Topics regarding layoffs at Wells Fargo & Co.

Topics regarding layoffs at Wells Fargo & Co.

Invitation from your Manager

Has anyone been invited by your manager to lunch? Said to celebrate my graduation, just feel it is odd. I didn’t know large corporations do something like that.

Latest Innovation BS at Wells Fargo

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/where-do-good-ideas-come-from-fueling-innovation-engine-chintan-mehta/ "The best “sparks” are generated through organic cross-functional networks with continuous feedback, along with the added benefit of being able to... — read more 

Mortgage

Team meeting. Mass mortgage layoffs — didn’t get exact numbers but “more than previous staffing decisions.”

Home Lending Ops Layoffs

Pretty large number of people were noticed today. Refi volume which has driven a lot of volume over the past couple years have slowed way down. Most people knew layoffs were coming but still doesn't make this feel any better.

After 14 years...

...still riding the Wells Fargo train. Money is very good. I’ve had some awesome experience so far. I've had some sh itty ones. No company is perfect, period -- I’ve come to terms with that long time ago.

Risk is broken at Wells Fargo

Nothing can be escalated because all the new people at the top don’t understand the company and do not have the necessary experience to understand impact on the bank. As a result, the company will continue to see major failures and make new... — read more 

Copy/Paste from Chase's board.

Copy/Paste from Chase's board. They are about to annihilate their mortgage group... Source: @OP+1hlYGgAO ++++++++The Trouble in Mortgage Business+++++++ The problem is that there is almost no mortgage business / leads being generated by the branches... — read more 

Pay Adjustment Proposal

Here is what I propose as our people are hurting due to high food and gas prices. a) Under $40K/year - Increase pay 20% b) Under $60K/year - Increase pay 15% c) Under 100K/year - Increase pay 10% d) Under 150K/year - Increase pay 5% e)... — read more 

Serhat O joins Home Lending

Another executive... working out of Hudson Yards office... previously a managing director at JPMorgan Chase. shocked face

Religious Exemption for the Vaccine

Has anyone gone through the Religious Exemption for the vaccine here at Wells Fargo Bank? I am about to start with the bank and will go through the process so any insight from folks with the experience would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

How long will Charlie remain as CEO?

Enough time has passed and he hasn’t accomplished anything. That’s obvious. I’m sure that the board is also aware that during his tenure no new value has been created nor did the company grow. Is it possible that some alternative solutions for the... — read more 

Concord office COVID hotspot

Now we get an email at least twice a week notifying us of COVID outbreak. Many people are oit sick. Now what?! It’s spreading like fire in a haystack. When will management take an action to protect us. I don’t feel comfortable going to the office. I... — read more 

Agile @ WF is Disaster. Period.

I am spending 20 hours of unproductive time just to get an hour of productive time in an Agile setup. All the scrum calls, fancy story-planning meetings, user stories documentation, hours to give updates, teams pushing back - people not being... — read more 

Whatever happened with this?

@OP+1ecldRD7 or https://thelayoff.com/t/1ecldRD7 New 2022 Info Information from a meeting I listened in. Disclaimers first. This applies to Technology. I do not know how much it applies elsewhere. Certainly some of it does, and probably it will... — read more 

Can I decline a raise? Has anyone done that?

I have been offered a raise which would make me the employee with the highest earnings in my team. One would think I should be happy but I’m more scared and uncomfortable. From my experience on the job the highest earners are always on top of the... — read more 

Banks with remote work

Is there a way to find out which banks have said they would allow permanent remote work? From what I can see, most are currently implementing a hybrid model, which will most likely lead to full RTO down the line. It would be nice to find places to... — read more 

Agile is about reducing head count

and driving the cattle hard for two week "sprints" to keep pushing their limits. This is how the bank is going to try to function through being shortstaffed in many areas. No one wants to be the hold up on a sprint. The scrum team is there to push... — read more 

Why did you get a Layoff...?

To those who were recently laid off. Can you help those of us who remain by letting us know if there was any reason why you got laid off and somebody else didn't...? Sounds like a horrible question. I get it, having been laid off at another... — read more 

No bank in sight

America’s most trusted brands: Band-Aid Lysol Clorox UPS CVS Visa Cheerios Weather Channel Colgate Home Depot (Morning Consult) https://morningconsult.com/most-trusted-brands-2022/

New quote from CFO on WFC company stock buyback:

“The bank is well capitalized and may be able to repurchase more stock later this year if things settle down, although Santomassimo said the bank hasn't repurchased any stock in the current quarter due to all of the volatility.” So….the leaders of... — read more 

My Layoff Team

Just want to say that I feel that I've become closer to you all here on this board than I am with the people who I actually "work" with. Even though I'll never meet any of you in person, I feel that we have a lot more in common than we do with... — read more 

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