Thread regarding Wells Fargo & Co. layoffs

The VDI communication

For those wondering about the VDI that's coming, here's verbatim what was sent out in March about this from Saul. Was not sent company wide, but rather to mostly technology folks. And, the VDI portion was at the bottom of the entire article which I highly recommend folks read.

"Another technology improvement employees can expect is VDI, or virtual desktop infrastructure. Instead of needing a corporate device, we're offering you your virtual computer session that you can use from anywhere on any device. If yo work at the office, you will log on using a small "VDI box" instead of the traditional desktop or company-provisioned laptop. And when you work from home, you use your own personal desktop or laptop for work. This will take away the need to provision and patch 360,000 computer devices (desktop and laptops) around the company. We expect to roll out the program to about 75,000 employees by year end, with the remaining transition taking place in 2022."

For those who are current employees and want to read the entire article, do a TWorks search for "Strategy Spotlight: Technology" and select the article dated 3/11/2021 (should be first that appears in the search results).

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Post ID: @OP+1bNyqcB5

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And external hosting now too. No security issues here, keep moving along.....

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Post ID: @1xeu+1bNyqcB5

IP phones, VDI, Office 365... what could possibly go wrong?

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Post ID: @wxx+1bNyqcB5

I cant wait for the infrastructure to fail like it did a few months ago. Only instead of it affecting offshore team members the whole bank will be down.

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Post ID: @gfg+1bNyqcB5

Lol @ everyone who thinks this will drop you to a single monitor or that the VDI won’t run in a containerized environment not allowing WF to reach out into your personal space. The Technology Ignorant are better served keeping your fingers to yourself rather than letting your foolishness shine through on sites like this. You better run out and get more tinfoil for hats. I bet the beeotching sessions about how The Man is out to get you at your shacks are glorious to behold

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Post ID: @vir+1bNyqcB5

WF thinks I'm unproductive now?

Just wait till their VDI solution forces me into a single monitor. I will literally become half as productive because of how much time I'll now spend flipping between windows.

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Post ID: @juf+1bNyqcB5

Asking us to use personal laptops to access VDI when not in the office is absurd. Everyone knows WF can access other things on your personal laptop if you do that (job hunting, medical info, etc.) Pushing the cost of buying a special, work-only laptop is ridiculous.

So many sticks being used to make employees to leave. Another reason for push to return to offices in Seotemver? They are desperately hoping we quit before year end, so we don't get 401K company match that they appallingly changed to annual so employees don't benefit from compounding.

From new expenses thrust on employees to benefits taken away, this company is NOT thriving and instead is dying a painful death by a thousand cuts (e.g. eliminating Personal Lines recently).

Why would anyone want to work here?

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Post ID: @wjk+1bNyqcB5

Thanks for sharing this. For team members who travel frequently for work -- and for those who travel only occasionally -- how will they work remotely while on the go?

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Post ID: @gcm+1bNyqcB5

Only 6 months behind? lol. For all their 'current skills' and high wages, tech can't get anything right. Empire building and having a "you serve US" attitude is what they are best at.

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Post ID: @rwi+1bNyqcB5

I wonder if the timeline is still as it was when this article was written in March. Knowing WF, we’re probably 6 months behind schedule at this point.

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