Upper management has pushed down the chain that a certain number of people must be put on corrective action effective immediately to ensure that they have a population to fire in Q1 in 2021 and hopefully are able to do so without layoffs and the... — read more 

HR unhappy that everyone seems to be on track to make their goals. Mandating that 10% be coded as off track i.e. same as BE at year end. So much for giving everyone a break as we deal with WFH and COVID!

Tomorrow you will receive an email from HR. Our base pay was based off of 37.5 hours per week. It is now going to be 40 hours with no adjustments to pay. The extra 2.5 hours were considered extra time. Then overtime after 40. This place gets... — read more 

So what's the real deal ? This pandemic made some of our EC leave . Are they all going to meet Charlie on the other side .

What happened to the “ding ding the witch is dead” jubilation? Just the same bîtching and moaning as before. Clearly Charlie should have finished the job at BNY before leaving. Looks like he’s learned his lesson and is going big at WF. The truth... — read more 

Beat on revenue and EPS. Market up across the board. BK -5.49% 😂😂😂

It is time to reallocate all my 401k BNY Mellon stocks to other secured mutual funds. This BNY stock is a joke - only depreciating since brought in long long time ago when I first joined this company because I want to grow with this company... — read more 

If anyone got BE multiple TIMES and still with the Bank, then there is something seriously wrong with the system. It's that time now to think about those managers who are playing fool with the firm.

Do we have any idea about the next wave of layoffs?

Telling staff their lines of business are safe.... then approaching regulators behind their backs to apply for offshoring. Could this be possible or is it office gossip? Weak management jumping to to tunes of greed.

We were told today that in NYC once phase 3 starts we are required to rotate going back to the office at 240. Same thing supposedly is going to happen in Pittsburg.

When Charlie was CEO, did you have an Enterprise Transformation performance objective? At Wells, he rolled out a Performance Objective around looking for ways to improve processes and efficiencies. Now we are waiting for him to roll out an Enterprise... — read more 

Is anyone else sick of all the overtime? my desk keeps getting bigger and bigger and the workload increasing. I’m thankful I have a job but I really don’t want to work 10 and 12 hour days every day, peak times would be ok but not most of the time... — read more 

This organisation is run in to the ground by folks with zero morals or ethics. It is one of worst organisations on the planet to work for. Yet the brazen executive paint a fairy picture. They are interested in one thing only...their own remuneration... — read more 

I’m curious, what qualifies as harassment by your boss? I’m not talking about s-xual Harassment, more harassment in the form of subtle bullying by your boss? Has anyone experienced this here? Further any thoughts on voluntary layoffs by the bank... — read more 

This will create a lot opportunity for US citizens to skill up and thrive Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2020/06/25/trump-may-attempt-to-force-long-time-h-1b-visa-holders-out-of-us/amp/

Working at Wells Fargo now. Can you share how layoffs were determined at BNY Mellon when Charlie was ceo? How were you impacted? How did they determine who stayed and who hit the pink slip with the spans and layers initiative? Lucky you are no longer... — read more 

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/trump-suspends-h1b-h4-visas/articleshow/76519657.cms

There have been bulk promotions in June since last 2 years . Why the market adjustment takes place just one month before Merit .Is this some kind of Cost saving strategy or to retain the most talented employees so that they keep doing the mediocre... — read more 

Anyone have word on this and what management are supposed to do? Honestly, I think it’s better then BE even though they essentially mean the same thing but BE is more demoralizing. I want to get laid off so not on target is fine. Don’t say I’m... — read more 

What a fraud this clown is. He talks about wait until two years before making a judgment. Really? Let's see if you even stay that long. You're going to do the same thing at Wells Fargo as you did with your other short term stays (being a gutless... — read more 

Does anyone else feel completely unheard when you bring up issues within the product...constantly? When you ask questions about how something works or why it works that way and you never get answers even when mgt is on chain of communication...as if... — read more 

It’s only a matter of time before they start spewing this nonsense rhetoric about how everything America stands for is institutionalized racism, and how BNY Mellon is so above that fray, and is on the leading edge of diversity and inclusion. They... — read more 

Wells Fargo hired Charlie Scharf and he Is about to kick off his spans and layers reduction in Q3 2020. I have 6 direct reports, but I am hearing managers are supposed to have 7. From your experience (I know he cut spans when he was CEO at BNY)... — read more 

Welcome to the oldest bank in the country. Have a great time working from home.

I really hope they go bankrupt and all the horrible so called leaders experience the pain they have caused so many devoted workers who were shown the door. Bonus Watch ’20: BNY Mellon Whistleblower Gets His $5 Million—Plus $45 Million

So the bank is not laying anyone off supposedly this year. I wonder if they’ll offer buyouts or volunteer layoffs. If so, I’d sign up. A lot of people are fearful of being laid off and I totally get that, but I bet people would volunteer to be... — read more 

Not much opportunity to socially distance with the new and expensive floor designs at Greenwich St. Those designs so tight with no privacy on floors like 4, and 19 didn’t really encourage or support a true work environment. Now they’re probably... — read more 

Overtime. B–ching about the overtime that happened in March. Anyone else’s managers b–ching?

I checked my 401k balance today and I have a $2345.76 “ER Discretionary Contribution” in by balance. It isn’t vested, though. Does anyone have an idea of what this is? Also why isn’t it vested?

I'm on of those who were let go last year and am looking for the right time to sell BK stock. I even participated in the ESPP. While checking out Fidelity, data in the report PROVIDED BY MSCI ESG RESEARCH AS OF 05/12/2020 Methodology doesn't seem... — read more 

Most commonly and over used phrase at BNYMellon that really annoys you?

unbelievable what I saw in the short time I contracted for this company. The remote desktop support team couldn't actually do very much remotely. Couldn't so much as push a software update to an application without some ridiculous workaround. ... — read more 

What do managers do now? Are they home helping out with the kids? Making dinner? Enjoying fresh spring air? I haven’t heard from my manager in forever...not that I really did before. But now that black hole is bigger. What do managers do? For... — read more 

Ideas on how 2021 plans could look?

"This shows how the world is going to change and everyone else will do the same.Demand for office space will drop massively, transportation, traffic and pollution would reduce massively. People will save massive travel time.Office politics will... — read more 

Now that BNYM said no more layoffs. Everybody is absolutely terrified with all this COVID-19 stuff happening. Better to keep the lousy job I've got now than to speak up about anything and risk it all. In the world of BNYM, closed mouths really do... — read more 

Trader sues BNYM for ageism. We all know it’s the truth. Wish him much luck. Hope he gets every penny of that $16million.

I am very worried that the bonus will be again shredded to pieces and reset the bar lower.

Has anyone heard anything about the new review process? Can you provide more details around that?