I just turned 60 when they terminated my position 1 month before they announced the merger, I only had five more years to retirement. I did receive a severance package after 20 years of service. I’m definitely not the same person. I lost trust in company I believed in wholeheartedly. My inspiration was my team, each of them different but all shared virtue, compassion, and superior work ethic. Life is not the same now, and how can it be? They have ruined what was once a reputable company. You could say I’m a disgruntled employee, and there is some truth to that, but what really peeves me is no one asked why. I’m not alone, many that were given severance or voluntary retirements were considered exceptional performers, in BB&T’s terms, “The Best of the Best “. Many having tenure with BB&T, gone, and no one from management had the common decency to say no, this isn’t right. Now after two years of terminations, a burgundy bloodbath, all this talent gone. I feel for everyone who is miserable because I went through it.
Life is good now, but it took me a while to trust again.
Originally posted by @jlq+1cBXxGm5, this really needed to be on the top.