How do you deal with the cognitive dissonance here ? Everything is upside down; good workers get punished or abused, bad workers get no repercussions, and the list goes on. Unequal treatment in RTO, etc. Gossip to tear down a contributor but troublemakers never get punished, all par for the course here at WF.
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Also not the OP here - cognitive dissonance is the WF operating model. I haven’t figured out how to deal with it. Some days, I try not to care. But I do care. It’s like working really hard on a ship while the captain is steering straight into the rocks, throwing your crew mates off the ship indiscriminately, proclaiming that we’re so amazing we’re heading toward the MOON and it’s because of how much he appreciates the crew. And… we’re going to switch the nameplates for the officers and that will make us SO much better (ignore the fact that we’re just switching the nameplates back to what they were last week when we said that would make us SO much better). Oh and the crew will all be switching up jobs with one another for no reason. And the crew will be required to burn tires on the deck of the ship 3 days a week while we wave the Earth Day Flag.
I would say I am not dealing with the cognitive dissonance well.
To the person who worked 30 years ...
Seems like you there was tremendous loyalty by both parties. You worked hard and were rewarded for that hard work with steady employment along with growth opportunities. 30 years is quite a commitment from you AND from the company. The days are long gone when companies want "lifers".
I'm in a similar situation to you. Lots and lots of years with the company. But I don't expect them to guarantee me a job until I retire. When I get cut lose I'll take my 60 days of non-working notice and my 52 weeks of severance and find something else. There are worse things than getting paid for 14 months while not working.
It’s always been this way. When I worked hard, I was reprimanded. Now that I do the bare minimum, I am meeting expectations.
Do a good job for your own self worth, not WF. We're all mercenaries. Be loyal to yourself.
It's sad commentary, but true.
100% on point.
And I am NOT the OP but agree with was posted! Things are worse than ever here.
Circus at WF continues
Have to chuckle at the replies clearly written by the OP and then upvoted again by himself
Bravo for the amount of time you have on your hands while “working hard”
On word. Equity. If you can't/don't want to bring people up, you bring them down.
True. I was conveniently “laid off” from my previous company after questioning some of their actions on employee benefits and how they were applied. I spoke up and my fellow co-workers thanked me. I was eventually “laid off” because of rocking the boat. (I was included in a group of 3. One actually retired and the other one had her position go away because of a merger. They added some others to the group who quit to make it look like it was just a downsizing.) I stood up to them and can feel good how I lived my life.
ProTip: You are your best advocate. Be loyal to yourselves. No one else is going to look out for you at work. No one at Wells Fargo is your friend. It’s about money, hustling, surviving, cashing your chips, and getting out. That’s it. Nothing personal. It’s just life.🤷🏻
This post is 100 percent true. The mistake I made is giving 30 plus years of loyalty to a company who threw me a pink slip and gave me 2 hours to get out. I was their biggest cheerleader and supporter. Defended the company against all the negative publicity from all the shameful things they pulled (think opening fake bank accounts). I came to work every day and gave them 120 percent. Worked long hours during the refi bo-m and took care of each and every customer. Followed all the company protocol and changes. Made sure audit and risk were passed. Was a team player. All for nothing in the end. So lesson learned is that company loyalty means nothing.
Everything you say is true. But this isn't just at Wells Fargo my friend, this isn't just at every company on the planet, it's the whole world. This is how life is and how unfair it can be to those who are passionate about what they do and those who try to do the right thing. To be good is an uphill battle in life. Being evil and hurtful, jealous, narcissistic, mean, amd to climb by putting others down is easy amd to tell to the truth it's funny and fun for those doing it. I get out down everyday at WF and no one wants to elevate me, yet I continue to do the right thing because I can sleep well at night, and my kids see a fighting hero everyday at work. I may not get any rewards as a matter of fact my bonuses have been 0 some years and others I can buy a cookie with. My reward may not come from my workplace but it does come from the life I choose to live and what I leave behind.