Yes, maybe some small banks or credit unions have a good culture but large corps rarely do. I knew someone working for Wells during the 2008 collapse. He made sure his computer screen was on and he was typing (randomly) when a manager walked by. When an employee went to the manager and asked for something to do, they laid him off. That pretty much sums it up. Wells had and has too many employees with nothing to do. Of course, there are exceptions to that statement, and you may be one of them with plenty to do.
The managers got bonuses for growth so they hired employees to find growth. The employees were under constant manager pressure to get new accounts or be fired so in comes the fake account scam. Like a pyramid scheme. So now there is all this fat leftover from that pyramid and it needs to be cut off. It's not like Wells can find them something to do, there is nothing to do!
Of course, the blame can be laid on the greedy culture, rightfully so, but who has a real answer to the problem? It is part of the banking culture. It is everywhere.
So they need to bring in new management. Pay them lots of money. And all the people that aren't doing busy work will be forced out. The first to go were the top executives who were on watch during the pyramid scheme. Next, it will be the managers. And the last group will be the lowest-paid employees.
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I just watched it and I guess I missed it when the employees protested-too many other things going on. Bravo to the brave former employees for telling their story. I do know that in retail the sales goals to open accounts for customers is high as well.