Since Dan Griffith has joined he has slowly made life miserable for the Tech teams. Under the current modernization strategy, sudden organizational shifts and budget cuts have created an unstable environment. • Hiring freezes and roadblocks make it... — read more 

Senior leaders (VPs and above) are meeting to figure out how to use AI to put together polished sentences to assist them to communicate to employees that we have a great culture.

I’ve seen a few post of the last few months and now it’s hit my team. A girl on my team received the email yesterday and was put on paid leave until the investigation is complete.

We all get distracted through short term instant gratifications like as simple as nice mail & forget long term degradation of culture...

Is it worth complaining ?

All these layoffs and all this money we need to save and wasting money on privacy days and eagle days. Get a grip save the money all these costs for travel. Priorities people

We can use a little levity around here. USAA therapy dog Smoky lands starring role in new CBS... — read more 

Juan is a narcissist at the core. You hear each meeting he glorifies his accomplishments. Even on connect, there are articles about members thanking him personally. Even if members did have a good experience, it was a team effort. He should have... — read more 

The speculation thread.

Are all groups now on Teams? Is Zoom Now becoming disabled ? When will it be required to use Teams? I heard in a meeting that they are starting Teams up mandatory for SLOD first on 10/1 is this true?

In a meeting about three weeks ago the president said ways of working was paused and said restructuring will start back up for phase 3 but there will be no layoffs. Well guess what happened today? If they could only be honest.

Will USAA drop TCS? They operate out of a GCC in India which was named a national security threat. If this happens, will they resort to freezing the layoffs of those recently affected in areas like fraud and aml no be able to make Up for the work... — read more 

If it was about lean and mean and cost cutting, why are there so many contractors? In 2018, they said the ratios of FTE to contractors is very bad so they will hire more full time. Fast forward, contractors have multiplied but FTE roles haven't... — read more 

If you change positions internally, does this affect your bonus? Say if you move in October, is the bonus reduced or anything like that????

Hug your Cognizant buddies. Their dreams of a green card just got eliminated. The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General just announced a criminal fraud investigation of Cognizant and ordered all of their PERM filings suspended.

With all these new H1b rule changes and restrictions I haven’t seen a single one leave yet, their contracts just keep extending for years on though there is a supposed moratorium on contract durations. What’s the hack?

saw a posting on a senior IC job that looks great, but then checked Glassdoor and it shows the CEO with a 39% approval rating. Also, 4 days in the office. WT? 🚩🚩🚩 How are things really over there? dumpster fire and don't even think about clicking... — read more 

This week has been the perfect example that we do not matter. One coworker passed this week and all of fraud has continued on with managers acting like everything is normal. Shame on you leaders we are humans.

USAA doesn't really lay off people as much anymore. They just make your life miserable until you leave quietly. Pay attention for a while and you'll see I'm right.

Two years in and this has been the worst stretch of my career. Happy anniversary to me.

Just got out of a meeting with our ED, her exact quote “after a thorough review of everyday business, the business decision was made to eliminate the roles of your manager and lead.”

Another TRM casualty. Just heard the new ED is gone. I am surprised she stayed so long. I was starting to wonder if she had good sense or was just desperate. When I heard what she was working on, I was shocked then I was not. She had a good poker... — read more 

Can we carpool? Can anyone share the severance plan? Can I buy PTO out of the benefits enrollment period? What will my bonus be? What is up with RTO? Does anyone have dirt to share with the news? 😏

Is there a way to carpool in san antonio? Looking for some help as my car is broken.

over all the culture around pretty much in all teams is deteriorating. old guard still in team resistance to changes & creating negative environment. don't know how to deal with these people.

Can we buy PTOs middle of the year?

Our team just announced a restructure and shifted people around and not replacing a Director who jumped ship. Another sloppy decision from a mediocre leadership team. Sinking ship here in SLOD and all we focus on is RTO

Curious: has AI fixed all the problems yet? Or is everything still broken?

I was laid off this year and I snagged a better job that's more money and remote. I also canceled all my policies and went elsewhere for big savings. It gets better, plan now and walk away. If i can do it so can you. Usaa is dead, let it die.

Heed my warning. To those in Audit Services, more layoffs and restructuring are coming. Want to know why you were rewarded with gifts for getting audits done as quickly as possible last year? Want to know why you are conducting quick and easy... — read more 

It’s been a week or 2, I feel there is some due.

I'm tired of working hard and never being good enough for some people. It's about favorites, not performance.

Granddaddy’s CHO (Chief Henchmen Officer) JM has made a mockery of USAA’s internal contract due diligence and control environment by onboarding another $250 million dollar agreement with IBM to provide a TCOE center of excellence. These due diligence... — read more 

Early retirement is close. Is it smart to jump now or should I wait? My wife says take the plunge since her insurance covers us, but I'm still not sure.

The rumor is that, although they have been on the walls offering antacids, ibuprofen, band aids, etc for a decade, it seems there has been an influx of new people that seem to think they can steal all of the single serve medicine packets and supplies... — read more 

Just for planning purposes this is my first year as FTE with USAA, does everyone get a bonus holiday check if the company awards it per year? Are there any exceptions ? and which paycheck does it usually land ? November or December ? Thank you

If you have a voting right in annual members meeting, cast your vote by Aug. 19, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Central Time. Crying about it doesn’t solve anything. Vote or keep crying.

Assuming not for cause

Why senior bank fraud leadership change? I hear scandal?

I put years into USAA many years ago, before USAA even advertised on TV much less did any performative woke sh--. I was there in C when Bob Davis decided that parts of USAA and the people who work there are just disposable biomass. Much like the... — read more