Starts soon :(
Internal Job
Does anyone know what happens if you apply for a job internally before the 1 year mark? Are managers only notified if you are selected?
Appreciation Monday
What a way to start the week. I received a personal ecard from BE How sweet, knowing she appreciates me showing up with heart every time She appreciates everyone, even the Inconsistently meets! That card means so much to me, way better... — read more
Way too many leaders with no leadership skills
What happened to the people who actually knew how to lead a bank?
AI and jobs in the next five years
90% of us will be replaced by AI by 2031. I'm retiring in 2030, but what about everyone else who is under 50? What's your plan??
The toxicity isn't a coincidence anymore
I've switched jobs three times in the past eight years, and every single time, I've ended up in the same kind of miserable, backstabbing environment - here included. At some point, you start to wonder if it's bad luck or if this is just how every... — read more
Lump Sum
Hi did anybody opt for the lump sum payout? If yes did it really take up to 60 days to process?
What is the earliest you can badge in?
EastTown MSP 6am? 5am?
Want to know why you’re being laid off
I just found this site. Guestworkervisas.com if you scroll down it lets you search by employer and states and it gives you the role and salary. I guess all the people they lay off aren’t qualified to be a run of the mill software engineer. They have... — read more
What is the current RTO requirement?
Former employee here. Been away for a while and haven't kept up on the latest with Wells. Out of sheer (and I mean sheer desperation) I'm considering applying for an open role. What is the RTO requirement these days? When I got laid off it was 3... — read more
9404 headcount with 2468 in India under Corp Risk
Where is the finish line?
Build League
Displacing individuals is too slow and not creating sufficent staff reduction. Poor work conditions and arbitary illogical management and we-ponized metrics have failed get employees to self attrit. Leadership next phase: Build League, the... — read more
Return to office impact on employees
Hi Wells Fargo friends, I am with Edward Jones and here for some info & advice. As a remote employee (not in St Louis), I feel that my days are numbered because Edward Jones put in place 4 day return to office. As Wells has had return to office for... — read more
hahaha we are rationing tokens
Every team is now building their own AI Agents. it's chaos. The pencil pushers have recently discovered that tokens cost money. Now they are getting rationed. We are only halfway through the year too. lmao. productivity!!!
Who’s ready to start eating time (IT&V-WIM)
In IT&V, the pressure to produce is increasing. Good thing most of us came from public accounting. Time to start eating time like a pro!
Charlie Severance
so was told by management that charlie severance has run out and if you get laid off your LOB has to pay it… I suspect more firings in store with no package
Termination Tuesday - 6/10!
Any rumors? Hearing Compliance will be impacted.
Mid-Year gone
So now, instead of mid years, we can all expect two required check-in meetings both to occur in june and july. No feedback is solicited from the employee for this, and your manager can only rate you as 'meets' or 'does not meet.' There will be a... — read more
TCS brought in 6,500 L-1A “managers” to America from India
Tata Consultancy CEO brought in 6,500 L-1A “managers” to America from India. Bloomberg says: many weren’t managers at all, just cheaper labor with fake titles used to bypass H-1B rules and... — read more
Roving bankers & managers
Does anyone understand what’s changing? I don’t get it…….
SLC displacement rumors ---
There are a lot of rumors that upper leadership has stated that SLC will be displacing the QA deptments end of June possibly the end of 3rd quarter in Sept. Its also been said that most of SLC will be gone before 2027. Any truth to this?
the current climate: dishonesty
In the current climate of layoffs, no one wants to speak up, even when senior management is demonstrably wrong about the root cause of an issue. But hey, we told the regulators before we did any work, ergo it must be true right?
When AI fails, they'll just keep offshoring
There's no winning.
Professional Reference
I am no longer with Wells Fargo. However, I am in the running for a job outside of Wells. I need a professional reference and was thinking of an old manager from Wells. Does anyone know if managers are able to provide references? For some reason, I... — read more
Wells Fargo Senior Leads
Wells Fargo is quietly rebranding some Senior Manager titles to Senior Leads, possibly signaling middle-management elimination. Let's use this thread to consolidate what we know and what expect. Please be polite as the mods tend to nuke threads that... — read more
2026 CEO Outlook
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/top-ceos-brace-downturn-warn-us-economy-worsen-in-next-6-months#:~:text=Only%2015%25%20of%20CEOs%20say,felt%20that%20way%20last%20quarter. Not shocking however predictions show more layoffs across the economy and... — read more
Do all years of service count in retirement equation?
If you worked here a few years and the came back, do your previous years of service count toward the retirement calculation (age + years of service)?
Senior Manager titles changing to Senior Lead
I’m in COO and just noticed some senior managers’ titles changed to senior leads. Anyone have insider scoop on reason for this approach? Is it rolling out everywhere? Does this mean the goal is to remove a lot of the middle management? The senior... — read more
IT&V rank & yank
For those of you in IT&V who have been ranked and yanked, what was your experience? Any signs ahead of time? Particular day of the week?
titles
What is career path/title as IT professional there? From engineer associate to principal engineer. What's in between Thanks
do people retire from Wells Fargo?
do people retire from Wells Fargo?
Are humans cheaper than AI for some jobs?
Uber burned through its entire 2026 AI budget in four months. Now its COO is questioning whether it’s worth it https://fortune.com/2026/05/26/uber-coo-ai-spending-tokens-claude-code/ Matter of time when China will dump cheap LLMs.
mid year
so have they officially eliminated opps for contribution statements and feedback from peers (things that supposedly used to mean a lot). any office notice of the change in performance management or is this a big steamroll?
WF Director Layers = Sea of Russian nesting dolls
So many layers, so much waste. We have, by far, the worst recursive management hierarchy in the entire industry. And they know it.
Obtain Wells Fargo W2 as ex-employee?
Do you maybe know what's the best way to do this for us that were let go this year? I know I'll have to get it next year but since logins do not work not sure what other options I may have. I know I can reach to HR and find out but I hate doing... — read more
Advisor Gateway
Advise Gateway is a J O K E! Craven is a joke. SG is a joke. Let’s push MLI’s, which will blow up at sone point , because we make more money on them. Oh yeah, let’s push Alternative Investments because we make more money on them. REG BI and KYC... — read more
The state of the company, 2026 edition
WF will drain your patience We're all just headcount lines revews are always hanging over you Formal warning = slow exit One mistake will follow you RTO is control, not collaboration Badge reports replaced trust Office hours matter... — read more
Metlife - medical accommodation review
Does anyone have experience with dealing with MetLife for renewal of medical remore accommodations? It's interesting WF switched to MetLife and wonder if it is due to large payouts awarded to those who sued for being denied.
WFC stock ... will the cost cutting and layoffs help move the stock price up?
YTD returns are not great. Nasdaq 15.81% S&P 10.49% WFC -17.76% I wonder if Charlie should take a pay cut after that $40 million compensation package he received last year. I would imagine his mid-year review will not be great. — read more