As part of re org, I noticed that some associates who were previously managers are now individual contributors. Was this a demotion or a lateral move? If it was a lateral move, does that mean their salary remained the same?

July 7th

Does this even matter? Also I'm curious does this survey go to all associates? Or does the manager select a few designated pets who take the survey (which doesn't seem accurate as I am far from a pet lol) My manager despises me because I ask him... — read more 

I am sick to my stomach after hearing "more updates to follow in coming weeks" day after day. While I try hard to not let this BS affect my productivity, it's becoming harder to focus

The hr requirement is 50% for in office time. I’ve seen the policy in writing. I’m so sick of managers lying about HR saying how terrible they are. I honestly think managers bonuses are tied to the in office attendance.

What is the cooling off period for rehiring employees who were laid off in May?

When will definitive info come out about Fid Wealth, specifically about the FI groups that merged in recently? Our group is so insanely understaffed that normal maint are taking well over a week and teams which used to never have calls holding... — read more 

The people in charge are a joke.

Has anyone heard anything about the dedicated teams? Like those who work for BOA or TD,etc. some of those were re-badged but anyone know how they’ll handle it this go ‘round?

Rigged hackathon's for and cronies of SVP's and A0's...

My manager moved to another team so what's the point?? Lol I'm sure it's not anonymous so does it even matter?

I thought the re-org was supposed to eliminate the chapter model. Why am I still reporting to a do-nothing, useless people manager?

Everyone with actual leadership ability has already left FIDO. The people running things now are only looking out for themselves. They don't care about the company or us. I'd leave today if not for the severance. With my salary and age, I'm almost... — read more 

I’m curious about the logistics of how they plan to manage daily over occupancy, specifically around the cafeteria lines. We aren’t even at 100% yet and it seems really hard to move around safely and quickly in the cafe. This seems like an OSHA... — read more 

Here’s the thing, Fidelity pays a lot lower than competitors. It’s just a fact of the matter. I worked at Fidelity a year ago in WM and as soon as they started the whole RTO thing I did everything in my power to not abide. Leaving early, looking for... — read more 

Pros (Potential Benefits for Employees) Higher wages and better compensation: Union workers often earn a premium (historically ~10-17% higher median wages in comparable roles, though this varies and can narrow over time). In finance, this could... — read more 

For all the people posting "just quit," I'm assuming you either have wealthy parents, a wealthy spouse, a trust fund, or simply don't understand that most American households rely on two incomes to keep the lights on. The idea that people can "just... — read more 

When you get reminders in your email that you have not taken the surveys, makes you realize they are not so anonymous. Most managers won't know exactly who took which survey, but they obviously can decipher the writing style and common themes. ... — read more 

There must be serious violations of laws involving the H1B Visa abuse that takes place with Fidelity. They also practice segregation by keeping these H1B Visas away from all the non H1B Visa employees. It never felt good, it always felt illegal... — read more 

The current patent and "white paper" landscape is a farce. It has nothing to do with genuine innovation and everything to do with corporate vanity and resume padding. Most of these filings are complete junk,technical jargon engineered specifically... — read more 

What was a “consultant” doing before and what this title meant??? I see all of a sudden so manny annoying folks as level 6 principal First of all I am not sure who hired these clowns who are just a touch better than being pencil pushers

What would happen if everyone just walked out on the day they started the return to the office and refused to go back till they put things back to hybrid or remote? I mean, if everyone left, they would have to negotiate with us... Cause I don't think... — read more 

What exactly do Fidelity's data scientists do on a daily basis? As far as I can tell, their only visible output is a stream of irrelevant papers and patents.The majority of these patents appear to be little more than clever linguistic exercises. I've... — read more 

To those who were SEPARATED from Fidelity at the end of May, have you started getting your severance pay? I got my PTO paid out but not the severance pay....wonder what the he-l is taking them so long. Also, has your 401 balance updated for vesting?... — read more 

I've been here for for over a decade. Our people have knowledge and experience that can't be replaced. But leadership doesn't care. They've gotten rid of good people for stupid reasons.

My group in FI has had about ELEVEN tenured client facing associates leave the past 2 or 3 months. We are so “lean” that you can’t get PTO days approved. People crying in the office and screaming in little glass offices. Punching their desks. Is this... — read more 

This is a post regarding a specific je-k I have to see every damn day I go into the office. I see this scrum master who literally says he took the role just to do nothing all day. He laughs at me since I’m a software engineer, saying stuff like... — read more 

Hearing too many flash calls buzzing since this morning across multiple wealth, PI and brokerage teams. One team confirmed next round of cuts to apply immediately starting next quarter. Can anyone else confirm?

Anyone hearing of additional restructuring or workforce reductions in Fidelity Technology after the recent reorg? Curious whether teams are expecting further changes later this year or if the current reorganization is considered complete.

It was to go RTO full time. You cannot go half a decade and blow it up like that. It’s a cauldron of bad mojo and stupidity sprinkled with greed. Bad corporate decision made my dei and fools.

That's the question. simple. yes no.

Office politics are so much worse when you have to navigate them in person. From micromanaging to bullying to being put in the middle of arguments... It drains people in a way that's much, much worse than just hearing about it or dealing with it from... — read more 

I've worked some bad jobs before but nothing even comes close to what this place has done to me. The leadership is awful, the managers are worse, and I genuinely don't recognize myself anymore after dealing with it all. It's taken such a toll on my... — read more 

Whats stopping us from collectively and politely saying no, collectively staying home, and forcing their hand? They are doing it in bits because they are scared of p*ssing off everyone all at once.

My site is pushing hard on metrics for client facing phone roles in brokerage. They are putting any below the national average on key metrics like CPH on an “unofficial” PIP. So, lots of people getting put on a PIP. I’m hearing from other site... — read more 

If you're smart enough to read between the lines, More people are going to be cut next quarter where people remaining have to adjust to the new normal Why tf they can't just tell us directly??

I can't think of a tool I'd like to see forever leave than JIRA! We got rid of AGILE. Let's get rid of JIRA!!!

Let’s talk about what happened in May. I was in the layoff group and I’ll tell you my clues specifically in wealth that I picked up on that warned me ahead of time. Granted I wanted to be laid off so I could leave with severance. Wealth head’s... — read more 

One of the most parasitic creatures in fidelity is architects. Most of them are completely useless and talks rubbish in the calls. They are the biggest bottleneck to delivery. Why do we need these low calibre people?.Most of these people are from... — read more