Can anyone share how your annual merit increases and bonus are impacted by the various review ratings - specifically Meets, Inconsistently Meets, Needs Improvement since Exceeds and Far Exceeds appear to be off the table.
Agile Layoffs?
Capital One laid off its entire Agile team (1200+ positions). I wonder if we are next? Of course, Capital One is not Chase so I suppose we are safe until Chase does something like that.
Entire department called out sick today
Something to do with technology- not sure if it was operations or what - managers are scrambling.
Former employees
Did anyone get their W2 from WF for 2022 yet? They sent me an email with a workday “temporary password” but of course it isn’t working
Can we hear one positive thing one of these days?
Between layoffs, RTO, issues with raises, so much bad publicity, and so many other negative things I'm getting burnt out and overloaded with bad news.
Demotivator of the day: Remember - Charlie Scharf got a 20% payraise this year
Something to consider when they give you that measly "merit" increase - i can promise you it wont be 20% And this is in SPITE of record fines and the asset cap STILL not lifted. Wells Fargo gives CEO Scharf a 20% pay boost to $24.5M Dive Brief: ... — read more
Anyone else’s office absolutely disgusting?
My office is so dusty and the carpets are filthy and smell like mildew…. Pretty sure the flex cubicles do not get cleaned with each use either. Vents are old and we hear the whirring all day and it’s so dry in the office im getting nosebleeds And... — read more
St. Louis WFA Ghost Town
I was in the area of WFA’s headquarters in St. Louis on Market Street yesterday. What a ghost town, absolutely no cars in the parking lots or people walking in the campus areas. I stopped for lunch at one of the very close by restaurants who said... — read more
WF Early Pay Day
Well, well, well…was just watching a YouTube video (Relax! It’s before 7 here and I’m holding off starting my workday for a few more minutes) and an ad came on for Wells Fargo Early Pay Day. For “eligible” direct deposits, you’ll get access to your... — read more
Why doesn’t WF just sell off their office space?
They’re always looking for ways to nickel and dime us and laying people off to ‘cut cost’ so why not just sell off the hundreds of offices that are sitting empty? Every building I go into is nearly empty and in need of repairs….went into the office... — read more
A Tale of Two Employees
Worker Bee Get up, coordinate with spouse to get the kids to school. Walks 15 blocks to get to work because the subway is no longer feels safe for her. Gets to the office and looks for a cube finds one but of course it is dirty so it needs to be... — read more
Upcoming changes to RTO policy coming soon?
My manager suggested that a company wide announcement related to changes to current RTO policy to come. No suggestion as to whether it would be More flexible than the current 3/2 model or more time back in office. Has anyone else heard anything... — read more
Has anyone ACTUALLY been terminated for RTO non-compliance?
Ignore what's been threatened or what could happen. Has anyone actually been directly terminated as a result of not going in when they were told to?
OMG - CFPB consent order
This bank fails at banking. https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_wells-fargo-na-2022_consent-order_2022-12.pdf
No year-end review yet.. Something cooking?
We are approached year-end review next friday, but i have not had my year-end until today. Should I be concerned about my job security (already tensed!)?
A new threat - Wells Fargo Meets the "Repeat Offender" Standard
This would be devastating to shareholders. The heavy hand of govt up these executives azzes would drop earnings to $0.00 overnight. Hsu and the OCC use a four-level escalation framework that decides whether a bank should be broken up. Issue... — read more
Ur!nating case: Air India imposes four-month flying ban on former Wells Fargo Indian executive
https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/air-india-bans-ex-wells-fargo-exec-shankar-mishra-for-four-months-123011901334_1.html Air India has named former Wells Fargo executive Shankar Mishra, who is accused of ur!nating on a co-passenger... — read more
Do we work for “Blind ‘em & Rob ‘em..” ???
It’s startling to read all the ways Wells Fargo has harmed their own customers. It can be only one of two things: INCOMPETENCE or THEFT. (Or both.) As part of a $3.7 billion settlement, Wells Fargo has agreed to pay more than $2 billion... — read more
2/3/23
Who is actually even going to bother signing on or showing up?
Anyone have RTO come up in their year-end reviews?
Just curious if you were told if not being in the office 3 days a week had any impact on your pay/bonus?
More payouts, more layoffs
Wells Fargo might owe you money—here’s how to get it If you had a Wells Fargo account between 2011 and 2022, you might be one of the 16 million customers who qualify for damages, says the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau... — read more
The best part of RTO…
Is that my dog is happy to see me when I get home. That’s it. I went in yesterday for the first time and have never seen more miserable people in one place at the same time.
Rumor: All US employees to get a 5% bump in base pay + 100 stock options
Problem cited: employee retention and very low morale. Option vest / salary increase only to those who meet expectations Probably announced later this month
MASSIVE CUT IMMINENT - LOAD UP BOYS!
overheard in NY - 2 wells execs at a bar They were joking "Maybe we should just cut 10 thousand" other guy - "No no no - TWENTY thousand" laughing their a$$ off.... The first guy got up on the bar "HEY EVERYONE - WATCH THIS!" pulled out his... — read more
In office expectations
Laid out in the tech manager call Managers regardless of hierarchy in 3x weekly Non agile workers follow 2/3 model All of this will be tracked back to performance goals. Holidays and PTO count toward meeting your weekly quota. Oh and “be thankful “... — read more
Would you be willing to work 50-60 hours per week if it somewhat increased your changes of being rated Exceeds?
And for those who are bonus eligible, would you in turn expect that Exceeds rating to translate to a dramatic difference in bonus amounts compared with peers rated Meets? At what point would the theoretically higher bonus (targets not guaranteed, by... — read more
Wells Fargo India
With the recent developments about the mortgage division, I was wondering if anyone knew what impact this had on Wells Fargo mortgage workers in India? Are they still keeping all their jobs or are they shutting it down?
New cfpb communication
What to do if you are treated unfairly by Wells Fargo or another financial company If you’re having a problem with a financial institution, first try to resolve it directly with the company. They can generally answer questions unique to your... — read more
Funny how we’re pushing DEI and RTO, they cancel out
So we want to be inclusive but we are ignoring the one benefit people want. WFH helps diverse people stay employed longer and happier. Show me someone who wants RTO and I will show you a rich able-bodied white guy who has someone else taking care of... — read more
Is tomorrow (Thursday) the day the ax falls.
why do they always do it on Thursdays?
Meets
Can you get promotion based on years review as meets? Or must Exceeds or above? My manager said she has not seen any exceeds for many years.
RTO and remote work policies are b.s. unless you have top cover...
despite all of the nonsense on RTO and remote work and the pain a manager has to go through to hire someone who is a telecommuter it all boils down to who you know and who your boss is. have someone on my team who as very little work experience but... — read more
Wall Street’s biggest WFH advocate is bringing underperforming staff back into the office
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/18/business/citi-work-from-home-jane-fraser
One more RTO topic!
Upvote if you are supposed to be in 3 days but have not gone a single day since last March. I have probably gone like less than 10 days.
Bonus question for anyone who got a 2 last year
Last year, for those that were bonus eligible, or managers with the information, how much does having a 2 rating (inconsistently meets) affect the bonus, versus having a 3 rating? Thanks
Hypocrisy
But track shots in HR.. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/17/wells-fargo-downgrades-pfizer-to-equal-weight-citing-need-for-covid-reset-.html
too-big-to-manage-banks-may-face-breakup-top-regulator-says
https://www.wsj.com/articles/too-big-to-manage-banks-may-face-breakup-top-regulator-says-11673982801
Raises
Any way district managers will know raise information before the 25th?