If one was to get laid off towards the end of the year, can the bonus be negotiated into the severance package?
Just relax and vibe
I haven’t been on this site for months and it’s done wonders for my mental health. I only came today because I heard about the truist layoffs which led me to the wells layoffs. Of course nobody knows which departments are subject to layoffs at... — read more
WAKE UP!!!
I stole this embedded in another post: This company is circling the drain. Get out on your own terms and stop assuming you’ll get your severance when let go. Employees of Enron, Worldcom, etc received jack s#it when they went under. Grab a new job... — read more
Where are the Hubs for ECMO?
I would imagine Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Charlotte would be hubs, but what about Dallas, Salt Lake City, Sioux Falls , and (I could have sworn we had an office in Tampa)? Are those all non hub areas? I was applying anyways (and might have a better... — read more
Wells Fargo Auto
Does Wells Fargo Auto pay monthly bonuses to it’s collections agents? Or just the hourly? I recently got hired and I’d like to know.
WF Exiting Portland or Not?
I was under the impression that WF was exiting Portland (most recently made apparent through closing multiple sites Montgomery Park, Sunset, and soon Barnhart)? What is this job posting for exactly? And in a Lake Oswego office building? Since when... — read more
RTO Reporting Confirmed
The topic of RTO is pretty much beaten to death at this point but I wanted to confirm. I have seen the in office reporting dashboard. Included are a rolling 4 week average of days in, discrepancies between mac and reporting address, and now alerts... — read more
You are putting your own jobs in jeopardy
Companies are realizing that if you can work remotely, your job can be done by someone offshore for 1/4 the cost. Say it louder for the people in the back. This is exactly it.
Press like if you think the entire WF Executive Team should be laid off!
The entire executive team should be shown the door and replaced, time to make WF great again. Restore some respect and dignity for employees and it's brand.
Layoff details
More than 50 people on my tech time were displaced in April and there are almost no details of that group’s layoffs in this site. This site won’t tell you much. Our layoffs were in many of the core tech locations as well as in smaller markets. If... — read more
How is Wells Fargo making SO MUCH MONEY that it can afford to:
Spend $30 Billion on a company stock buyback (which represents 20% of our Market cap - so that alone doesn’t add up) Pay out $Billions for advice from a corporate consulting company (Isn’t that what we’re paying Charlie & Co for??) Pay out... — read more
Lots of WF staff went to Truist - ugh
From the firing pan into the fire. Feel bad for many of our former colleagues who left to go to Truist. They have much less tenure at Truist, too, and it's often "last in, first out" during... — read more
Major Truist layoffs mentioned during WF layoffs mention
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article279281584.html
Mortgage processors are now closers
Mortgage processors are this week going through in-person training on the closing disclosure, as they will be taking over the responsibility of going over the final CD’s with borrowers. This duty was previously done by our closers, which makes sense... — read more
WFC stock on the move buybacks !!
Buybacks definitely starting. If they split 30 billion would equate to 7.5 billion a quarter. Which would be about 165 million shares a quarter. So it will take roughly 27 days if acquiring about 6 million shares a day as I believe they just started... — read more
Why is the banking industry so plagued with di-kheads?
The banking industry is chock full of a-holes. I've worked in it almost 20 years, every pr--k I've met works in a bank. What is it about this industry that makes it so?
The daily posts on this site are a frequent affirmation of my decision to leave Wells
This site is daily and weekly entertainment for me. I don't even work at Wells anymore, thank god. But I occasionally peruse the posts on this site just to get a pulse on the mood there, it's not good! My experience at Wells was awful for the most... — read more
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Educate yourself and watch it if you haven’t already. He-l, watch it again. So many eerie similarities. It’s currently on Prime & Hulu.
JPM is more than twice our size but we have more employees!!
How is it possible wells needs 230k people to run this bank?!?! And people are shocked that layoffs are sorely needed here JPM has a market cap of $450 bln vs ours of $170bln and yet we have more employees than they do I’m disappointed that... — read more
Our staff is stretched a bit too thin due to RCSA
Anyone else?
Trouble in the Banking World
Check out other boards here, there are in-progress layoffs at: Truist, Bank of New York Mellon, Bank of America, Charless Schwab... Chase is doing good so far, no cuts there - Citi has a hiring freeze and it's just a matter of time when things will... — read more
Whoever is handling Wells Fargo’s buyback order should be fired immediately
The trader is carelessly jamming the stock up (unless that is what the executives want…) It’s like competing with yourself at an auction. Simply another example of incompetence and hubris with Wells Fargo’s resources.
Wells Fargo CFO expects more layoffs ahead
The bank has been trimming its workforce since the third quarter of 2020. It has already reduced its employee base by nearly 40,000 and cuts are likely to continue, Santomassimo said. Wells Fargo had 233,834 employees at the end of the June quarter... — read more
TK AMA
Oh look! She's channeling SVB with the goofy glasses; but where's the coffee?
Barry Somers Town Hall
First comment is about DEI of course. Because that's the most important thing that's going on.
There is nobody left to lay off
Our team is half the size it was just two years ago. Do they not realize that we do actually need people to get things done around here?
Wells and responsible AI
I trust Wells with responsible AI like I trust Mickey Mouse with a Wizard’s hat and a broom.
Wells Fargo CFO expects more layoffs ahead (Shocking 😏)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo could see its headcount decline further as it aims to improve efficiency, Chief Financial Officer Mike Santomassimo said on Tuesday. **The bank has been trimming its workforce since the third quarter of 2020. It has... — read more
Employees in India don’t think much of Wells Fargo either:
Cons: “Getting up in the morning to go to this disaster!, Systems, Management (Leadership), Culture, Physical work area, Deminishing pay Anything and everything associated with the name WELLS FARGO!” “The management is blind.” “The salary hike is... — read more
CISO Outsourcing Cyber portions to India...
https://i.ibb.co/H73nwpT/qwerty.png
For RTO People -- They are tracking which office you go to...
There is a flag in the RTO reporting that will show if you are going to a non-assigned location more than 50% of the time... Be aware...
The 2023 Axios Harris Poll 100 reputation rankings
This survey is the result of a partnership between Axios and Harris Poll to gauge the reputation of the most visible brands in America, based on 20 years of Harris Poll research. *Wells ranks #88 out of 100. When filtered by the Financial Industry... — read more
A breakup / divestiture of Wells Fargo subsidiaries is coming
In April 2023, Wells Fargo was likely hit with new MRAs - https://seekingalpha.com/news/3956426-wells-fargo-reportedly-scheduled-to-meet-occ-staff-at-end-week The federal banking regulator was said to have hit Wells Fargo (WFC) with a number of... — read more
CNBC ARTICLE - Why RTO mandates are layoffs in disguise
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/12/why-rto-mandates-are-layoffs-in-disguise-according-to-workplace-experts.html
Bank Jobs
I got laid off from mortgage. Is going to work for the bank a good move? Was a processor now looking at a banker job for 20 k less pay. No other jobs in my market except bankers and tellers
Scharf is going to resign
His tenure at any company is 5 years or less. We are on year 4 and the regulatory sharks are circling. Daley leaving is the final nail in the coffin - hes out by end of year. "One of the latest leadership changes underway is the planned retirement... — read more
Still buying back WF stocks? Read
https://www.ft.com/content/ccd0f68c-2543-4e02-bbbc-0101d04609e1
Constantly worried about layoffs
Been here for 4 years now and left a team that I thought was horrible (with lazy managers, no work etc) to an another team which is worst. The manager of my new team has almost checked out has been here for 20 years and has no motivation to do... — read more
Confused on PTO payout
I quit a week ago and got my final paycheck. I had a negative PTO balance and was told it would be taken from my final pay but they didn't take anything. Super confused
WFC stock volume up
Either buybacks for the quarter have started or preparing for earnings run. Usually doesn't start till about 2 weeks before. Earning release date is October 13th. About 4 million extra shares exchanged hands today which is about 165 million dollars... — read more