Don't know, how many of us here are IT, but when I've heard about new TRUMP fee for indian workers - I started liking my president. Currently the ratio if indian:non-indian in our IT is 9:1, and the major drawback of that (excepr the reverse... — read more
AVP promotion
Other than the title change, has anyone received a raise with the promotion? Even a small raise on top of a merit raise?
Internal Mobility Impossible
I have applied to dozens of jobs for which I am extremely qualified and meet or exceed the desired qualifications. I am consistently turned down and told I’m qualified but “they went with someone else.” Then, I see the exact job req reposted the next... — read more
Monday, September 22
It all goes down Monday
Now $25/Hour Min - Tenure Employees Continued Getting Scr*wed
For tenure employees such as myself, I did not get $20000 raise collectively since 2017. As of right now, my pay is a little over a dollar more than minimum. Yes, I am bitter and BOA can careless. After reading the Employee Communications, BOA... — read more
The Public Restroom of Finance Careers
The chair i sat in today has been sat on by over 1000 different bottoms. The keyboard and mouse i handled, was handled by some poor snotty nose woman yesterday. This workstation has a weird smell to it. Never been much of a city person. I know some... — read more
Early retirement
So I’m done with this place. Trying to figure out my options been with the company 22 years closing in on 50.
Global Ops to Ireland
So they are filling 1,000 roles supporting AML in Ireland but laid off a small amount of US associates in the AML space last month
VPN - In Office Tracking
I know that badge swipes are being tracked, but is time on site being tracked via the LAN line connection? I was thinking of coming in on site working for a couple of hours then leaving back home to finish the day. Technically the badge swipe... — read more
Appts of Senior Leaders
No one care to talk about appointment of two senior leaders and the overall impacts?
NEW HIRES
Welcome to the team! Can't stress the importance of intellectual curiosity is a must. It is important to know when to pass and when to catch. We can only hold your hand for so long..Good luck!
Inflation, Stagnant Wages, and Rising Insurance Costs
Over the past two years, soaring inflation has eroded household budgets while Bank of America held salary increases well below cost of living gains, leaving real wages stagnant as unemployment ticks up to its highest level in over two years; at the... — read more
Annual Benefits Enrollment
Since it seems to be that time already. which plan carrier do you guys have and or are you switching or keeping your current. Dental Premiums are also going up so I'm interested to see what that will be. I have the PPO since I'd rather pull my own... — read more
Don't expect grass to be that much greener
Corporate life can drain your enthusiasm, no matter where you're at. I joined from a small company and even there, the experience of cursing bosses and endless bureaucracy ki-ls your excitement. You’re basically always choosing between two unpleasant... — read more
Rumor: RTO 4 days p/week in 2026?
Has anyone heard anything credible about the bank forcing people back to the office 4 days per week starting in 2026?
JP
thoughts on JP Morgan's new HQ
Office chairs
Did any one attend the Ergonomics session last week? My office chair is nine years old. All of the broken chairs end up in the conference rooms.
Anyone miss Cathy Bessant?
So was so in touch with us; she understood our pain. I thought it was so awesome when she said "If you don't like it here, you can leave". Such poetry and compassion.
What would you give up to wfh all the time?
A pay cut? Loss of benefits? I have a few offers on the table paying less. Some have little to no benefits. The math says i should stay here but its hard to put a figure for savings on things like mental well being, commute, and not being exposed... — read more
Bank is 10 years behind trend on outsourcing
Outsourcing (especially to india) should be carefully deployed in the most low-impact areas of buisness. They shouldnt be taking credit card calls and they definitely shouldnt be involved in engineering. The only benefactor from this is todays bonus... — read more
A meeting about my current workstation
Anyone ever received a meeting request from a space partner regarding their current seat assignment?
Keeping quiet to stay safe
Speaking up about issues just makes things worse. People who try to raise concerns always end up with even more problems, and HR does nothing to help (anybody but the bank, of course). Nothing ever changes because everyone has learned to just stay... — read more
The brighter undergrads are not sticking around...
Lets face it, most of these new undergrads are awful. I dont know what happened to the education system over the past 10 years but these new hires are not taking notes and do not retain much. The best new hires as of late have actually, suprisingly... — read more
Any particular reason HR is doing this?
Offers requiring hiring manager approval are going through. But offers which require hiring manager + HR approval is getting held up by HR not approving 🤷.
Flagscape Article
An article came out about GBS and not a single US based associate was in this article. The future is clear and we'll soon be Bank of India
Jobs are even scarcer than I thought
I've learned the hard way that just because jobs are listed online doesn’t mean the company is actually hiring. Some postings feel more like window dressing than real opportunities. It wastes my time and achieves absolutely nothing. It's infuriating... — read more
Wall Street Journal today
WSJ had interesting article in the banking section about our new tec technology officer and the 13 billion dollar project for AI. I guess we can forget about any salary increase again!
Involuntary layoffs are not needed
If they offer severance, I think half of the workforce will volunteer at this point.
Do they monitor productivity on user systems?
Is it the same globally? Keylogger, mouse tracker, productivity monitoring?
The culture here feels suffocating
Does anybody else feel like you're being monitored nonstop? It could just be my micromanaging boss, but it's making me hate my job.
anything new
has anyone heard anything juicy recently.
Any word on re-org since Hari took over for Aditya?
I assume changes to Hari’s world are going to happen soon. Has anyone heard anything?
Maternity leave
What was tote experience with maternity leave? Did you take the additional unpaid 10 weeks? Was your role the same when you retuned?
ZERO internal mobility
I’m highly qualified and applied to over 31 jobs over the past year. I’ve tailored my resume and highlighted my achievements. It’s always the same rejection letter: I’m qualified but they went with someone else. Not even an interview! I remember when... — read more
What happened to take your child to work today?
This company pretends to be family friendly, but my building won’t let me bring my child in if he’s unable to go to daycare and we don’t have a bring your kid to work day. We don’t have a happy family work life balance it doesn’t exist here Bank of... — read more