Every so often I read a press release put out by some competitor that hired away one of our WMAs. They try to puff themselves up by saying “Stiffo Nickelback adds Billion dollar TIAA broker…”. What a joke. As if that advisor is going to bring over... — read more 

How’s it going for everybody?

I am kind of in shock that there are fellow TIAAers who would go out of their way to throw a fellow colleague under the bus. I’ve been here over a decade and I do not coffee badge. I’m in for 4-5 full days because I find more peace and quiet at the... — read more 

This place is garbage. The employees are mediocre at best. I don't respect a single person I've worked with here. If you want no growth and endless politics for a decade, this is your spot.

Just like the other poster who reported a coffee badging colleague, I think it’s all our duty to do this. Coffee badging is a business code of conduct violation, as evidenced by the recent Code of Conduct training and the article about being... — read more 

I thought I'd feel better right away but I was so wrong. It took months. Months of not being there to undo what that toxic place did to me. They take everything. Your energy, your optimism, your sense of self. Getting it back takes time. I'm now so... — read more 

Every time I see stories about “coffee badging,” it’s hard not to feel frustrated. Some people are effectively gaming the system and collecting paychecks, while others are putting in real effort and trying to make a meaningful contribution. FIRE... — read more 

After seeing so may posts on here about for people getting fired for coffee badging now I’m confused. I understand people who would only swipe their badge and turnaround immediately, but si don’t get why people who stay here for 6 hours would be... — read more 

Are rumors about May layoffs true?

Looks like Tara is out unceremoniously. No ‘pursuing other opportunities’ or other corporate speak just ‘bye Felicia’. Who’s got the inside scoop?

A couple months ago I reported an egregious coffee badging colleague at the Charlotte office. He habitually swipes his badge, plugs his laptop in, grabs a hot drink, then unplugs his laptop and disappears for the entire day. I then see him pop up... — read more 

I’ve been trying to get healthier this year by eating more fresh fruits and veg, fewer processed foods, and being consistently active throughout the day. I find that my legs feel better when they’re moving throughout the workday. Does the CLT office... — read more 

Looking at applying for an internal role as a current TIAA employee, I see a few Nuveen roles. Curious if there’s any changes if being a Nuveen employee or if it’s virtually the same.

What the he-l is the purpose of a golf ambassador? How much did this sponsorship cost and how many employees didn’t get raises or had their VC cut short because of this?

I see some jobs that only list the NYC or Frisco as office locations on Workday, are those negotiable at all? Wondering if I currently report to the Charlotte office and want to apply if I could stay here or would need to move.

Does anyone have experience with this option? Is there a maximum age you can execute this? The reason I am asking is that I am hesitant to commit to a fix life time annuity now with the DOW down 5,000 points since the start of the war. I understand... — read more 

Our department has lost many members over last month, how are we supposed to handle the remaining workload effectively? Leadership in this organization doesn’t care about the people just the outcomes that they deliver for them to go to LinkedIn and... — read more 

Are we allowed to stay overnight after a late night?

A little birdie told me that T was in Orlando with all the top performers in Wealth last week, but refused to interact with anyone. Any truth to this? Did she look like she wanted to be somewhere else? What was the vibe like? You'd think that a... — read more 

Why does leadership expect us to be in the office if there’s never enough seating? Why do people reserve seats everyday and never show up? Why are we even allowed to reserve seats in the first place for weeks out??

Nuveen Plans £175m Staff Retention Pot for Schroders Employees https://citywire.com/new-model-adviser/news/nuveen-commits-to-keeping-cazenove-and-plans-175m-staff-retention-pot/a2485807

Why is this leadership incapable of being fully transparent? They let us sit in uncertainty, guessing and hoping to hear something official that rarely arrives before we already managed to find out what's coming. Do they really not see how that's... — read more 

I heard this is coming in late 2026

A lot of quiet quitters and underperformers on this forum

Anyone have details, or is this all just guessing?

If you want to spend more of your time chilling at home and spending time with your cats, why did you apply to TIAA in the first place? The 3 days rule has in place for years..they only started to enforce it for real recently.

Those who are too lazy to be in the office for 3-4 days a week don't care about their job and their career

Is there a resource in Workday or on the Intranet with information on job levels? There are open roles in my job level but the titles senior to mine. I’d like to understand how titles align with levels and if there are parameters around levels of new... — read more 

Turns out there was actually a real annual layoff recently, not related to the Coffee Badging thing, even though this enforcement accelerated greatly and many people were laid off for that too. But it is odd that the annual layoff where people were... — read more 

Any info on the recent layoffs?

I want to start off saying that the TIAA associates and people I've worked with are great but the silos and Management are running the firm and the associates into the ground which only hurts participants. Having worked here for a long time until... — read more 

Has anyone else noticed promotion outcomes in their organization that just don’t line up with performance or tenure? I’ve held my current role for several years with consistently excellent reviews: top-tier, not one bad year. When the latest... — read more 

It's so incredibly wonderful to have finally exited this dumpster fire of a once great company. The air is fresher, the birds are singing, the flowers smell sweeter. The level of TIAA senior management incompetence, hypocrisy and corruptibility is... — read more 

••• On behalf of the great T, she welcomes your accolades. At present, Dolce and Cabana’s “Who cares about my workers’ collection is debuting. The great T purchased another form fitting belt for $18k, to honor Women’s month. HR is currently... — read more 

Love this company , and my CEO ! Tiaa is a great company that does wonderful things for its participants , we are lucky to have a thoughtful ceo and leadership team . And all of my fellow colleagues are gems .

Like working at a coffee shop, airport, hotel etc... assuming I connect to the Cisco VPN I should be good, right? Or is it against company policy? Should I just use my phones hotspot?

Heard that some people were laid off a few days ago. Any idea about this?

i was born yesterday but could someone explain.

I know of 3 people who got warnings today, and one of them was fired. Supposedly the one that was fired was averaging 4 hours per day and would leave after lunch. Seems like half of TIAA will be let go