In response to a question on another post, Shared Services is not gone...exactly. They are keeping the Production Support teams and some of the infrastructure teams. The rest is fair game. The mystery is how the execs kept their jobs throughout this... — read more
LAYOFFS IN ADDISON, TX
FYI.....Layoffs happening today in GTO.
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What happens when you RIF a lot of your IT staff I guess. So much for we are better when we are connected...
Bank of America customers shut out of accounts in apparent outage: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/banking/article162513658.html
Mid Year Review
Received a bad review, that I know I did not deserve. Never had a bad one in all the years that I have been here. Guess its to get me out the door. Im ready!
RE-ORG coming under CAO and CFO
re-org and possible layoffs happening under Tram CAO and Doyle CFO
Higher than expected earnings for Q2
Bank of America just posted higher than expected earnings for last quarter. Hopefully, this will reflect positively on the future, and they will not add more to already enough laid off people in operations and technology division. We can hope, at... — read more
Rule of 60
How does this work with respect to health insurance premiums and COBRA?
Severance and Rehired
If you are severed and rehired within under 180 days you retain your continous service days, which I take to mean the day you were hired PRIOR to you getting severed. Question is once you are rehired, do you qualify for the corporate severance... — read more
GTO reorg
Anyone knows how long for the announcements of the bottom level employees? Also what is the criteria used this time to distribute the pawns to various teams? I hope the indian execs and senior vps are not taking this opportunity by playing their game... — read more
It Was A Good Day
Just waking up in the morning gotta thank God. I don't know but today seems kinda odd. No real issues on way to, on my way from or while at work. Saw what I wanted to see, spoke with whomever I wanted to speak and did what needed to be done. I got... — read more
MyWork decommission
So our area got a communication that telecommuting would be "decommissioned". However, we were told "mileage" and "commute times" would be reviewed as exceptions, along with "other burdens". Does anyone know if there is a distance cap? what is it?... — read more
Wake up call
A wakeup call... When I got laid off I thought it was the worst thing that happened to me. I had to learn some tough lessons, especially that it is a business and any personal feelings about the quality of work or how invaluable you thought you were... — read more
Contractor Furloguhs
BAC loves to furlough contractors. They are also know to make contracting firms reduce their rates which means hour cuts to you. I will never contract for BAC again. Be happy if they are only doing 2 weeks this time. They did 3 weekers for a number... — read more
BAC Pittsburgh 7/2/17 WARN Notice Question
So was everybody in Pittsburgh (Allegheny Center/Nova Place) done on 7/2? Or are some in upper management still there to clean things up and benefit more financially before the lights are out for good? I was a former employee there for 10+ years... — read more
Severance sent back late
Does anyone know what happens if you happen to send your severance package a day late for Bank of America severance package!? It had to be postmarked yesterday and of course it was a holiday :( I'm freaking out they won't accept it but they should... — read more
Furlough
How many weeks of furlough are required for contractors? Is it 2 for every contractor or are there exceptions? Do they also have to take a pay cut in addition to furlough? Also, if my rate is $74/hr and have to take 2 weeks of furlough what would my... — read more
Buy, Sell or Stay Away
Many people speculate that the last layoff round had much to do with the upcoming earning report. Do you think now it is a good time to invest in this stocks or should I invest my $ somewhere else ?
Happy 4th of July
Stay safe and keep loved ones away from fireworks.
Loyalty means nothing at Band of America
I was laid off in the most recent reductions. B4 and had no clue. Since I've seen some opportunities to return, but just don't want to as this point. It was a difficult environment to work in and other former work associates who have moved on all, to... — read more
It's Good To Be The King
Poor indentured servants, peasants, ..... A---ociates... (LOL) In a repeat from 2015, the top-earning CEO was Bank of America’s Brian Moynihan, who brought in $15.4 million. The biggest chunk of his compensation was a $13.7 million stock award, most... — read more
BAC ups the dividend
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/28/berkshire-bofa-warrants-dividends-fed.html
BAML Layoffs
What about the mechanics of the layoff? How do they do it? Do they schedule a meeting, conference call, etc...
Another round of layoffs today 6/27
Any news?
Indian PM visit
http://m.timesofindia.com/india/expedited-entry-into-us-for-indian-travellers-from-now-on/articleshow/59336272.cms In addition, in order to make life easier for these unskilled frauds, the bank can arrange limo service to greet the h1 workers at the... — read more
BofA Class Action - Wrongful Termination
23 years and I was terminated for bogus reasons, no severance, anyone want to talk class action?
Report Abuse REPORTH1BABUSE@USCIS.DHS.GOV
Report H1B Visa Fraud REPORTH1BABUSE@USCIS.DHS.GOV Employers who abuse the H-1B visa program negatively affect U.S. workers, decreasing wages and job opportunities as they import more foreign workers. To further deter and detect abuse, USCIS has... — read more
Cathy Bessant says...
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/oracle-nabs-bofa-as-new-cloud-customer/ar-BBDgPI3
Laid off Last Week Simi Valley
Been working for the company in Simi Valley for 6.5 years. I (we) got laid off last week. They always did their lay offs on Wednesday before 11:00am. For whatever reason my layoff was on a Tuesday, and I hear there is another layoff in July... Good... — read more
Infosys visa scams
http://m.timesofindia.com/business/india-business/new-york-fines-infosys-1million-for-work-visa-violations/articleshow/59291339.cms 1 million is drop in the bucket. These f^*#}ing a$&-holes should be fined significantly for compensating the american... — read more
New Band 5 Layoffs - Impacting GT&O
I was hit last week, Band 4, out of the blue. Now a bunch of B5's were told they were being let go today. Not sure how widespread it was. But one, who was an incredible developer, was eliminated today likely because he wasn't part of the newer... — read more
How Are NEW Jobs Posted for the SAME that were severed?
If you look at the /careers site -- NEW jobs are being posted daily (including today) for the very same Job Codes that were severed. Why on earth do they not just say "Hey, you're more expensive to keep so you're on the list to be severed OR you can... — read more
BofA laid off at Infomart 2017
All that money we make as a company and they still lay off people. It's not cool, it's not what this company represented, times have changed, we are all just numbers.
Hold onto Your Knowledge - Keep Your job for awhile in Richmond VA. - Please Share with Your Co-Workers
This whole "Where Better when Connected" is a load of crap. I currently work in GT&O in Richmond Va. as a technical resource within the new name "TSOC" as they are calling the Organization now. Currently there is this an effort by our Senior... — read more
BofA cuts costs again as usual!
BofA will keep cutting costs. For some reason they don't mention why and by how much the revenue continues to keep declining by! Someone at the top is obviously not doing their job right! Seems to be a recursive cycle - lower revenue, fire more... — read more
Same game...
Bank is doing this for cost savings. Then they will hire double the amount India for twice as cheap...issue is their work always has to be redone as they are untrained. Been with the bank 30 years and I'm sure I am next. S---s always worrying about... — read more
Why do managers need to be present during layoffs?
The only time I see certain managers show up in our area is to layoff people. These managers fly from out of town and stay a couple of days until they are done with layoffs. Is it necessary to have the managers present during layoffs? Can HR/security... — read more