It was a privilege to host Bridget Engle, in Charlotte for a deep dive into our technology strategy and execution. I was incredibly proud to see our teams demonstrate how they are turning that strategy into reality. From Al-driven (All Indian... — read more 

Technology 15% cut

I was let go in June and wonder if there's still potential to receive a pro-rated bonus for 2025. Manager discretion aside, is there a required minimum number of months of employment to be bonus eligible? TIA.

I continue to hear that all remote, even those with a medical accommodation will be laid off. No longer giving the ultimatum of, either go in, or accept your 60 day notice. I only know one medical accommodation this happened to recently, but I... — read more 

How are you all maintaining 8 hrs in office ? Staying 6 to 7 hrs is easily manageable to stay in office. With early meetings, and again need to login at night to coordinate with offshore, maintaining 8 hrs is stretch. Is it that mandatory to... — read more 

If you are 45+ old then they start finding ways to lay you off. Ageism is playing huge role in job market right now with recruiters asking questions like which year did you finish your education, indirectly gauging your age and not moving forward... — read more 

I am curious if one could go on leave of absence while they are in their severance period which ends on December 26. I just received a letter in the mail telling me that the employer is going to pay for this starting on January 1, 2026. If anybody... — read more 

Did anyone catch the question during the AMA event where SM admitted they were seriously considering combining Ops Risk and Compliance? She said she thought it was a good idea and that our peer banks have already done it... Is Compliance done for??

Title says enough.

If I’m on leave during these two milestones, how am I impacted? I assume invectives were decided this past month and 401K match is just math, but does LOA impact receipt of either?

LOB Technology

Anyone have real insight on when Risk layoffs will start?

Employee Relations and Conduct Management are getting laid off, not a Tuesday and just before the holidays. Multiple on each team are being pre selected for displacement in December. Thanks HellsFargo

Mark Twain once wrote that worrying is like paying interest on a debt you don’t owe and I couldn’t agree with Mark Twain more. Moana and stay off this site.

I see a lot of posts calling out terrible managers. As a manager myself, I completely understand the frustration, but I want to offer some perspective from the other side. Many of us have the same exact complaints about our own management teams. At... — read more 

Layoffs layoffs…

He's back baby

Just wondering if there is any consistency across the organization. Is your manager in the office?

How can you access your pay stubs once you’ve left Wells Fargo ?

Sounds like I'll get a long vacation at some point next year.

December

Is “meet the team” the last step of internal hiring? What is the typical raise range for internal promotion?

I’ve been with this toxic cesspool of a company for about 6 years. How much severance will they give me?

Any updates on waves or when Consumer Lending (CL) will be sending notices for location strategy?

Welp, looks like ECRL is the next dept going to be laid-off according to his Town Hall. All I heard was 2026. Anyone have a more specific timeframe when this will happen?

I have meetings tomorrow and need somewhere to work in between meetings while waiting for clients. And of course need to connect to the network.

Anyone else on a team that has a leadership change every few months and given very little direction? Seems like people are constantly disappearing and we’re all expected to work in a “matrix” environment which basically means the manager has no clue... — read more 

So, there's a lot going on here… Q3 and we're revving up for Q4… and we're preparing preparing for Q1. you know we have our eyes on the following Q2 and Q3 that comes after that and then that pivotal Q4 kind of ramping out to 2027… pivotal Q1, until... — read more 

2 big branch divisional execs willingly left/resigned Wells Fargo this year (Cali and the southeast). Who will take their roles? Why does everyone hate Colleen? It’s giving ghetto!

Layoff Tactics Keep Changing, and the Blunders Keep Coming Amazon informed staffers via a text-email combo. Target asked workers to stay home. Does any of that make job cuts less painful?* When Amazon started laying off 14,000 employees last... — read more 

In a conversation with a colleague in September she was talking about performance reviews for January 2026. This person is not a manager. We were talking about the forced distribution of poor performance reviews. She relayed to me that mine would be... — read more 

If you give notice but your last day runs through date bonus would be receive would you still receive your bonus...Or do you have to wait to give notice until after bonus is received as giving notice would disqualify you?

Our group is going through a re-org and will re-level jobs accordingly. Does bonus change or can you carry all your current comp with you?

According to the options during open enrollment, it looks like WF is moving to MetLife for its disability benefits? Is that true?

Trump admin to make decision on OPT end of year. Many senators already sent letter to DHS secretary to abolish the program effective immediately. For context , about 500K OPT is used by companies yearly. This is even worse than H1B Just fresh... — read more 

With all the corporate talk about “psychological safety,” I keep wondering: is that even possible when layoffs never stop? Real psychological safety requires predictability and trust. Rolling layoffs destroy both. Here’s what ki-ls it: Zero... — read more 

Welcome to the world of the "forever layoff." Companies are increasingly making cuts year-round in small batches rather than big sweeping firings. The smaller batches of layoffs let businesses make changes and shift strategies without attracting... — read more 

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Anybody else feels completely suffocated knowing you're basically trapped here for who knows how long because the job market is a wasteland right now? I keep searching and pushing and checking every lead, and it still feels like there’s nothing worth... — read more 

Has anyone received formal written communication of any of the following changes: 1) requirement that we are in the office for 8 hours on in-office days or 2) move to 4 days in-office for some LOBs (ie. Corp Risk)? It blows my mind that they updated... — read more