of toxic, with some managers yelling at people all the time like it's normal. I've worked in tough places before, but this one stands... — read more 

Like the title says. This new annual review sounded good at first. Make everyone's the same in February for simplicity. However it's tanking most employees' performance raise. Our leaders said that it's pro-rated from your last. So that would mean... — read more 

I hate this company with every fiber of my being. They fired me after giving them 15 years and struggling with mental health issues. I hope this company gets what it deserves. Su-k it, EJ.

65 yr old must retire in the next few months or severance will be forfeited. Can't afford to retire but hand is forced. Why this push?

Startled to learn the JSMF has named Penny Pennington to its board of directors. She is being added to “tap into her knowledge to help give more opportunities to underserved communities in St. Louis.” This is the same woman who has laid off St... — read more 

Imagine it’s 2030. The wealth management industry has gone fully digital, fully personalized, and somehow still feels… human. Clients rebalance portfolios with a voice command. RIAs fully own the client experience, and their book of business... — read more 

Did you know: NYSE-listed companies must adopt and disclose a code of business conduct and ethics applicable to all directors, officers, and employees, per SEC-approved rules. These rules cover conflicts of interest, compliance with laws, insider... — read more 

Have you read the new partnership agreement? Class A shareholders will only get the 7.5% payments and that's it. No more variable profits. Only Class B shareholders will get the variable profits (but no guaranteed payments at all). It also talks... — read more 

Sorry if it's a stupid question, this is my first proper job and I'm not sure how things work yet.

The Working better, together Amplify article has been out for three weeks and has 6 total likes. I wonder if anyone making these decisions takes note of how wildly unpopular the new policies are. Does anyone know who really pushed for this policy?... — read more 

I missed the communication that all my well-performing mutual funds would be mapped to a couple of ETFs, a target date fund and a generic bond fund. My well diversified portfolio that's averaged 12% annually, wiped clean by the geniuses running this... — read more 

With the push for FAs to share office space, there are FA teams merging to combine AUM into one-book partnerships. All of the "book" will be evenly divided among each FA. What will the success rate be of these partnerships? Does EJ have all of the... — read more 

This is based on actual facts…. In April there will be another town hall to tout the success of ER. They are going to share that we’ve gained efficiencies through reducing the layers of management as well as early successes of automation and... — read more 

Given that Penny has averaged 16-17% for her annual raises the past few years, what do we bet she’ll get for 2026? I’ll set the over/under at 16.5%. Are you betting higher or lower than that? Happy betting, y’all 🤠

Well.....just applied for a position at the HO - totally qualified. Submitted my application and within 5 seconds (I'm NOT exaggerating) - it stated my status as "NO LONGER UNDER CONSIDERATION." I sent an email to the Talent Acquisition... — read more 

Please stop peddling “the five gears of change.” The HO team is trying to push this concept (and subsequently the work) down to Service. Instead of trying to sell this concept, these GPs and Sr directors should think about how they are actually... — read more 

Has anyone heard anything more about the in office changes?

I started with Edward Jones in 2018 and left in 2024; I am White male with a degree in finance and two of the big professional designations. Because of DEI, I never received a Good Knight, was never approached about an RTP, and never got my own... — read more 

I can't figure out why would you do mass layoffs without truly considering the people and rolls you are cutting? They just got rid of people blindly without thinking about the impact on the future of the company. Who does that?

I had a great talk with family over the holidays about my career. I'm fixing to move on outside of firm as this place stresses me out to much. I'm not waiting around for a new LP offering; VSP or ISP.