Wow! This year’s employee appreciation week is an absolute joke. An article that links to a viva engage post with no engagement. A cr-ppy ecard from the CEO. Way to phone it in and check the box. That’s an HR fail.

Want to hear a joke? Gunjan made 16 million in total pay last year. My best friend JR made 10 million. Meanwhile the people whose hard work this company made record-breaking profits on are told that the money isn't there for bonuses or raises... — read more 

Even without any rumors, even without any announcements, all I can think about every single day is what's going to happen if I lose my job to cuts. I wasn't like this before, I swear. But with all the small and large cuts in the last few years, I... — read more 

Is it even worth filling it out? Executive Mgmt doesn’t care.

They eliminated my position and moved me into something completely different with zero training or support. No one ever explained what success looked like, no one checked in to see if I was managing. It feels less like a reassignment and more like... — read more 

Denmark is encouraging people to stay home and use less gas. Hmm... Novel idea. Be green. RtO can GTH!

Great, don't take anonymous questions ahead of time, you will just delete them and also delete live questions. Seriously why even attend.

Leadership and the managing committee has been monitoring time spent in the restrooms and soon will be providing reporting in workday. Managers will be alerted if breaks exceed time deemed acceptable by our exceptional leaders. Two or more breaks a... — read more 

You know - increased efficiency, better outcomes. Measurable effects of increased collaboration. By how much people became more creative and better at problem solving. And of course, how much happier and healthier we are from coming into the office... — read more 

I have nearly 15 years at the bank and am at retirement age. If I were laid off, would I still receive all my retirement benefits, along with any severance they might offer? Or would I be better off retiring before I get laid off? I fully expect more... — read more 

Can anyone share signs I should be seeing if I’m being targeted by my leader for a push out? I’ve been feeling like I’m receiving disparate treatment and I don’t know if it’s real or perceived because of the chaos in the company right now.

I heard from my manager they are in the process of setting up IP tracking to determine how many hours a week you are in the office - presumably with end goal to have dashboard like 11 RTO days but now including how many hours your IP showed you in... — read more 

I’m currently remote and looking to relocate with my spouse, who just received a great offer in a different city. While the bank doesn't have an office in that specific city, it does operate within that state (the nearest office is about 4 hours away... — read more 

Starting to hear of the March round taking shape. Know of 1 in HR. What’s everyone else seeing?

No extra pay, no discussion, just "figure it out." I'm doing two jobs and burning out fast. Anyone else dealing with this?

Is anyone else receiving marketing emails (who is not a customer) and unable to locate an unsubscribe link on the email? I have been searching and cannot locate it anywhere. I closed my accounts quite some time ago and still getting spammed. The fact... — read more 

Worse place to work this bank treats their employees like trash.

If you've gotten the Fidelity email, VOTE. It is some of the little power we have to make our dissatisfaction known.

Help me understand how 1 team lays off one employee and then pulls another employee from a different team to fill a position on the team they just laid someone off on? Couldn't they have transferred the employee they just laid off?

Does anyone know what is happening in Small Business/Business Underwriting? Loans are taking days upon weeks for approvals with all stipulations satisfied and members on my team have had their loans tossed to different underwriters constantly. When I... — read more 

Anyone see the disclosures of the C suite pay? Some notes GK got about $17MM. AC $19MM. Note GK’s pay went up 60%!!! They were reimbursed about $150k for personal financial planning. Gunjan was reimbursed $300k for her housing here... — read more 

I have a masters degree. Spent years and money getting it. Did the same job as people without one for less money. When I left, they hired someone with no degree at all. Then I learned they paid them ten grand more than I ever got. The difference?... — read more 

Looks like the unlawful termination lawsuits are starting! If you’re on this site and feel, and can prove, unjustly performance, layoff or suspect a target on your back - DOCUMENT everything right now. If more of these cases pop up you’ll have... — read more 

The grass is always greener on the other side. Those of you still employed at this soul succubus better enjoy the paycheck while it comes because this job market is a dumpster fire from he-l. This is not the market of 5 years ago. If you haven’t been... — read more 

If I am a grade 16 remote based employee should I be concerned about eventual layoff? Not a people leader.

Expecting nothing better than to be replaced is a great motivating force. Being made to train your replacement adds a special flair to feeling fantastic about losing your job.

Unconfirmed gossip that some retirements are due to solicitation in Kodambakkam's red light district

This week, management informed over 200 people including managers, supervisors and leads that they are planning to offshore all of our home mortgage loan roles to India. Not sure how you can call yourself U.S. Bank when more and more employees are... — read more 

In a recent department all-hands, we got to hear that raises are going to become a thing of the past for a lot of us: “…the composition of your compensation may look a little bit different. So you’re going to see more of your compensation reflected... — read more 

Please tell me why she’s sticking it to us even more with this ecard? It’s employee unappreciation day here. We all feel stressed, abused and unappreciated. Thanks, Gunjan for nothing and for no merit increase. Ugh!

Questions for HR reading this. Are they planning on doing a mass layoff of remote employees? Is there any truth to the shift of sending more positions overseas? What are we not being told?

Companies that operate with a hub-based workforce model should align their teams geographically rather than scattering small numbers of employees across multiple states. When the majority of a department or function is concentrated in a primary hub... — read more 

I wonder what would happen if leaders at all levels in the company had their performance and bonuses solely based on how well they led their teams. Take bottom line business numbers out, feed those through individual contributors, and if you’re a... — read more 

Action speak louder than words. Bye-bye.

The Australian state of Victoria said on ​Wednesday it will launch legislation ‌to give employees the legal right to work from home two days ​per week. The laws, that ​are due to come into effect ⁠on September 1, will allow ​anyone with the... — read more 

I’m sure most of you noticed there is now tracking of your badge swiped available in Workday. When you open the report, there is a column labeled “Office Designation” What does everyone’s say for that? I was told I have to come to the office but... — read more 

Does anyone know where to find our bonus payslip for this Friday? I’d like to see the actual amount and there’s nothing on Workday - of course.

The President can start a war from his resort club and talk to his year in his home. There is no reason why we need to go the office I am following the president lead by working from home

I think what’s worse than the tangible changes being made is the culture and environment it’s creating. They lack actual leadership competency to know that with any change comes a far and wide ripple effect you have to LEAD through! In the absence of... — read more