Thread regarding Wells Fargo & Co. layoffs

I wrote an email to all of the folks I worked saying goodbye. I copied the clown I reported to and shut my compter and never logged on agian.

The best that I've ever witnessed was at Bank of America. I worked with a guy who was a contractor and he hated his manager and his contract was ending. He wrote a goodbye email that started with Brian M all the way down and copy/pasted the lyrics to "Exodus" by Bob Marley in the body of the message and hit send. It was the most epic quit/walkout I've ever seen. It jammed up the email servers and had tech scrambling to fix it, hence limits on how many people you can send email to at once and permissions on email groups.

Lyrics below🎤🌍
https://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/bob+marley/exodus_20021711.html

@2lac+1fyTO524

That’s exactly how I left. I too took the high road. I’ve had a long significantly productive career, mostly in technology, but not only in technology. Several of my ideas & innovations put the banks for which I’ve worked on the map in a good way. Coming here was a horrible mistake.

I too settled up outstanding benefits, called my manager and gave 3 1/2 weeks notice to take the night road. I worked my tail off, ensuring that I had solid handoffs and handled the outstanding issues that only would be able to resolve.

It sounds crazy, but I’ve always been a high achieving driven perfectionist and proud of my stellar work. I didn’t do this for the bank, I did it for myself. I didn’t expect it to change Wells,, I simply wanted to get out without Wells changing me.

Only people like me will understand this but I’m fine with that.

I followed up with a nice and formal resignation letter
I documented everything I was working on, organized all project files, set up several calls with the team to walk them through it and made sure they had everything they need to take over
I set up some boundaries as to how much I was going to do during my notice period and made it clear the goal is to hand over my responsibilities, not to keep doing them until the last minute
I sent a heartfelt farewell email to the folks I really enjoyed working with over the years. Spent time responding to them with my contact info and connecting with them over LinkedIn
I had a farewell lunch with a few former co-workers who are local
I liked some folks I’ve worked with in India and had an early morning farewell call with them
I didn’t say anything to the people who were toxic. No thank you. No good bye
Then I logged off and disappeared into the night

@2lac+1fyTO524
Are you going to do the "exit survey" and if so, will you be candid?

I am someone who has recently left Wells Fargo after almost 20 years of service. This is how I quit:

• I waited for the 401(k) match on 12/31 and the bonus payout on Friday, 2/4
• On the morning of Monday, 2/7, I called my manager and gave my 2-week notice
• I followed up with a nice and formal resignation letter
• I documented everything I was working on, organized all project files, set up several calls with the team to walk them through it and made sure they had everything they need to take over
• I set up some boundaries as to how much I was going to do during my notice period and made it clear the goal is to hand over my responsibilities, not to keep doing them until the last minute
• I sent a heartfelt farewell email to the folks I really enjoyed working with over the years. Spent time responding to them with my contact info and connecting with them over LinkedIn
• I had a farewell lunch with a few former co-workers who are local
• I liked some folks I’ve worked with in India and had an early morning farewell call with them
• I didn’t say anything to the people who were toxic. No thank you. No good bye
• Then I logged off and disappeared into the night

Someone on my team said he wanted to take a month’s PTO to visit his family, and it was granted. He did have the PTO days.

So he went on vacation.

Turns out he started another job, and collected his PTO pay in addition to his new job pay. Then resigned at the end of the month.

Put your final goodbye email in an Outlook auto-reply.

That's what I did.

I heard that it caused quite a stir when certain managers started asking, "Where's Tom....? I need that report right now!".

You can tell your working a sh1t job when all you do is dream and talk about is retirement. What a waste of a life.

The most boss way to quit ever is to do so on your own terms, with lots of $ in your retirement accounts, and on good terms with your coworkers. Sailing off into the sunset to live a happy life and focus on the good things.

Or you could throw a little tantrum, flush whatever self respect you have left, and prove just how much the CEO lives in your head. Whatever works for you.

I left my last job telling my clients how to complain to regulatory agencies. Pretty much like the dad did in The Incredibles. Very satisfying and effective.

@1rqh must have worked on teams that didn't like each other. Every team I've worked on here had departures announced in team meetings. They always share where they're going and what they'll be doing.

@nsx... they delegated tasks that allowed the sale of customer information to subordinates (thereby hoping their direct reports would take the hit) and other disgusting methods of F'ing their employees and customers... I ain't gonna give you a road map... come up with your own ideas 💡 ..a$$hat

I hear of 2-5 people every week. The ones that get new gigs are openly telling people in meetings too, which I have never seen before.

That Carrie “retired” right before the sales scandal hit. And she’s still walking free. Infuriating.

@tym, how were they perpetuating fraud?

The most epic departures I've seen is employees perpetuating fraud allowed to sneak out the door without being fired or arrested. Granted, I've been here a very long time but I'd bet it continues today!