I left WF in January. I had a boring job that I usually completed within the first 45 minutes of the day. A great opportunity came open with a tech company. More pay, better benefits, and I am permitted (nay, encouraged) to work from home. I was nervous about the transition. Would I be a good fit with the culture? Would I enjoy the job? Would the job keep me busy and engaged? So, I didn't give my two weeks right away. I continued to do my 45 minutes each day, then started my other job when I was done. I did it for four and a half weeks before I finally left WF. Anyone else do it?
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That is a terrible idea, if you get caught you will be screwed
@2szt+1bdEylgq if OP was hourly, you would have a point, but I get the impression she or he is salaried, so there are no timesheets to commit fraud.
Sorry to tell you l, I know first hand that working 2 jobs at the same time can be considered payroll fraud, you agreed to work for a company for x amount of hours in a time frame they picked, even as a salaried employee. At my previous employer we went after people for this and won.
@1dza+1bdEylgq what a load. I'm assuming you work in risk and compliance because you spout garbage as truth and don't see your own ignorance.
Working two jobs at the same time is not bank fraud. It is also not payroll fraud. People really should look up these terms before using them.
Working two jobs at the same time is also totally legal. It may however violate bank policy, the key word is “may”.
Salaried employees are paid to do a job, not punch a clock. If people don’t have enough to do to fill up an eight hour day, that is a management failure. It’s also seems to be pretty common and almost always traces back to kingdom building vs, a desire for efficiency.
Every situation is different. I got exceeds, got 5% raise and 104% bonus target. Highest raise i’ve gotten in years. Ours definitely moved to pay for performance, where previous years it was 2% no matter my rating.
If you are saying your double dipping by working 2 jobs at the same time. IE: 8a to 5pm at both jobs, you better not let either of your jobs find out. It's considered payroll fraud and I know for one people have went to jail for it. Plus you can throw in bank fraud.
It's interesting. Keep in mind, you will never get a 4 or 5 (exceeds or some sh1T) on an annual rating again. The best you can do is 'meets'. If that's the case, and the OP is meeting his or her job requirements, what else is expected? If he or she works like a crazy person doing busy work, their bonus is the same as if they only did the tasks that took 45 minutes a day.
Of course double-dip. CS's spans and layers management has reduced the number of calls I get per day from my manager, as well as my workload. I set my Skype to DNR and get to work (at my other job).
How is this different than having only an hour or two of work a day, letting your boss know you can take on more, and still not getting more work? Let the righteous indignation sound out!
I've thought about it but haven't done it.
You seem no better than the fakes who use social security, welfare or the eeoc to pi-p yourself. Lots of people are struggling as Charlie and worthless managers ruin lives. And you find a way to profit from it.I hope you get stomach cancer.
get lost losers;
JOB = Just Over Broke
Do something that pay more ,take some kind of chance to improve your life
Been with WF a long time and I've considered doing this exact same thing as I'm 100% WFH.
I never would have considered it prior to last year as I've always been a by-the-book type of person, but this company is different now. Plus, my workload has decreased and I have coworkers who I know are running businesses that they perform work on during WF hours because they've actually mentioned it.
Additionally, a former high-level WF HR person encouraged me to do just that.
If you can pull it off, more power to you.
The rest of us have to cover losers like this. Same type who opened fraud accounts and cost everyone else their careers not moving forward.
Smart move !! Lol.
I'm not sure why some of you are p-off by OP's remarks. S/he stated they completed the Wells Fargo work for the day, then STARTED work for their other employer during the trial period. It doesn't sound like the Wells Fargo work overlapped with her/his new employer. I think some of you are jealous OP had a way out, and your sorry a$$es are stuck, because no one else will hire you.
I just took a job at another company. I didn't do what OP did, but I don't see where it's a big deal. Work still got done.
Sounds like a good way to retire young, though unethical.
There are people in Marketing who have been freelancing full time while working for WF for years. I’ve had them blow off assignments and miss deadlines because of outside commitments. I brought it to my manager’s attention but nothing happened. It’s just accepted.
Way to stay classy. This is a serious dipsh*t move
I’ve been doing it for 3 years now. No conflict of interest as the two positions are polar opposites in different industries. If things change and I can’t manage or once Charlie gets all his cuts finished and the environment stabilizes then I’ll go Wells 100%. Until then having two is a hedge against loss of income due to layoffs.
most wells fargo workers do this as teh pay does not meet minimum wage. Pathetic, they keep poor poorer and rich richer. Top people break every law in teh book, you tried out the new job before jumping, not even comparable. I know some people though that took their vacation to try the new job for a few weeks then resigned right when they got back. There was a tech manager here working 2 jobs, but he got layed off the end of last year. Once he got canned he had no worries as he already had his second manager job. Pathetic. He did it for the whole time he worked here.
Sounds like a code of conduct violation that technically, I think they could claw back your bonus and other things, not just for the time you overlapped but for the misconduct. But, good luck to ya…
You must be a very honorable man. Keep behaving that way and see how far you will go in life.
Most in India are doing this, no ethics.
So, basically you lied to WF and your current employer, working for both companies at the same time, during the same hours. You could've violated your current employer contract and there was possible conflict of interest. I doubt there is anybody 'smart' enough to pull this one off and brag about it.
Are you are proud of what you did? I feel sorry for your new company
Never happened
Wells is bad. Wells employees are even worse.