Like the crazy posts about conspiracies and references to the Bible and underground pizza parlor fantasies. I feel like I’m on gab or reading comments from a Fox News article. Thanks for the laughs.

I've been training peers in India for a few weeks. I asked my manager if they were going to take over our duties, and my manager said no, they were just going help us with our workload. I've heard of other groups training their replacements then... — read more 

A court-appointed receivership in charge of untangling a massive, multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme authorities said was orchestrated by a Las Vegas attorney has filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo, accusing the bank of helping to facilitate the... — read more 

If someone seeks your guidance on something, be brief & get out. Otherwise the subject matter expert will get offended. If you have any issues, lawyer up. Don't chit chat with your team and divulge nothing about yourself.

Any big layoffs this month? Will tech be affected?

Excluding political and union st..uff: The layoff board blog posts are critical of the management at Wells Fargo, with many complaints about a lack of experience in leadership positions, poor management practices, and outsourcing of jobs to other... — read more 

Are people who want to join a union the laziest people of all time? I watched an Andrew Carnegie documentary the other day and it seems like the union/protestors really screwed him over and potentially played a role in him only selling his business... — read more 

When I worked there in the 2000s in risk there was a lot of embezzlement and $exual harassment and this was in the community banking risk group. Have they forbidden it now in 2023?

Coming to a break room near you (if you actually RTO)... signed by Michael McLaughlin. Does anyone else see a new scandal and fine coming to Wells Fargo as a result of not following what they just agreed to? https://aboutblaw.com/7Kt (To be... — read more 

Our processes suck. Information is scattered. And throw India on top of it. My goodness. How does this cr-p wagon even run?

Is Charlie at the tournament this week at all? Charlotte should be the HQ, not San Fran or NYC. By far the most important locale for the bank.

In reading inbetween the lines of uppermanagement i heards that in 6-12 months there is a possible breakup of WF CIB from rest of bank. Any credibility? I know Goldman was interested in WF CIB years ago...

17 regulatory violations and over $4 billion in penalties/fines since 2021. He became CEO in October 2019. The numbers do not include 2020 or prior. Stock price was at about $50 in October 2019, today May 2023 barely $40. How would you rate his... — read more 

Please explain why Mary Mack is traveling the country talking about her successful 40 years with the bank. Wasn’t she involved in the scandal of the bank opening all the fraudulent accounts ? How is she still employed here? Isn’t she a criminal... — read more 

https://www.businessinsider.com/wells-fargo-private-bank-transformation-and-abbott-downing-talent-exodus-2023-5

Since senior management in mortgage came up with this bright idea of laying off anyone who did not live near a hub why don’t they follow their own stupid ideas. Let’s get Kieber Santos Greg baker Kevin reed and Mike Venable to drive from their homes... — read more 

I’m a field tech. I support physical devices, like the ones execs use to avoid WAVE. I can’t troubleshoot a device that I can’t get admin perms on.

But I'd love to see Wells Fargo employees unionize to wipe that s**t eating grin off Charlie's face.

While we are laying off the people who actually do the work to keep the company running, retail is in eating in their employees. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/30/what-home-depots-billion-dollar-pay-raise-can-prove-about-workers.html

What is happening with WF had to be the plan since CS came aboard. Would not be surprised if there are some back room slice and dice deals already made. Their plans just got delayed due to pandemic. You would think they could have taken the time to... — read more 

Can someone check the layoff list and let me know if I'm on it? Let me know what else you see on there too. I need this by EOD, so we need to put a rush on this. Who's gonna pick this up?

OKay...so some REGIONAL banks are poised to go under just like SVB and First Republic...the writing is on the wall. My question...what happens if Bank of America goes under (which believe it or not is not in a good position right now) with my Wells... — read more 

It is alarming to witness a disturbing trend in this bank where skilled workers with technical expertise are leaving, being laid off, or replaced by foreign workers. What is even more concerning is that the remaining managers lack the necessary... — read more 

Congrats to all let go today with a severance packages through the end of the year. Company is now understaffed for when the market and the rates come back and the rally market pops! You'll all get sizable pay increases after these mortgage companies... — read more 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgebradt/2023/05/02/why-those-working-remotely-are-heading-for-the-tragedy-of-the-commons/ The answers to many of the questions in this article would still be no even if I saw my manager.

Wells Fargo shareholders voted against the creation of a policy that would have formally outlined framework supportive of worker unionization last week. The measure, which garnered 36% shareholder support, was deemed “unnecessary and not in the best... — read more 

Also, what are the chances it will spread beyond mortgage?

Charlie better be paying attention. Apple stepping up to the plate to serve our customers where Charlie won’t, I’m surprised customers don’t pull all of their cash out. There are so many better options out there to keep your cash than WFC. — read more 

Is this date still on for the next round of layoffs even though the bank had significant layoffs today?

I have been at Wells for around 5 years now and have had the change to move across different teams. A common observation I see is that senior management has no clue on how to mobilize key projects and majority of the times the decisions are brute... — read more 

I started as a programmer with Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, and did the business requirements, programming, documentation and testing by myself. Today that would be at least 5 different jobs on multiple continents at least 5 times the cost, and... — read more 

When will the underwriters be required to return to an office? How many days? Any details would be appreciated.

A month after being removed from Saul’s bo-els, Leo has crawled out of his Petri dish to announce the next WXPS town hall on 5/15. He’s looking forward to seeing our technology org transform and thrive in the months ahead. Hmm. Transforming from... — read more 

I have no direct relationship with my manager (zero contact, which is another problem we can talk about at WF) and was surprisingly given information ahead of time, that remote workers are likely target for upcoming rounds of layoffs. Couldn't get an... — read more 

Just got the confidential meeting invite. Mortgage closer outside of a hub. 2 other closers affected.

Maybe I missed this but there’s a Wells Fargo propaganda program going on? You can literally volunteer your LinkedIn account to become an “employee advocate”. Recruiting must really be falling behind if the company needs employees to volunteer as... — read more 

Let’s do the geography on all these top hogs in mortgage processing on their locations. Washington DC. Jacksonville Fl Princeton NJ Frederick Md and the managers in Lexington NC Tampa FL New Rochelle NY Pinehurst NC and Peters creek NC. Now exactly... — read more 

Hiring executive positions solely based on race/influence, partnering with John Hope Bryant, specialty priced mortgages ( initiative to improve rates for only a select group of ethnicities) and most recently partnering with TD Jakes… We would rather... — read more 

How come no one is talking about the 800 pound gorilla in the room? That we are outsourcing jobs to 1ndia which is aligning with the BRICS group? One day perhaps that will be aligned politically with nations that are against the USA? Like Hong Kong... — read more 

Sell? Downsize? Shutter? What’s your guess? Auto lending is on the chopping block. What’s your predictions?