Someone already mentioned it, and I'll repeat it --- the forced ranking just doesn’t work here. There are a bunch of reasons why this is not a good practice and a bunch of reasons why that practice should be abolished. I doubt very much that this... — read more
BNY Mellon CANNOT require you to get vaccinated in the US
Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. ALL American citizens have the right to decide for themselves wether or not the COVID 19 vaccine is right for them. Furthermore, BNY Mellon employees have the right to decline being vaccinated without... — read more
What will you do if you found out that the India team employee let their family member to do part of their work?
Maybe they want to train/build up their family member's experience for a different outsourcing firm job?
Is anyone left to turn off the lights?
I’m not sure there will be any employees left if we were to return to the office. Between layoffs and people quitting as they were told they probably don’t have jobs going forward, long term office leases will be paid for empty office space. It’s as... — read more
No time to do all the work?
What do you do when you have so much to do and you don’t have enough time? This has become a huge source of stress for me and it used to happen that I have very little time to do the job even before, but now it happens so frequently that I just... — read more
Conflicts among employees
When was the last time you had a conflict with colleagues? I am not a confrontational person, but some colleagues are often in conflict and this makes me very uncomfortable when I am in the office. As far as I've noticed, a common reason for these... — read more
Is my former vice-president playing a shell game to protect his department from future layoffs?
Got laid off about a month ago. Was on my state’s job service website and saw 4-5 jobs in my former department. They were all for “lead analyst”, “lead rep”, and “senior rep”. These “lead” and “senior” positions didn’t exist before in my department... — read more
Is the current Covid19 situation in India affecting the operations in US? Not all India employees has reliable home internet service.
Is the current Covid19 situation in India affecting the operations in US? Not all India employees has reliable home internet service.
Worst company I ever worked for in my 38 years of employment prior to retirement
I gave BNYMellon a chance despite their terrible reputation and found to my annoyance that everything said about them was not only true but was much worse than I had ever experienced anywhere else (except maybe working minimum wage jobs in my... — read more
Bonus 2022
Is it time to lower expectations yet? Spoiler: probably.
What's the point of quitting now?
So many people are either quitting or saying they will quit as soon as they have an alternative and I just keep face/palming every time I hear/read about it. BNY Mellon is on a RIFing spree. People are being laid off nonstop. Those people are walking... — read more
Sick Days & Nepotism
My manager threatened me last year that if you take a sick day (NY state has 5 sick days entitled) you will not get any raise or promotion and I can even promise bonus. I was given no raise due to 1 sick day I took in 2020. He was brought in by... — read more
Reply All
It really isn't that difficult to comprehend when & when not to use the reply all function, but for some reason BNY Mellon is full of mo--ns that lack such comprehension skills. If the company would have adopted a policy to automatically rate... — read more
Why is Engle still employed???
She is terrible at her job. Not a real leader. Manages up. Todd hates her but plays nice.
Looking for a new job internally
How did you inform your boss that you are applying for another position? I am afraid that I will not get a new job. It might ruin our relations and so I risk being a very easy target on the list of some possible future cuts. What is the safest... — read more
When is it really worth leaving?
Let's be realistic. I’m not saying BNY Mellon is an ideal place to work, far from it, but such a place certainly doesn’t exist. I made a rushed decision to resign and now I regret it because I went through the great stress that each new beginning... — read more
It is becoming impossible to do a great job?
I have always been a perfectionist when it comes to work. I love my job and I try to do it as best I can... or so it was until recently. Due to the amount of work I have to do now, I can no longer think so much about high standards and doing great... — read more
Personal belongings
Laid of from BNY in January. They still haven't given us a plan to get out personal belongings from the building.
Is this place still using Microsoft Bob? :-)
Still paying people to rearrange their mouse ho-e all day? Just curious.
Why are we stuck in the past?
Why is this place so stuck in the past? Why is any out-of-the-box thinking not just discouraged but can affect a person's career adversely? It's been obvious for years that the way things are being done is not working. Still, the management is doing... — read more
Why are there so many existing and ex sh---y employees in these threads?
If you no longer work for the bank, why are you in here commenting about a company you claim to hate so much? Obsessed much ? And for the existing employees, if you don’t like your job ... leave. Simple as that cause all your slacking behavior and... — read more
401k match catch-up
So the bank has a policy that if you max out your contributions early in the year, and thus can’t contribute later in the year and get the accompanying matching BNYM contribution, they will do a “catch up” payment on your behalf. My question is, do... — read more
Diversity Fail
They can’t find diverse staff because they aren’t willing to look harder. Below expectations!
Almost no life outside of work
When I first got a job here, I found the new colleagues a bit funny because they seemed to have absolutely no life outside of work. Over time I realized what the reason was. I was never overly ambitions, but the accumulated stress and being... — read more
3 C’s
Don’t take everything negative about this company, think about the lesson it gave you and most importantly 3 C’s Choices Chances & Changes You must make a choice, To take a chance OR Your life will never change This company is giving you a... — read more
Things to improve
The competition is better at some things and worse at some others. What would you fix at BNY Mellon to rise far above the biggest competitors?
Do you know anybody who has quit recently?
Do you know what the procedure was for them? Did they have to give their two weeks notice? Is that even necessary? I'm planning on quitting but I haven't found a new job yet. Once I do, I need to know when I can tell them I can start. I'd like to be... — read more
Do not sweat if you got laid off
It’s legit one of the worst places to work, and I’ve worked at many. If your boss was as awesome as he/she thinks he/she is, he/she wouldn’t be working at BNY Mellon. Joke is on them. I and many of my colleagues got better paying jobs after leaving -... — read more
The same problems constantly reappearing?
I see no strategy from my bosses, they are generally BNYM lifers, lacking ideas, deep into the technical details they know how to overcome problems when they arise but don’t know how to plan a route to avoid repeat issues. I have no other... — read more
Fear Culture Anywhere Else?
I used to work in Risk and there is a HEAVY fear culture there to the point where both myself and colleagues began to suffer high blood pressure and anxiety attacks. I’m curious if it’s like that everywhere or just this department. Shocking that they... — read more
Change baby change!
If you don’t change, you don’t grow. If you don’t grow, you aren’t really living.
Early retirement
In my two and a half decades in the workforce I had to deal with the great recession, the onslaught of H1B visas, outsourcing, and now finally the pandemic. I remember I used to have plans of early retirement so that I can properly enjoy the many... — read more
How satisfied are you with the things you have learned here?
I thought that after many years of work here I would have a lot of knowledge and experience, until I moved to another bank. Now I am literally ashamed to say that I worked at BNYMellon and that I lack so many skills. I would love to hear about the... — read more
I can't understand this
I can't understand why we keep hiring people at the same time layoffs are happening? Yes, I know that people being laid off earn more than those being hired, but when you calculate in the loss in knowledge and experience – which affect productivity –... — read more
BNY Mellon is a company full of burnouts
The culture is absolutely abysmal, especially in Pittsburgh. When I was there, I would look around and see people everywhere suffering from emotional exhaustion. These were barely functioning human beings. The longer the tenure, the more the... — read more
Promoted, but not happy
Has anyone been in a situation to get promoted without liking a new role? That is exactly my case. I wanted to be promoted for a long time, and then when that finally happened, it turned out that I didn’t like the new role. It’s generally a... — read more
It’s time to move on
I have no love lost for the bank. I was an embittered employee that was laid off last year. I held on to that bitterness for months but eventually I realized that it did me no good. For the sake of those who are still employed I wish nothing but the... — read more
SUB eligibility?
How does BNYM know if you get another job? I really want to make them pay me every last penny.