What's actually going on with Technology strategy? I'm not buying into location narrative as the primary reason for so many changes. There's heavy outsourcing not just to make-shift disposable India support staff but to third party apps and external... — read more
RTO ki-ls mental health
In HCOL location like San Francisco the gasoline price is very high and increasing tremendously. I’m married, 2 kids, I find it hard maintaining work life balance these days. My job is hectic and toxic. My boss is bossy. The tech stack I am using is... — read more
California Remote Workers
I heard 25% of remote workers under COO will be laid off within the next 60 days has anyone else heard that rumor?
Relocation packages?
Anyone offered relocation, was a package offered? If so, what was the amount/terms?
Technology Connection support worthless
Anyone else notice that when you call Technology the first line of support is in India. They have not once been able to solve my issue. Each time they then transfer me to an American worker who actually knows what the f*%k they're doing.
Technology RIF timeline
I’m living paycheck to paycheck in San Francisco Bay Area. Does anyone know when is the major RIF so that I can prepare for it?
Big org changes being announced for GTM and SDI
Confirmed- Shake up ahead for the groups in Strategy Digital Innovation (SDI) and Global Treasury Management (GTM). Likely to be announced this month. Anyone got the scoop on what’s happening?
Caged rats fighting amongst themselves
Good work management, enjoy your outages. Hard work here is fool’s errand. No Mas. Keep your head down and just do a good job so the drama isn’t overwhelming doesn’t work. No matter how hard we try the out come is the same. We face blockers and if we... — read more
Is The U.S. Economy Headed For A Bout Of Stagflation?
https://www.investopedia.com/is-the-us-economy-headed-for-a-bout-of-stagflation-8639192
New RTO threat
We got news this week anyone not complying with the 3 days in-office rule, will get placed to 5 days in-office. Yall better start driving 3 days to work or they will punish all of us because of you.
Hard freeze- we are frozen
Hard freeze through May
Complaints and Remediations
When will location strategy layoffs start?
Stability issues and new leader
What an absolute joke. So email comes out today from TK that the leader that just got architecture + other stuff (I think) is now going to report to TK directly to get a handle on stability issues. Gee, WCGW when you ki-l off QA, ki-l off... — read more
What’s the timeline for business group business management/coo centralization?
Now that the Operations move the lines centralization is done, what is the plan for further centralizing business management/coo functions into either central control or enterprise COO? It seems like a few smaller groups/functions have already... — read more
How is the AppSec working environment?
I am considering taking a position in WF application security. Does anyone have insight into the working environment in that group?
Changing fast
Things are changing quickly and daily in our PL LOB. And we're being invited to all employee career development meetings how to apply for roles and how to update resumes etc. Things pretty status quo until past month and never experienced this... — read more
Layoffs overwhelmingly affect medical/family leave?
We've had a few people in our group go on medical, maternity, or paternity leave and almost all of them were laid off before they got back, even when the rest of our group was not affected by that round of layoffs. Is this random chance or targeted... — read more
Any WF benefits anymore for those retiring?
I've read the employee handbook and talked with 2 mgrs. From what I can tell there are none. There used to be reduced medical premiums. If that's the case, why does anyone retire from WF vs just quitting? For the off chance you'd get a cake and a... — read more
401k: WF stock - keep or dump?
For those of you who have considerable amounts of their 401k in WF stock; what are your thoughts right now? Keep? Dump? Murphy’s law says if I reallocate, it will double, if I keep, here comes a major outage or scandal. I’m leaning towards... — read more
Manager told next 3 months is critical
I had a one/one meeting with my manager. In the meeting, he expressed his concerns about our current project. He said we don’t have time. He requested me to work harder otherwise the team will be in trouble. I am senior engineer in HCOL. I find this... — read more
ECR location strategy
What’s the plan and when will location strategy start in ECR?
Does st.louis office have a parking garage ?
I will be in st.louis hub tomorrow for a business meeting. Is it easier to find a spot in the parking garage ? Can we park in any garage owned by WF ?
Approved outside business activity examples
Would love to hear if anyone has actually been able to get an outside business activity pre-approved with Wells compliance. If yes, what is your business? Looking to start a side business myself but want to try to figure out what will actually get... — read more
LinkedIn says we're a great place to work!
HR and the press team is going to be beating that dead horse now for the next 2 years.
Big layoffs in mortgage underwriting
Anyone hear anything ?
FCI Town hall
What did I miss?
Cybersecurity Town Hall?
Anybody catch this? Anything of substance? Thanks!
Layoffs today 4/24 in CTO
Entire teams told they were being laid off and their jobs will now be handed exclusively by India staff.
Location Strategy for Risk
Does anyone know where I can find more information about location strategy for Risk? Does it still have to do with the 40 mile rule? I’m in Charlotte but have a Weddington address (suburb of Charlotte but still within 40 miles of Charlotte hub). — read more
Location Strategy for Consumer Lending?
Has any news broke? It seems like it’s been months since any word
I hate having Wells Fargo on my resume
I hate that it represents more than half of my entire career. I might be imagining things, but it feels like it's ruining my chances of finding another job. I could just be paranoid, but I do believe that our reputation has suffered so much that not... — read more
RTO is ableist
I am disabled. I have a medical accommodation to work 100% remote. I’ve been with the bank for many years and have always been a top performer. I have recently been informed that if I don’t begin working in office minimum of 3 days a week, I will be... — read more
QA Roles are Coming Back
Now they realized the importance of testing and QA roles. Chain Shaw's decision is overruled....QA is Coming Back :)
CTO/CS hard freeze
What happened again? Freeze until May 9th… this sh** show never ends!
FCRM town hall
Did they address why the director is remote and why he isn’t subject to the relocation strategy?
FTC - New noncompetes banned for all workers as of effective date
Under the FTC’s new rule, existing non-competes for the vast majority of workers will no longer be enforceable after the rule’s effective date. So all of you in WFA you can now go out and start your own brokerage... — read more
Relocation
Did anyone get offered relocation what did that package look like?
Job postings
Why does Wells Fargo post jobs only to ghost people? I applied for a job that I got laid off from. Never heard a word. Applied for another job and was told they were moving forward with other candidates a month later. Do these jobs even... — read more