Called me to interview and informed me you have to be in the office 5 days a week! Grass is not always greener. They are scouting WF employees hardcore.
Poll: Home vs Office
This is an unofficial poll - upvote this thread if you prefer to work from home, downvote the thred if you prefer to work from the office
Local Wells Fargo Bank Closing
"The letter starts by telling the person they are a valued customer but sometimes changes need to be made and the bank in Atchison will be permanently closed on July 13, 2022 at... — read more
How is RTO tracked?
Does anyone know how in office time is tracked? I know it's by badge swipes, but is there any tracked amount of time to be in the office? Would a half day, for example, count towards the total?
A Sip of My Coffee and Thank You for Your Question
This dude is so full of so much BS.
Buckle Up, Chuck!!
George Floyd's lawyer: Wells Fargo is "ki----g Black homeowners opportunities" Wells Fargo & Co. is again facing scrutiny and lawsuits over loan practices involving Black borrowers. Wells Fargo — the largest mortgage lender among U.S. banks — is... — read more
Credit Unions & Fintechs are looking for IT/banking people
That’s it. That’s the post. There’s other jobs out there people.
Promotion
During my 9 years stay with wellsfargo Auto I never seen a single software engineer promoted to one level up.did you experience tge same or its just me?however its very common to see an engineer move to manager level .
Location Strategy is Real
I have been looking internally since one month and was approached by few recruiters but they all said I will not be considered for the role since I am not open to relocating to the “hub”. (I am in a non-hub) This is essentially closing all the door... — read more
Why So Many Anonymous Posts Here?
Here is a question for employees who post here: Why post here on thelayoff.com rather than voice your concerns at work? Are you concerned that there will be negative backlash against you? Is the response different based on what leader you have?... — read more
Discretionary Contributions aka profit sharing
On the HR site it says if awarded these will typically pay out in April. Has there been any announcement on if there will be a contribution this year?
Do Workday comp ranges include bonus?
I know this has been asked before, but responses have been contradictory. I'm hoping now that Workday had been around a bit, this is easier to answer now. The comp ranges shown in job openings in Workday... Is that base salary only, or is it also... — read more
What will happen with RTO when COVID returns this Fall?
It looks like we'll have another major wave of COVID this Fall. We'll probably have this every year. So, what happens with RTO? Do we go back to 100% WFH? I think so.
What if people did just stay home in their pajamas?
Paywall: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/nyregion/work-from-home-nyc.html Non paywall: https://archive.ph/OBRYq "Wait, What if People Did Just Stay Home in Their Pajamas? New neighborhood businesses far from Midtown are thriving. Maybe it’s time... — read more
Which brain surgeon at Wells Fargo decided to allow trading in fractional shares?
NYSE and NASDAQ do not support trading in fractional shares, therefore neither should Wells Fargo concern themselves with such trivial activities at this time. Who decided to bury the firm in yet more money draining minutia? Lets put our focus and... — read more
Target got it right
Target is no longer requiring employees to come into offices in the Twin Cities. Listen up, Wells Fargo. https://www.startribune.com/target-goes-hybrid-for-good-wont-require-workers-in-twin-cities-offices/600166026/
If you’re not already in a HUB will WF promote you if you move there?
Because it doesn’t seem so. I’ve had multiple hiring mgrs surprised at the state I live in when they ask me and I say I will relocate there. So it’s looking to me that if I’m not already living in a hub that I have no opportunities. Anyone else going... — read more
How is it possible we're still having layoffs?
My team is severely understaffed and I don't know any that's at full capacity. Most of it is due to attrition but some is due to previous layoffs. Are there areas that are still overstaffed? How? How did you stem attrition? And how did you manage to... — read more
When is RTO over?
I know there are some teams that will RTO in September but as far as these first rounds, Is this supposed to be the bulk of it? I heard that most folks that will RTO will do so by the end of May. Trying to get an idea of how my building will look... — read more
How much will be inflation in 2022?
What's your estimate. I am bearish and expect a large jump due to the escalating war in Europe and growing prices of food and energy. I expect a 9% inflation hit this year.
Jay Rabinowitz leaving bank.
Made it 17 months.
Layoffs in Business Excellence (Auto Finance)
Just received the email from the top of our food chain. 10 people in our risk group were just severed (not me unfortunately). It’s still happening. It’s like a post Easter MIRACLE.
I don’t believe people are debating whether we’re productive working from home.
I get that there are a lot of reasons why the leadership is enforcing RTO (which I also don’t agree with) but I cannot believe that anyone with a sane mind can debate whether we’re more productive working from home or from the office. Of course... — read more
Digital Consultant 5 / Product Owner at Wells Fargo (IC)
Do you maybe have the salary range for Digital Consultant 5 / Product Owner at Wells Fargo (IC)? Glassdoor is all over the place. Thank you very much.
Report Card
Your salary is your report card. If you don’t like it, get a better job. I am out.
"recalibration of salaries" concept
What's your understanding of the "recalibration of salaries"? Is this done for every employee? Can salaries go up and down?
Offshoring was and is and will continue to be the worst business decision ever
Hopefully one day soon .... MBA schools and the mindless executives they've cranked out will look back in awe at just how horrible offshoring has been. Wait ... that would take integrity and the ability to admit fault... so forget it, it'll never... — read more
RTO Compliance vs Spans & Layers
What happens to managers who no longer have the minimun number of direct reports if people who haven't RTO'd get fired, but no new hires are allowed...? Looks like this is a way to get rid of the lowest levels of management. Can the "leadership"... — read more
Double-Dog Dare, Chuckie!!
I would also like to double-dog dare Chuckie to actually do his job and start making decisions to lay people off. Isn’t that how he sold himself to the board to “fix” this company? Isn’t that what his obnoxiously bloated salary is based on? Right now... — read more
ECMO forced into a soul sucking call center job before getting laid off
Highly skilled people forced into this workforce share BS because the leaders don’t know WTH they are doing and put in a call center role strapped to a headset 8 hours a day and then threatened write ups for p-e breaks or headaches to get off the... — read more
Anyone else have email issues yesterday?
I didn’t get my Happy Easter email from Charlie or anyone else in corporate yesterday. Wanted to see if you guys got it or maybe something is wrong with our outlook system right now??
Questions for Managers
What is your personal opinion on RTO? How many days a week are you going into the office? Are you enforcing/encouraging your team to be in the office? (Either on your own volition or regurgitating the C-suite’s messaging) Have you had... — read more
Wells Fargo warns it will cut costs as mortgage lending continues to slide
Although Wells Fargo executives did not explicitly mention impending layoffs during a Q1 earnings call on Thursday, the company has been closing branch... — read more
I feel sorry for those who returned to the office even for one day
There's no need for it. Look around you. At least half of your coworkers are staying home. If we're staying home, there's no reason for you not to do the same thing. For the past month, I've been reading about everybody's experiences at the office... — read more
CPG Parking Rate Hikes???
Come on Mr Chuckles, throw me a bone here.
My Manager Gave Me a Meets and Said I Was an Exceeds
This sounds like a breech of ethics. I get the forced ranking, but don't accept this.
When Crarlie Leaves This Year
Who should replace him to get us headed in the right direction?
Monitoring badge swipes?
Are they actually tracking who is in the office 3 days a week by reporting on badge swipes? Heard this rumor, not sure if it’s true. How serious are the repercussions for not adhering to the 3-day in office mandate?
Fewer every week...
By my rough estimation, week 2 of RTO had the most people on site. Since then it's slowly been going down each week, and it's a beautiful thing.
Earth day town hall
Ridiculous …… seriously …..