Heard a few people got exemptions to work remotely after building closed. How many out there has this happened to?
First year, meets, no merit raise
Hi, my friend joined the firm in the middle of the year and she didn’t get a merit increase. Is that common practice at the firm? I read that some people at the firm didn’t get any merit increase either.
Unused PTO and personal holidays
When you leave WF, do they pay out unused PTO and personal holidays.
CIB/CIB RISK Major Cut
I am hearing rumor from reliable sources that CIB and CIB Risk will be huge this coming Tuesday. Anyone have insight.
2 IMs in a row, manager putting me on PIP now
For my 2025 mid year review, I was given an IM. Second half of the year, my manager acknowledged things were a lot better but still gave me an IM for the EOY review because he "had to consider the year as a whole". Now he tells me because I have 2... — read more
The hidden costs of layoffs
It should be no surprise that layoffs ultimately cost a company more in the long run, but here's an interesting interview nonetheless. It's worth a listen, but the TLDR is that short term gains are obvious, but longer term, it usually results in... — read more
How to find pay range?
How do you find the pay range for your role should be and what your target bonus is? I used to be able to look up any roles for hire with same title, but currently no roles with my job title are available.
Why is my 2-up's English so bad?
I get the guy is a bank-hopping (literally his sales pitch in his first meeting) likely H1-b, but his use of the English language is rather terrible. He routinely spouts non-sequiturs that diminish what he is saying, but in today's autocorrect-tuned... — read more
Bonus & raises
So I got a 3% merit and 13% bonus which was about the same as last year. How about y'all? 👀
Current composition of WF workforce and what to look froward to…
I’m trying to figure out how currently WF workforce is split. In December total employees count was about 216000. In January it is already 210000. I wonder what is a percentage US vs India &Co? The other question is what’s the ration (pay wise)... — read more
Opinions on Tracy Kerrin's Town Hall today?
What did you guys think?
Business as Usual today
Made it in the office in an Icy region I'd rather not disclose. A big thank you to the local maintenance that cleared every bit of snow & ice from our parking lot, walkways, and sidewalks. You all are awesome. Thank you on this required Business as... — read more
Severance
For anyone who mentioned over the past couple of years that they were waiting for a severance package, what’s the plan now? Just curious because I was in the same boat, and honestly, the job market is rough. My current strategy is to switch things up... — read more
OMG
Now they are talking about firing, not layoffs anymore. Wellsfargo is super toxic.
Head of Risk and HR will be gone soon
When the fake review scandal $hit hits the fan.
attention: Just filed eeoc
Just filed for NC. Interview date is early June. If you are thinking about filing, or preparing the doc before you file, no need, just file right away. You can cancel or change later.
What's with all of these Beta managers
How are all of these soft beta simps still around? And why are we bringing in more from outside? They clearly lack competence and confidence, have no authority and serve no purpose other than being middlemen.
Corporate lies and double speak
Credit to Peter Girnus— decoding the Amazon layoff thread that could be easily applied to the burning stagecoach To whom it may concern, Senior Vice President of two trillion dollars company reaching out to you again. Some of you had trouble... — read more
FCI and CSSBO
Last day with the co is 02/10 thank goodness. Old team member told me both FCI and CSBBO are exiting the Des Moines area.
Below Meets: Bonus Thread
For those that got an IM or NI, what was your comp discussion like? Any raise and what bonus? This was my first full year and got IM at year end for basically no reason. Whatever. No raise … I’m already paid on the higher end of my title, also... — read more
Corp Risk: meet, no raise
Bonus is the same as last year. Anyone else?
Do employees who were displaced to get notification of Bonus:amount?
Hello fellow displaced employees, do you know if we get any kind of communication or advance notice that will be getting a bonus or do we just find out by checking our bank account on February 13?
PTO Payout for Displaced is Early and Short?
My non-working notice ends 2/6 but I noticed on upcoming pay slip dated for 1/30 they paid some of my PTO (60 hours). I had 100 hours left when I was displaced in December, and thought I'd accumulate January/February as well. Should I expect another... — read more
Non Working Bonus
I just got a communication (I was laid off June) that I will be receiving my bonus at a pro rated rate hence missing last 5 months Dam!!!
Bonus Numbers?
Communication theoretically begins today - what is the word?
Birmingham Alabama site
Saw the email about CSBB location strategy. Is the Birmingham Alabama site still closing this year?
Uneducated people won't benefit as much from AI
https://www.anthropic.com/research/anthropic-economic-index-january-2026-report TLDR: How humans prompt is how Claude responds: The education levels of human prompts and AI responses are nearly perfectly correlated (r > 0.92 at both levels). Higher... — read more
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott halts new H-1B visa petitions at state agencies and universities
https://apnews.com/article/h1b-immigration-visa-texas-2055edb18b9da65601a3b8d0562f668 Come to Wellsfargo my fellow H1B comrades. Wellsfargo welcomes you.
Will Monday Jan 26 be exempted from in office reporting?
Most ppl impacted by snow received an email on Monday Jan 26 that in office policy will be relaxed this week..... Only to receive another email that in office policy is back in full effect starting Today Tuesday Jan 27. So will Monday Jan 26 be... — read more
CSBBO location strategy update email
As part of our multi-year strategy, we have made the decision to exit previous target locations over the next few years. Non-target markets include: • Wilmington, Delaware • St. Louis, Missouri • New York, New York • Salt Lake City, Utah • Raleigh... — read more
Cash reward
Just got an email telling us that we are getting a 1100 cash reward!
Looks like we are all getting $1k…
Question is, is there going to be a follow-up saying we have to wait 3 years to get it? LOL Also, is this generosity in lieu of getting a raise this year? LOL
Bonus for lead and Senior software engineer
Bonus for lead and Senior software engineer?
This job is changing me
I used to be the calm one, and this job’s slowly beaten that out of me. The pressure never lets up, and it shows in how short I’ve become and how checked out I feel. I hate that work’s turning me into someone I don’t recognize, but there's not much I... — read more
Wells Fargo Taps Amazon Web Services Executive to Expand AI Use
https://www.fintechfutures.com/job-cuts-new-hires/wells-fargo-hires-faraz-shafiq-as-head-of-ai Expect more layoffs as AI is adopted on a large scale. Amazon is laying off 20,000 highly paid corporate workers today, many of whom have AI skills.
Pack your bags
You’ ve been monitored every minute in office and every key stroke that you type. Writing is on the wall. Not your fault. This is simple math - the company has more than what it can chew. Layoffs will continue through out 2026. Doesnt matter what... — read more
How do I view my pay range
Does anyone know where to view your positions pay range ? I have asked manager and hr and will can’t get an answer
Reduction in severance package policy
I have it on good authority that they are working with a management consulting firm to revise the severance package policy. They won't change the 2 weeks of pay per year of service, however it won't start increasing until year 5. This is due to the... — read more
You can exceed all your goals and still lose your job
How many times have we seen that already? Being good at your job just puts a target on your back. They don't want good, they want cheap.