I understand that facing competition requires stronger teams. However, it seems to me that most managers here believe that stress and a negativity will make stronger teams. What I’ve been experiencing here lately is disaster. Before I give notice, I'm trying to figure out if it's just me or if others here are reaching the breaking point under pressure as well.
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I’ve been gone for a fast year & a half now and simply could not be happier. The BNYM nightmares that were nightly on weeknights have largely stopped. I rarely still do wake up from one and have to calm down, think it through and satisfy myself that it really was only a nightmare. But that’s increasingly rare.
I feel great and enjoy stopping here every few months to follow the train wreck. But I have to be honest; I also stop in to remind me of what I and so many of my friends and coworkers went through together… and to congratulate myself on my escape. It was much like a cult which demands endless work at all hours of the week and weekend, deprived of sleep and too tired and worn out to plan or effect an escape.
I won’t lie… I was so worn out and beaten up that it was hard to pick myself up, , say “no more” and find a way out. But I did it and what I want to tell YOU is that YOU CAN DO IT TOO.. Say and pray “no more”, mean it, believe it, reflect on it, make action lists and execute them. I know of nobody who regrets leaving. Nobody.
Good luck friends, you can do it too.
No more pressure for me anymore. I resigned earlier this year and found a much better job paying more as well.
BNY Mellon has the worse management staff I have ever encountered. They are extremely hostile and toxic.
I haven't been under much pressure for the last 6 years or so. That's when they finally pushed so much that there was no way I could get all the stuff done that they assigned to me. So I cut back to under 50 hours a week and just told them I didn't have time to complete everything. Now I just concentrate on the things that need immediate attention so I doesn't come back to bite me. It also helps that I've positioned myself financially so I don't need this job.
Facing competition is not an issue. Suffering the constant oppressive cultural inculcation of the DEI initiatives and the institutional hatred towards those in the 7 or 8 categories against which they love to discriminate and mock is the issue. The other issue of course is the persistent corruption at the top which seems to lead to scandal after scandal.
I’ve left and can assure you hat there are plenty of honest and ethical employers out there.
I left earlier this year after nine years. The difference in the requirements of my job and my responsibilities increased steadily over that time....it's similar to that old story about the frog in the pot of water under a fire: if you're too d-mb to know you're about to boil then you will. Eventually I realized how much more work I was now expected to do compared to what my workload was when I started. So, because I'm not a d-mb animal, I jumped out of the pot before I boiled to death.
What's regrettable, though, is that I would have been fine with the increased workload IF I had been given a reasonable raise in salary...but we all know just how likely that is here.
Longest 17 years of my life, looked down on and them long 14-16 hours a day took a toll on me until I quit September 2021. Best decision I ever made, I pray you all get out, it’s just not worth it
I know the feeling well. I put up with a long several decade slide, picked myself up off of the floor and left. Now I cheer people on… I know of no one who left and is not doing better.
The beatings will continue until morale improves. So don't worry, you're not alone.
It isn’t just you. I think that’s the all around feel lately. I’m not enjoying my job anymore. I’m doing the job of 2+ people. I actually feel a sense of dread on the daily and have begun my search elsewhere. Good luck to you.