A lot of the posts on here need to be brought to the attention of Employee Relations. I know a lot of people are hesitant to call HR when something comes up, but there are a lot of things with the Covid favoritism that could land Fido with a lawsuit and they would lose. HR is willing and able to help when things get bad. I don’t work in HR but I was dealing with s-xual harassment in the office. HR took care of it within a week.
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Fidelity’s HR Leadership is run by someone who has no HR experience! Go figure how Fidelity’s corporate HR culture is…. I have never seen it so bad in my 15 years with the firm. It’s time to move on.
"A lot of the posts on here need to be brought to the attention of Employee Relations?" You are assuming that a lot of these posts are legit. Are you familiar with the internet?
I just want to thank and give a shout out to the person who posted the 5 steps when interacting with HR. Great post and spot on!!
The original post is a sh!tpost.
If you go to HR, they tell you to talk to your manager. WE ALL KNOW HOW THAT WORKS OUT. YOU work for Abby and once you realize that you'll stop complaining. Leave or accept it. Do like some squads are doing, they're working together to find jobs so they can all quit at the same time. You can only do what's best for you, no one is coming to save you that is for sure.
and what did you accomplish, in doing your part? you expected nothing to be done. ridiculous
In my 20+ yrs at Fidelity I had 1 good and 3 bad experiences with Fidelity HR.
These occurred during transition from Talent Source to Fidelity FTE, later attempts to move about company and finally upon retirement.
Never assume anything and always get things in writing.
My experience of going to HR resulted in being black-balled. Don't do it.
Terrible advice.
Terrible.
HR is to protect the company. It is never about the employee. Ever.
In your case it likely protected the company from exposure and was someone they desired to boot anyway.
Anyone considering HR should do the following
- Determine if the complaint is actionable. Complaints about your manager, the sun or Abby aren't actionable. Actionable means protected class, illegal, provable and exposed to the company.
- Put everything in writing, ideally having a third-party review it to remove all emotion.
- They will likely want to interview you. Strongly recommend, regardless of our policies, that you record the interaction. HR has been known to use these "helpful" sessions to build a case against the source. They are not subject to the rules of procedure or other legal protections.
- Maintain copies of all communication and evidence outside of the office. Have backups. Treat everyone friendly while assuming that they are the most conniving jack a-s-s you've ever deal with ever. Be pleasantly surprised.
- Always assume that you may be retaliated against in the future. It is one thing to have a proper complaint. But you are no longer the demure employee who will put up with anything.
Manage yourself and your career. No company is "good". No company is interested in you. And no company cares what you did yesterday.
Yeah and each and every report gets back to your BU. HR won’t retaliate but proving that your BU didn’t is pretty damn hard. Hope for your sake you’re not pushed to quit, sure it’s happened to several
HR is at the core of Fidelity’s toxic culture. They consistently hire individuals unfit for their roles, prioritizing promotions based on DEI initiatives over merit. At companies that value performance, these individuals wouldn’t last or be hired. HR is dominated by employees entrenched for 15-20+ years, clinging to trends to justify their roles. They fail to address workplace issues or take meaningful action, while the ER team serves only to shield the company from accountability. Their ‘support’ often amounts to nothing more than bureaucratic data entry into Workday, leaving employees unsupported and problems unresolved.
I for one emailed the head of HR of my BU with one of discussions here on middle-mgmt fat trimming. Didn't expect a response, received no response, but I did my part.