Kind of a relief actually. In RMC for those curious. My last day is 1/30…does that mean I will get a normal paycheck on 2/6?

I can vaguely remember when we used to work toward something, had real team cohesion, and felt a sense of accomplishment after solving complex problems or delivering exceptional results. These days, it feels like we’re just getting ground down, and... — read more 

The traditional Wall Street playbook held that layoffs tied to strategic restructuring would boost stock prices, while cuts driven by declining sales would hurt them. That distinction appears to have collapsed. Goldman's analysts suggest investors... — read more 

What’s the point of anything? Did this post somehow catch your eye? Is it making you stop to think? Feeling the need to comment? Does it resonate with you some way? Moral compromises? Are you lying to yourself? Deep down, gut feeling, do you... — read more 

This may not resonate with all of you, but I’ve dealt with multiple toxic managers at this company and have needed a lot of external support around navigating this political hellscape until I can get out. Thought I’d share a post I found that made me... — read more 

They’re creating conditions so no skilled person with options would stick around. You can’t offshore every job. Thinking you can automate anything beyond repetitive tasks is laughable. Chasing the bottom of the barrel guarantees problems. Specific... — read more 

In addition to ongoing engineering performance challenges, a lack of transparency around progress, and significant network and connectivity problems, we are now encountering scheduling issues with India-based engineers. Several have declined to... — read more 

This is a generic discussion thread to capture comments about potential US Bank layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Is this for real? Have they even figured out the logistics yet?

Do you know if only extraordinary ratings will qualify for legends of possible or do meaningful ratings employees can also qualify?

11/19/2025 EEOC Releases New and Updated Educational Materials on National Origin Discrimination https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-releases-new-and-updated-educational-materials-national-origin-discrimination 'Project Firewall' is an enforcement... — read more 

It’s clear that merit increases are less now for remote workers than onsite, but anyone know for sure about bonuses?

https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/paying-remote-workers-less-may-heighten-legal-risks "Paying remote workers less than in-person workers for performing the same work could increase the risk of discrimination claims." "Telework... — read more 

Starbucks lost ~$30B in market value during a period heavily shaped by McKinsey-style leadership. As U.S. Bank continues to place McKinsey-aligned leaders in key roles, including Dilip . What do we see next ?

For CA employees with accrued vacation

Just seen that a president announced that federal gov is closed for Christmas 12/24 & 12/26. Are banks going to follow and give us the holidays off as per federal holiday schedule?

Curious if anyone has any actual intel on the remote workforce strategy? I’m not looking for passive aggressive comments on speculation. I’m trying to get ahead of my own planning. If there’s anyone on here who has some intel, please do tell! I’d... — read more 

Someone posted this on an earlier thread but I wanted to put it as a main post to show. This and ANYTHING like this needs to be reported to EEOC. TODAY! Provide these examples and give names of who is doing it! These loons have gotten so sloppy... — read more 

Do something about it. Make yourself heard. Drop specific names and hold them accountable. https://publicportal.eeoc.gov/Portal/Login.aspx

Here is a breakdown of the key issues you've described and whether they are likely to have legal merit: ⚖️ Legal Merit of the Complaints: It is highly unlikely that either of the actions described—the performance rating changes or the salary range... — read more 

For those that have to go to hubs, I’m curious to know what exactly is on that email sent to remote folks today? Are you getting a reduction in salary? Is that even legal?

Along with demoralizing remotes and all the other well-known, obvious or sneaky ways to wear people down until they leave on their own, or give leadership an excuse to kick them to the curb. If even a fraction of the time and energy spent on these... — read more 

Can anyone else confirm the 60% bonus pool target funding number mentioned in another thread? All we hear is how amazing our quarterly results were, so one would assume that the funding is much higher than 60%. Sure would be nice to see some... — read more 

So I received a lovely needs improvement fir my year end review, I was shock, I guess I was the target of that 5-10% percentage that a manager needs to give for needs improvement… so what’s next, 1-3 or 3-6 min til Termination??? So don’t need to pay... — read more 

Are the employees really that bad, or does leadership have some accountability?

Can anyone confirm what these differences are in the remote vs hub merit pools? Does hub get more, or does remote just get less?

Then I’ll just put in less effort. I’ve always been responsible and usually gone the extra mile, including being available well beyond official hours. I’ve helped resolve plenty of crises and messy situations. But if this is how it’s going to be... — read more 

I’m curious with the changes to remote if I would still be eligible to move up in my role to the next job grade. As of 2025 I was able to. I know a new position all together would be hub only. Also, can a remote employee still earn an extraordinary... — read more 

I’m sick of it and I’ve been here nearly 20 years. Never did I think this place would sink so low but walked in queen of India and poof U.S. Bank is gone.

Have the most recent employee survey results been released? No one seems to know in my area. And if they have - are results the same, higher or lower than the previous survey?

Managers were just notified. Remote employees will get in lower pay raise pool than on-site people. 0.5% to 1.0% lower. Also it is confirmed that all remote employees will be moved to geography C on December 21st. No mention of the actual pools... — read more 

Discussing a 10% workforce reduction in non-client-facing departments. Whatever goes around comes around - "It's the kind of advice the firm might offer one of its clients, and comes after headcount exploded between 2012 (17,000) and today... — read more 

When can we actually have our performance reviews?

Any news on transfer partners? Is this card coming back on market after the reward restructure?

Very common for companies to try and reduce costs with layoffs so I do get the reasoning behind that. However, with that said it now seems with this unnecessary RTO, mandatory low performance ratings, and a variety of other items such as a large... — read more 

When will these rumors start to get announced? Can’t wait to do performance review next week just to then tell my remote team their pay band changed…ugh.

I heard a rumor that sometime next year USB will begin telling remote employees to move to a hub or they will be considered voluntarily quitting - so no severance. Don’t think this could realisticall happen all at once so I imagine it would be... — read more 

Anyone know how they’re handling this? I’d assume the 2025 reviews won’t count since those are about to be released, and December probably won’t roll into the 2026 cycle either. I’d hope they are a little more lax with the holidays.

My revenue production goal for next year just went up by almost 100%. Usually it’s a joke that top producer goals will double. Now it’s a reality. RIP