Thread regarding Bank of America layoffs

Total culture shift

My team has lost over 40% of staff in GBAM tech. After a horrid compensation year, lack of promotions and lack of increases and then throw salt on the wound with RTO as if nothing happened. Also, it seems that the BofA has fallen on deaf areas on what the employees want. The Job mkt is picking up with visa restrictions helping to curb some of the obstacles and labor arbitrage. Employees for the first time in decades have a slight advantage in opportunities and finally in wage increases.

Senior Mgt is so out of touch with reality on the ground that they do not know how severe this problem is. A ton of SME knowledge is lost already. The people they hire in India are just collecting a paycheck and more warm bodies does not get things done. They do not know how to do the work nor communicate effectively. In-fact it takes away focus from what people are doing. This isn't the early 2000s anymore outsourcing these remaining jobs here is the final nail in the coffin of innovation.

What I predict will happen is a total culture shift. Many of the most loyal people will see their peers and others put priority on careers that matter and for companies that value employees even just slightly more. In a year or two BofA will try to mitigate the issues but offering such benefits such as hybrid or low key, but they can't compete on the trifecta of Compensation, Flexibility, and Cutting Edge Technology. They've missed the mark on all 3. The business model is getting quickly out dated and most of the revenue generating business like Sales and Trading will be mostly ecommerce.

Originally posted by @kij+1cpVHfha.

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The mass exodus is gaining momentum. Right now you just hear of a few people leaving here or there, but it's going to reach a tipping point where SME losses will be very visible and disruptive to many verticals.

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Post ID: @1jjn+1cDxJz8n

SMEs are leaving. i heard that an app manager left and didn't leave behind documentation on how to manage his apps. the guy who replaced him was overwhelmed with trying to figure out his way to handle it all. Mess.

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Post ID: @1bsv+1cDxJz8n

We have lost a ton of SME as well, replaced with newbies that don't know anything but my goodness their comps are amazing. I'm shocked at how much the new hires are getting paid versus the SMEs that have left, but the SMEs that have left are getting paid great elsewhere too. The bank screwed up underpaying.

I legitimately am the only one on my team with experience with what I'm doing. They pay me well enough for it for now... but if I was to leave, not sure what they would do. Nobody knows how this process works but me.

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Post ID: @1uja+1cDxJz8n

Interviewed today with both FNMA and Chase. FNMA is pushing RTO to January next year, and Chase is alternating 2 days per week and 3 days per week in office.

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Post ID: @noh+1cDxJz8n

I am not with the bank any longer, hear what you are saying. A few years ago, some GT&O senior leadership band 4 and higher were replaced by GE senior tech management a few weeks before their 26 thousand plus layoff.

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Post ID: @duy+1cDxJz8n

This is not just GBAM, I work in a different area of the bank and the same thing is happening. They are replacing those who left with good on paper in hub locations but their knowledge on the area they need SME expertise is superficial at best. Training on a few GTOU courses are not going to cut it to bring someone to this level. Critical efforts are either not being done right or are taking an order of magnitude more time to complete.

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Post ID: @fvn+1cDxJz8n

I left gbam tech a few months ago. Do you know if the number of people leaving gbam that high of a perentage, or is that just your team?

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