How does Accenture have 350 people and unable to deliver Project Keystone? Why isnt anyone getting penalized for this sh*tshow? Who is the sponsor for Accenture? Accenture is terrible and with GCC effort - i am sure they are selling their souls and... — read more 

I don’t know what happened to phases 2 & 3, but the ER page says it’s being removed from JonesLink 6/3 and refers viewers to a Separation Hub which only addresses the VSP/ISP stuff.

Penny’s profile image on Amplify news stories feels like she’s laughing at us.

There is no room to move up at EJ. Instead you just get stuck in the middle of constant internal politics that nobody even explains. The environment is toxic and it is wrecking my mental health. Career growth is nonexistent. I should have left a long... — read more 

I feel like they were once sent out every trimester, results were shared by department GPs, and leaders attempted accountability of results. Is there anything now to hold ELT and other leaders accountable? Or did the results get so ugly that they... — read more 

It won't change anything, and there will still be the associates who still want to do everything by the book in hopes that ELT will spare them. But, what if June 1st the home office was damn near empty and everyone either called out sick or WAH for... — read more 

Amidst the firm forcing HO associates back in 4x per week and removing flexibility for hours in-office, I’m seeing a new LinkedIn marketing push today from those at Edward Jones, targeting FAs. It includes a picture saying “Flexibility + work/life... — read more 

Just a P.S.A. that bears repeating: Even though it feels like it would be better to quit since EJ has become such a toxic work place / environment, do not quit. If you do quit on your own volition, you are giving up many legal protections. Make them... — read more 

I've been unemployed for months after being laid off and I'm starting to lose hope. I'm not sure what's worse, the rejection emails or the silence on the majority of applications I send out. I honest to goodness don't know how much longer I can keep... — read more 

You'll have to offer another round of severance packages to get me to leave.

Anyone know if payroll ops has been off-shored?

I've watched so many tenured associates turn their laptops in this week and today and walk out with the personal belongings. I believe they're the last round of VSP. This place makes me sick.

Go here https://www.forbes.com/lists/employers-culture/ and tell me I'm not seeing things. Edward Jones in at No. 21?

I think about all the talented people who have left this place not through layoffs but on their own. So many of them left because of ego clashes or small misunderstandings that could have been resolved if anyone had just acted like an adult. Treating... — read more 

Is it me, or is EJ making absolutely terrible experienced FA hires? I have met a few and most have not brought over significant assets and probably were on their last leg at the firms they came from. One actually said that they joined EJ because... — read more 

Has anyone noticed the updates to our dress code? I’m curious if HBAs will be required to comply???

Does anyone know if there are specific employment attorneys working with Edward Jones associates? I am being set up to be let go, probably so they won’t have to pay out the large amount of severance I would be due.

What are the odds Penny installs a badge out keypad by June 1st? I hope everyone here is actively looking at the job market. Not every company feels the need to babysit their employees.

I've stopped learning people's names. By the time I figure out who reports to whom, they reorganize again and everyone moves. It's been three or four restructures since I started. None of them made anything better.

I’ve been thinking ELT is setting everything up for a merger, for awhile now. But lately I’ve started to wonder about a spinoff instead. All this talk about segments… core, new to wealth and high net worth. Think there might be a plan to create the... — read more 

We are a much worse place with significantly more terrible, weak, shallow, and insecure leadership than when the COVID pandemic hit in early 2020. Im nervous that if the hantavirus becomes a pandemic that these human skinsuits will not react well or... — read more 

This woman and ELT seem to be working non stop to find every way possible to make our jobs and lives harder on purpose for no reason other than greed and contempt for the very people that keep this ship afloat. Is there nobody at the top level that... — read more 

I assume we’ve done away with this survey for obvious reasons. Anyone have any info on if they will ever hear our complaints again?

After the events of the last 24 months (RTO, layoffs, offshoring circa 2002, HBA elimination, etc.), I find myself asking on a regular basis, "is the ELT actually this stupid?" I mean, they're using short term tactics that reek of the early 2000s to... — read more 

Apparently a “relocation survey” is going out tomorrow to HBAs, to gauge their interest in moving to STL. Another ER push?

New title? New level?

Any news on this?

Anyone out there who quit, were VSP, ISP(Rule of 70) and didn't go to another financial firm, keep the LP at EJ?

His 1ST skill listed is " FLYING".. Good luck to all who opt to stay for the show.

Has anyone been watching Steifel? Their HQ is in STL, and rumors are flying that they're getting ready to sell or merge. They recently sold off their independent channel, but for no real reason. It had to be for more than debt reduction. The... — read more 

Are the brand marketing people safe? There is so much to be done but not enough peeeeeeeeps. They keep piling on contracter roles no one is safer it seems like. What we do?

Can anyone who has been ISP'd tell me the severance differences between the VSP and being ISP'd? My position is about to be terminated. I was offered the VSP but didn't take it because Im nowhere near retirement. I know the VSP offered 2 weeks per... — read more 

I retired last year and I cannot tell you how good it feels. No meetings, no politics, no layoffs, no pretending to care about things that don't matter. I don't miss the circus at all. Not one part of it.

For nearly twenty years, I built my career at Edward Jones. I didn’t just work there. I grew up there. I stayed because I believed in it. Not just the brand or the client promise, but the culture. This was a firm where legacy meant something. Where... — read more 

A lot of people who were not here ask how was EJ different pre-2019. A few callouts: JW cut $100M+ out of the budget to avoid layoffs during the ‘08-‘09 crisis. PP wants to layoff home office associates to capture millions in what she sees as... — read more 

I once heard PP say in private that one of the the firm's biggest problem is over retention of underperforning associates. Did ER solve this? A lot of talent has walked out the door and im still surrounded by id--ts.

After over 20 years of being loyal to this — barely recognizable firm — the writing is on the wall for me. My leader couldn’t make it any more obvious he is trying to make me quit. I’ve given this firm so much of myself. There were times when I was a... — read more 

As the title says, make sure you are leaving honest reviews on places like glassdoor. I personally look at companies that are within the top 100 best companies to work at. It is a joke that EDJ is in the top 100. So make sure you are posting to get... — read more 

I can't afford to be laid off so I'm doing all I can to improve myself, but the feedback I get changes depending on who I talk to or even what day it is. Something that’s fine one week suddenly isn’t the next. It makes it really hard to know where I... — read more 

Yesterday I heard another ER announcement was going to be made. Now that it's out. The Amplify article is straight corporate spin