Most of the Sr staff are replaceable, they actually do not implement or solve any of the work place challenges, but they like to report on other people work. You spend more time explaining what you have done so that they can repost if the work. If... — read more 

Is 6 hours in the office still relevant?

Thank you BNY for rewarding your employees again this year, we are happy to take the hit so the shareholders can profit...we are all shareholders after all

It’s curious how benefit solutions keeps calling this a vital benefit but meanwhile, they probably wish most of us gone or d.ead. And the cost of this stuff just went up 6%. That’s nearly 4 times more than the rate my salary went up. Benefits are... — read more 

FInance undergoing major upheaval targeting 25 % and being achieved via force rankings to avoid severance payments. How is this legal? Nevermind unethical but Dermie doesn't really care. People are getting fed up and just leaving too. Shame on the... — read more 

If you are impacted by layoffs this week, remember it has little to do with your own performance. If you are retiring now, best of luck in your next chapter. If you are starting a search for a new role, wishing you the best of luck. Invest time in... — read more 

So I was hoping to get promoted since last year, my manager is horrible and did not promote last year and gave me hope for this year with extra work. I did everything and beyond this year but my manager still rated me met expectations and said no... — read more 

New hires are coming in at 65k…

There are more job postings for BNY right now than i ever recall seeing in the past decade. Seems like the company is doing fine..

Note of Thanks to Dublin Office Please pass along my sincere thanks to the Dublin team for their exceptional engagement over the past 12 months regarding the Wexford office closure. Their responsiveness and clear, compassionate communication have... — read more 

It’s starting. Layoffs until Thanksgiving. I was told I have to work through the whole month of November to receive severance. This place sux! Totally blindsided. Wish us all good luck!

Layed off but I must work for next 4 weeks. Was just asked to goto a meeting. TERMS- have to work until 11/27/2025 to receive severance. Out of nowhere. Blind - sided. Anyone else in my situation please comment here. Let’s help each other get... — read more 

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/employee-benefits/bny-sued-by-former-employee-seeking-severance-after-termination

I received an offer as a Full-Stack Senior Associate on the Global Collateral Management Platform called access edge. Is this a good platform to work on? I have a few years of experience as a full-stack engineer but was laid off so I need a job. I... — read more 

if you wanna see the crystal ball in this place looks at the projections and budgets. that's all

Support the BNY PAC ?? Anyone see Robin's message? for what? To fund politicians who don't care about rule of law?? freaking ridiculous. While we get replaced by AI?? 30,000 corporate Amazon employees will be flooding the job market because of AI... — read more 

heads up - if you are swiping in at an office that does not match your formal office location, they are definitely looking at you. Ask your manager to change your location (if possible) or start coming in to the correct location otherwise this is the... — read more 

Work from anywhere reduced from 80 hours to 64 hours for next year. No more additional days purchased vacations. If i don't laugh, I'll cry.. someone plz tell me i read that email wrong

Be prepared because we all know this is happening even though they deny it. As a mgr i can confirm they are absolutely reducing teams 25% and behind your reporting mgrs back. Most of my team was entered to meet by me and all of them show below after... — read more 

How long before offshoring and forced ratings finally break what’s left of morale? Every round of “efficiency” moves chips away at tr ust, replacing experience with cheaper labor and arbitrary rankings. At some point, it’s not just people leaving... — read more 

Overheard two managers talking about upcoming layoffs the first Monday of November. Didn’t hear the whole conversation but heard WFH staff in Oriskany and Dallas. The list has been finalized and positions are being filled in Pittsburgh and Houston... — read more 

At least for UK staff, WFA days cut from 10 to 8 and volunteering days cut from 3 to 1.

Heard all 5's will be let go in the first week of December as opposed to usual January round. True?

Can someone share light on what are the bonuses for the marketing team at Wealth and IM? When I joined HR said it is anywhere from 30-55% of your base salary. I joined as SVP of product marketing from big asset management firm and we used to get only... — read more 

Have the BAH holdouts been given an ultimatum to RTO or be terminated?

They go no answers & took no questions on how EMPLOYEES WILL RE-LOCATE. Brutal - how could they think that this is good for the Company?

Has anyone here from NJ who got the boot able to get unemployment? I was let go after 27 years. I would also like to try collecting unemployment too.

There were discussions in the Pennington office about a possible office closure announcement tomorrow. Any one knows if this is accurate?

Has anyone consulted legal counsel regarding their recent layoff? Recommendations?

BNY Mellon employees are voicing deep concerns about layoffs, offshoring, and leadership transparency. Sentiment ranges from frustration and distrust to resignation and strategic exit planning. Below are current results of the Top 15 employee... — read more 

I left that job shaking my head. Worked my tail off with a master’s, got crumbs for pay. The person who replaced me had no degree and got a huge bump just for being friendly with the boss. Makes you wonder why you even bother doing things the right... — read more 

They keep pushing to replace us with cheaper, outside teams who clearly don't know our systems. Now it takes three of them to do one job, and everything is still falling behind. I am so frustrated that management thinks this is a real solution. All... — read more 

I joined BNY in Lake Mary this year as an associate full stack engineer. Got a "meets expectations" during my mid year. Will I be an easy target for the 25% of employees that are being marked as "below expectations" for the end of year? On the other... — read more 

Lake Mary is the "new" flavor-of-the-day/week/month/year. Reqs are Pune-only in Pittsburgh, AI is being shoved down our throats, Pune is taking over, and teams are actively training their eventual replacements in India. The big, tall building in... — read more 

Has anyone heard that analysts may be guaranteed a certain salary increase and such increases are higher than what the officers of BNYM receive?

I saw they finally leaked the entire location is closing. They should give employees time to find new jobs, most won't be able to relocate. How they treat employees is wrong

For those who were let go as a result of forced ranking and made up poor performance, did you have any issues with getting state unemployment? I believe state would ask for reason for the job loss? What would BNY say? I understand misconduct could... — read more 

Sometimes I look around and realize this place has turned into a waiting room for people hoping to reach retirement before the next round of cuts. The younger ones are already planning their exits and who can blame them? The middle group is stuck... — read more 

Robin and his toadies are telling the finance media a lot of fanciful stories on AI growth acceleration: BNY now has 117 AI solutions in production, a 75% increase versus the prior quarter, including digital agents for payment validation and code... — read more 

Does anyone NOT have concerns about our beloved gladiator-style performance ranking system? You know, the one where 25% of the workforce—excluding fresh recruits still learning where the bathroom is—must be ceremonially tossed into the “Below... — read more