Outside from monitoring badge swipes, today someone was telling me that there are plans to track websites that are browsed during office hours. I do spend time on some educational websites (eg: using approx two hours to learn about AI and machine... — read more
WF Managers and references/slander
Any experiences where you got royally s------d over for no legitimate reason? What did you do?
Construction at DSM Main Campus
I’m sure many of you fellow DSMers have noticed the extensive construction going on. From floors having offices/cubes completely removed, water/vending machines beginning to be removed, signs outside conference room areas that state “beyond this... — read more
Funny RTO stories
It looks like they are going to bring down the hammer on RTO soon. Let’s share some funny, in a sad way, stories about RTO and how much it makes things so much worse. I’ll start. Was RTO in an office I was assigned to that I had never been to. Went... — read more
New campus “amenities”
When will companies start to understand that we don’t want a bunch of amenities that make us spend more time in the office? We don’t want to spend time in the office. If I decide to spend hour playing pickleball, then I need to work an hour later in... — read more
What's your average number of days in the office nowadays?
Please be frank.
Stop asking questions the handbook answers.
You can literally read it without authenticating to anything. https://teamworks.wellsfargo.com/handbook/HB_Online.pdf This is the reason all of us cr-p on your threads when you ask questions that can easily be found, for those of you still too lazy... — read more
California Sick Time pay out or not if laid off
I Don want to call HR, wondering if CA Sick time ( I have over 3 weeks or 120 hours) will be paid when/if I get laid off? Another question : does the max carryover 1.5 times of annual PTO include the sick time?
Getting transferred to a location
My one on one this morning was interesting. Was just informed that my office location is being changed effective immediately. Starting tomorrow I am expected to go to an office almost 30 miles away instead of the one I currently walk to each day. ... — read more
Advice on return to office
I work at a bank that will require workers to return to offices 3 days a week. Their goal is to force workers to quit so they don't have to pay severance or unemployment benefits. Workers are geographically dispersed in states and cities throughout... — read more
Why would a bank campus need FOUR golf courses???
Something tells me the execs will be able to use this during work hours but hourly & staff employees won’t. Also, 4 golf courses in Texas sure will use a lot of water… not very eco-friendly. This place is a joke.
Holy Sales Practice IT&V
Wow. Saw an announcement that C. Fowler was chosen to lead CSBB. A guy who spent 15+ years evaluating Wells Fargo branches with checklists. A guy that was clearly directly involved in the sales practice fiasco. Other than audit, there was no other... — read more
Wells Fargo closes 18 more branches in US
Wells Fargo & Co. has declared plans to close another 18 branches — though none in North Carolina — according to its latest disclosure to federal regulator U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the... — read more
Layoff middle managers
The time has come to dump all these managers. My processing manager has been MIA for 2 weeks. She manages 4 of us and we do all her work that she delegates out. We even wrote our own reviews. I am sure she is one of hundreds of lazy incompetent... — read more
Wells Fargo Workers United (WFWU)
Sign this petition: Support Wells Fargo Workers United https://actionnetwork.org/forms/support-wells-fargo-workers-united
Bereavement leave?
My mother-in-law just passed away. Is bereavement leave available. If so how many days?
Independent Testing specialist - IT&V
I've heard bad things about this dept. but I have an opportunity to get into this dept. as I'm currently unemployed and needing some income. What is the avg salary for the Independent Testing specialist role? I want to make sure they aren't going to... — read more
A Q
Anyone know about the utility of Covered California equivalents in other states? That market saved my spouse and I (we both have chronic diseases and can't afford to have bad insurance) post-grad school where we weren't entitled to COBRA (because... — read more
A word to the wise/contracting
If you're thinking of getting a contract role here, be aware that it's very possible that you will be hired alongside someone that has no professional/corporate experience at all, or is one of the manager's friends. The unwritten & undisclosed rule... — read more
Adjusting hours to align with India
I've been hearing more and more teams are having to work hours that are more convenient for the India and Manila offices. Anyone know if this is true? I can see Eff-face Charlie using this as another lever to get people to resign.
Raising Canes cares more about employees than WF
If you are a teller, go work there. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/raising-canes-raises-average-wages-to-1950-an-hour--the-right-thing-to-do-155858339.html
Commercial Banking Layoffs started this Week
Commercial Banking started layoffs this week.
Cliff Notes-version of current WF severance package please...
Can anybody here provide the basic bullet points of the current WF severance package i.e. X weeks pay for Y full-years of tenure, lump-sum vs continuance of bi-weekly, etc? Tried looking in the Employee Handbook, but couldn't narrow it... — read more
Risk offsite in Charlotte
DF had an all directs plus one level this past week. Lots of heads down for a few days, felt different. Risk getting a haircut soon?
Minneapolis shrinking
Oh my goodness! In Minneapolis the bank is reducing its number of locations from four to two, which means that many of us Minneapolis employees will have to work from home. The downtown and Shoreview offices can't accommodate a full office return, or... — read more
FRONT of WSJ: JPMorgan’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein Were Deeper Than the Bank Has Acknowledged
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jpmorgan-jeffrey-epstein-525febe3?mod=hp_lead_pos1 JPMorgan Chase & Co. had ties to Jeffrey Epstein that ran deeper than the bank has acknowledged and extended years beyond when it decided to close the convicted s-x... — read more
I love working here
Just don't want to lose my job. Best place i've worked out of the 4 other companies I've worked. People don't know how good they got it, tons and tons of vacation time PTO and Holidays galore, full 6% 401k match, a bonus that actually is paid out... — read more
5/16
Hearing this is the next layoff date, has anyone else heard the same and know what areas will be impacted?
RTO tracking report
What does it look like?
P5 to P3 with a higher band
I am interviewing for a P3 position with a higher salary bank than my current P5 position. If I get chosen, will a qualify for a pay raise? Has anyone gone through such scenarios before?
WF stands for WarFare
The cruelty is the point. WF will never win w/o employee support. Never.
Learning Event - Succeeding in a Hybrid Environment
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!!! Let's think back shall we? To a few years ago when ALL of Wells Fargo employees were told to start working from home - on basically a day's notice. We worked that way for 2+ years without issue and EVERYTHING ran smoothly. ... — read more
Saul sounds a bit like Roger Federer
Its very comforting to listen to. That is all. Have a great Friday.
"DISPLACED"
A senior leader in my area was laid off this week. We had an "URGENT meeting" with about 15 minutes notice to be told about it. First off...STOP IT. You know, as management, when the entire team gets a "URGENT meeting" notification from a senior... — read more
Real reason for RTO and it not collaboration
FRTO and F all the execs that are saying it's because we are better in person, the 2 plus years of the pandemic proved that most were better working remotely, but that hurts the corporate real estate values. They need to be able to dump them first... — read more
Didn’t even open or crack open your laptop
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/ceo-says-many-remote-workers-182557422.html
Wells Fargo has an identity crisis
On the one hand- Charlie says he wants to “grow our investment bank”, competing with global giants who have been perfecting their craft for decades. And he also says he is focused on building our Wealth Management business “acquiring, building... — read more
Lockbox
Why is lockbox turning to a ghost town?
Wells Fargo has another big problem: the push for unionization
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/de8f590e-ae50-3426-a96a-ba1e7e4437ac/wells-fargo-faces-another-big.html Yes this was posted about several days ago, but I do get a bit of pleasure knowing this is causing Charlie & Friends some pain. He deserves it. I’m... — read more