The Wealth Investment division has been the least profitable division in the bank. Do you think they are going to sell the entire division, or sell parts of it off? If so, which parts do you think will get sold off?
Layoffs! What should we expect this week?
Feels like the shoe is about to drop... what do you think we should expect in terms of layoffs this week? Timing? Communication? Number of employees impacted? I hope employees will post on this site this week about when and what group was impacted... — read more
I make too much to leave
I'm at WFA and manage a portfolio of clients and make really good money. I've been offered jobs at competing forms and turned them down out of a sense of loyalty (and fear of losing high income). It's difficult for WFA to let go of employees like... — read more
"bad" thread removed?
Seriously? What's up with the biased administrators of this site? Listening to others about the culture that led to abuses that led to layoffs is relevant.
Medical leave abuse
I’ve noticed in my group (Corporate Risk) an increased number of colleagues going on medical leaves for reasons like “stress” or “mental health”. A recent post on this forum commented on the abuses and the habit of some that are using this as a... — read more
WFH through November (at least)
https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2020/09/08/wells-fargo-to-work-remotely-until-at-least-novemb.html
WF Care Packages
At the same time that WF is sending out lay-off notices, they are sending out Covid care packages to other (who are then proudly posting photos of them on LinkedIn). So Twilight Zone-ish.
384 Job openings for wells fargo...in india
https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/location/india-jobs/1251/1269750/2
EEOC Age diacrimination news, applies to Wells Fargo
Layoffs are a delicate issue and Wells Fargo must walk a delicate line in order to avoid litigation. Everything Wells Fargo is doing is likely under the advisement of highly compensated consultants like Bain Consulting-... — read more
Let’s Keep It Civilized
Let’s treat each other with respect while we’re here trying to get a feel of the current situation at Wells Fargo. Let’s keep the subject matter relevant and leave politics and other non-related topics out of our discussion. You can join Twitter or... — read more
OCC weekly list updated today
WEEKLY BULLETIN FOR PERIOD 08/30/2020 - 09/05/2020 26 WF branches on the list I feel like I’m looking at the game lines in the sport book ready to place a wager on branch closures for next week. SMH
I have been pushed to loath this place.
Started with Wells Fargo Financial. Changed roles, on average, every ~20 months. Moved from $25k annually to almost $200k annually. I am ready to hang it up and walk away from this dysfunctional, arrogant, dysfunctional, smug, uncaring, lying, and... — read more
9 11 - Not one message from "leadership"
I find it amazing that our defacto or soon to be headquarters is NYC and all the appointed leaders sit out in that city that lost so many lives on 9 11, yet not one of these so called leaders could even acknowledge the anniversary today. The... — read more
Don't answer your door if it's Fed Ex
Reschedule all meetings too.
WE KNOW NOTHING
I had a phone interview yesterday with another company. I hope they call me back. To anyone and I mean anyone who thinks that he or she is safe including c-suite supporters, I have a bridge to sell you. The cuts are going to be from top to... — read more
Putting 2 and 2 together...
You may or may not have yet seen that the Thanks! post from earlier today is a copy and paste from The Zenith Education Layoffs page from Lay-off.com back in 2017. (Lots of hits and upvotes.) So that leads me to this next thought. There are... — read more
Recently Laid Off?
If you have been recently laid off, interested to hear how it played out? 1. How did you find out (mail or FedEx first, your manager, etc)? 2. Did you get 60 days notice? 3. Are you working during notice period or locked out? 4. What group were you... — read more
Thanks!
I want to thank the person at Wells Fargo who laid me off. I want to thank you for not recognizing and acknowledging my talent, skill set and drive. I want to thank you for trying to tear me down while I was there because you only made me stronger... — read more
Tracking the numbers
Let’s keep this thread updated so there is more transparency since we get nothing from senior executives. 09/10 - From Charlie's profile on Teamworks there is a total team number of 274,078, down about 1,000 since August.
Hey hey hey ! good bye!
https://www.pionline.com/money-management/wells-fargo-targeting-25-workforce-mass-layoffs
Address verification
Many many posts ago people were mentioning they got a prompt to verify their address or something when they logged into peoplesoft. Can anyone verify if this was a signal of a layoff? Some said it was to make sure the address was correct to receive... — read more
August updates to employee handbook
Teamworks has a link today outlining all the updates to the employee handbook for Aug 2020. They are quite extensive and suggest you give them a gander. They have wiped out all mentions of vision and values. They have added a spot that allows you... — read more
Public Affairs townhall - anyone watch?
Bill Daley seems genuine but it went south about half way through when they talked ad-naseum about 'diversity, inclusion, social justice, etc'. meanwhile the whole leadership team is 100% white!!!
Garden Leave
For those in Investment Banking / Commercial Capital / Strategic Capital (private equity), what is the typical garden leave for leaving to another bank or perceived competitor (PE/VC Fund)? This place has left a bad taste in my mouth, I may be on... — read more
Training idea
Learning history is the best way to avoid prior mistakes. With that being said I think employees should be required to watch our two former CEOs lie to congress for 6-7 hours. Top it off with an hour of Netflix dirty money. This way everyone... — read more
Team Member Checking
Is it called Employee Checking now? Just Checking.
Voluntary Resignation Vs Where's My Package
I am an IT employee in the NY/NJ area and I took the self-imposed road out of WF and will be leaving in October for another opportunity. My mid-year rating was a complete let down. After receiving 9 years of Meets and Exceeds and receiving $$... — read more
Manager says...
Did you log any complaints today. Banker says no, I didn’t receive any complaints. Manager says didn’t your last customer say she got wet in the rain walking from the parking lot. Let’s log it. We’re short on complaints.
how much trouble am i in?
my manager caught me looking up info on available jobs. i tried to deny it but he was having none of it. he doesn't like me as it is, so now i'm worried i've doomed my place here before i've managed to find a replacement job. my biggest worry is, can... — read more
Scharf and his cronies have gone dark before the lay-off bonanza
Has everyone noticed that Scharf and his cronies have gone radio silent now that layoffs are going to kick off next weak with a vengeance? These guys are hiding from team members, oops, I mean employees. Weak, but we already knew that!!
Charlie's Headcount Raw Numbers
I have been recording Charlie's total team count off Teamworks (I know there's retirements, people leaving or fired, etc. and it's not all "layoff" related) and it goes down weekly since August at a steady clip of 440-500 team members. I assume it... — read more
Does Wells Fargo ever try to keep employees?
Those who are leaving for new jobs but could be considered too important to lose by the management? Has it ever happened that they offered to meet an employee's new pay or offer some other benefits? Or are they just happy to see people leave without... — read more
to all the EA's and admins
please share what you know; you have to see the writing on the wall at this point that the majority of you will be the first to go. They ARE cutting managers, and they are certainly going to cut IC's next, meaning they're letting go of the folks... — read more
No due process in performance reviews
I may get downrated for this ... but - excepting discrimination - there is no due process in performance reviews. Furthermore, when you are laid off - you typically sign away (and only have days to decide on penalty of keeping your severance) all... — read more
Wells F--o
Where Executives love Lay-off strategy Lying Sabatoge Framing Abusing Retaliation Gaming and Obstruction
bottom 5% fired
two employees(not team members any more) were rated as need to improve in the mid year, and they are in the PIP now and will be fired soon. Additional 5%-10% will be targeted in the YE by October and will be fired. They will target the most senior... — read more
Amazon to hold virtual career day - Sept 16 (For Anyone Being Laid Off)
For those who have been or are soon to be laid off - Found this on a neighborhood website. https://www.wsoctv.com/news/trending/now-hiring-33k-jobs-amazon-hold-virtual-career-day/5CLTYKQ4XNCFPNXDQ3ZIZMDADM/ Now hiring for 33K jobs: Amazon to... — read more
Conflicted about how to respond.
I had my third 1:1 of the year with my manager today. He grilled me on where I was with certain items which I easily answered. From there, he proceeded to reprimand me for not responding to someone’s email in a timely manner. I was also chastised for... — read more
Are you looking for a new job?
I am passively. I don't want to jump from the pot to the frying pan and land somewhere I'll regret. I don't find it too bad here because I have worked worse places at Fortune 500 companies. So are you actively looking, passively looking or are... — read more