I realize a lot of people in retail (and other LOBs) are anxious about the upcoming layoffs, but what would you do differently today if you knew the actual date? It’s been made clear that staffing will be dramatically reduced, roles will be consolidated, and locations will close. To avoid customer impact and additional reputational risk, it will come in small waves throughout this year and next. Take control of your career today and act like you just received your notice. Wells Fargo has been great, but there’s still a lot of work ahead before it gets to where it needs to be. Don’t put an ‘asset cap’ on your career during this time, especially if you’re not 100% happy.
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Hmmm...”What would you do differently if you had more information, than less?” Why is it important to you that your CEO communicates and shows he is invested in the future of the company? The message is “This is all about your mindset, not his.”
My question is: who is this person? Why is it so important to her to straighten out your attitude? Why is she trolling a site about Layoffs? What’s in it for her?
To me, she is trying to be appear helpful on the surface, but the intentions are dark underneath. She relies on partial truths to shame you for not being positive.
The lie is: “You, and only you, are responsible for how happy you are.” In good faith, it is partially true. However, it doesn’t have one foot planted in reality. At it’s best, she is oversimplifying life. At it’s worst, she is trying to shame you for staying at Wells Fargo and/or for complaining about the blatant, documented and chronic mis-management. She has no knowledge of your personal situation. Same type of person who would blame you for getting sick, or being held back by abusive parents. The message is not kind.
If you are inspired by her message, than I’m happy it is helping you. But if you are rubbed the wrong way, and can’t quite put your finger on why, I think it is for the reasons above.
Be kind to yourselves and each other.
Yep
Appreciate the message that you are trying to send. Nothing wrong with trying to lighten the mood. There are many ways to approach problems in life.
You lose credibility, though, when you say “Wells Fargo has been great.” It shows you are new. Or from HR. It is Charlie Scharf’s responsibly to rally the troops, not yours. And it doesn’t mean anything coming from you.
What most should do differently, whether your job is at a branch or not, is to only do what you won't resent having done when you're laid off.
Yep, always have a plan b