Thread regarding Wells Fargo & Co. layoffs

Not sure how this is going to work

Speaking of WFA Home Office: I have NO idea how they are going to safely manage bringing people back in to that building. It’s mostly open concept now, with many packed in to close quarters, and no cubicles. (Some departments do have cubicles, but many don’t.)

The “cleaning” has gone sharply down hill over the years due to cost cutting. This will be my main concern. The bathrooms and kitchens are constantly out of soap and paper towels- we often have to bring in our own soap from home, the paper towels are thin and keep getting shorter, thick layers and gobs of dust everywhere, the cleaning people always have buckets of filthy water and dirty rags on their carts, the bathrooms and stairwells and sewer drains stink, areas around trash cans don’t get cleaned and have months/years of food build-up, we have critters (I’ll just leave it at that), it’s been bad. They say they stepped up the cleaning this Spring, before we went home, but ....no, They brag about how “green” our newer 10-year old addition is, which I would normally be in support of, but that building is very poorly and cheaply managed. It’s just sad. And I will want to hear what they have to say about the quality of our HVAC and ventilation systems, how much fresh air is taken in and what filtering takes place. Based on past experiences, it’s going to be difficult to have any confidence there.

Now, having said all of this and in the spirit of wanting to present both sides: Wells has done the right thing regarding sending us home and keeping us home for longer than I would have thought. They did a good job pulling it all together quickly and making it happen. It does show what they can pull off if they prioritize and focus. And they are keeping us home so far, so I am pleasantly surprised and they deserve kudos for that.

Couldn't have said it better, @jeo+16LKC0PI.

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Sounds like you work in Denver, CO. The cash register building. Fancy lobby with updates. Floors in towers outdated. Air filtrations so bad black dust settles on your work area everyday. The toilets have be flushed every morning because the rust or whatever in the water makes the toilets look filthy. I am always uneasy going to work thinking of all germs or whatever floating around. Thankful that the work from home is in place. Good luck dissecting the work spaces to Covid standards.

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Post ID: @1aqc+16PYwtLz

They’re disinfecting bathrooms 3x/day and going to MERV 13 air filters. Still, who knows when we’re going back.

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Post ID: @chf+16PYwtLz

I think the open office concept is a losing idea, that person should get fired whoever put this together during a world wide pandemic.

I would say tear it down and put walls back up. Although not sure that will be enough to stop a rampant virus infestation. Sounds like a death sentence going in there. Hope they have hired someone new to fix this bad and dangerous idea.

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Post ID: @whc+16PYwtLz

The cleaning is not your big problem, it’s the HVAC. Aerosol transmission, recirculated air, and people getting sloppy with their masks is a bigger problem than disinfecting the desks, which people seem to be doing just to look like they’re doing something.

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Post ID: @fdf+16PYwtLz

So true

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