Is 8/31 the big, anticipated day when everyone is expected back to the office in Boston and MMK?

Fidelity may have shunned you. You were perceived as a threat to your boss or peers. You were seen as the competition by your boss. You were intentionally siloed to compensate for your boss’s incompetence and inexperience. You may have been treated... — read more 

The traditional five-day office week was sold to us for decades as some kind of sacred law of business. Executives insisted that without people physically sitting in a cubicle, collaboration would fall apart, productivity would tank, and "culture"... — read more 

Here’s hoping the RTO scares off the fossils so the rest of us can finally grow

For most of us, we're going into office full time. I am not in an office that requires people to go in office every day (yet). Just remember, stay safe. This is just a job. Jobs are not worth our lives. Be careful driving in the parking lots. I'm... — read more 

A few months ago I was talking to a recruiter about coming back to Fidelity after I got laid off. When I spoke to them, they said something like "it's a huge relief I don't have to explain that whole connect week thing to you compared to other people... — read more 

Any truth to the rumors of people being told their position is being downgraded to a lower grade level, and they can either accept it or leave? Are they offering a separation package for those who do not accept this? Wondering if this is true and... — read more 

It’s hard not to see the company’s recent actions as deeply disingenuous. For years, we were told that work-life balance mattered, that employee feedback was valued, and that engagement surveys actually influenced decisions. Today, those messages... — read more 

When coding monkeys are given the reign to run the show, the audiences (customers) suffer. Stupid Enterprise Tech bean counters decided to eliminate the whole technical product manager (TPM) role because they couldn't tell the good ones from the bad... — read more 

How is the risk chances for SOW contractors who are Fully remote. Are they at high risk or safe ?

How do you think this whole RTO debacle will go? Do you think it’s going to crash and burn and Fidelity will admit their mistakes and return to at least some WFH time? Or do you think they will force us to put up with the terrible conditions until... — read more 

They are for evidence. time stamp video evidence. fire with cause when timesheet has 8 hours but video shows 6 on site. All to avoid severance. doomed.

RTO is getting exciting. My work area is over capacity, so I’m assuming the normal agenda is: 8:55 - Make awkward eye contact with someone already sitting in a chair 8:57 - Still searching for a chair 9:00 - Find a chair 9:15 - Defend chair 9:30 -... — read more 

I am not sure what this generation expected raising a family would be like or holding a full time job requires. Men went to war and women went to the factories in the second world war to make America trillions. How were their kids raised? I am... — read more 

I checked the Q2 2026 NAV, and for those of us impacted by the May RIF, it's not being applied to calculate share payouts at all. It looks like nothing is being paid out post Q1. If that's accurate, years of earned compensation is just... not being... — read more 

Was just informed that my designated working area is over capacity by 10-15 heads. “Expect some flexibility” I’m sorry but who decided it was okay for someone to not have a seat to DO THEIR WORK IN. I shouldn’t be surprised anymore but here we are... — read more 

The water cooler talk was bubbling today! The newest tidbit - Abigail was surprised about the RTO pushback in the pulse survey. No word on where she's been over the last few years with survey results but apparently you all raised the roof and she is... — read more 

Everyone has been ordered to RTO… Nobody said you had to go INSIDE. Welcome to the Parking Lot, Suite 2026. BBQ grill next to the company-issued laptop. Burgers at 11:47 AM because “lunch meeting.” Tailgate chairs for the 9 AM Zoom. Beverages in... — read more 

Once we are full RTO, planning on having lunch in my car with a few IPAs.

Re-org after re-org. New processes that are more complicated than the old ones. We can't move forward because we're too busy moving sideways. Nothing ever gets better, nothing gets simpler. Just endless sideways shuffling.

We were at 245 summer st. The room was vp’s on up. Lots of mba, egghead types. We were talking about updates to a platform, to include new offerings. I had spent 8 years on the phones and got a new gig. I felt like I could adequately describe... — read more 

If executive logic dictates that the office is a temple of collaboration, the reality on the ground often resembles a sensory nightmare. The most glaring flaw in sweeping return-to-office mandates—at Fidelity and across the multinational financial... — read more 

We let go of people who carried decades of institutional knowledge. Now we're competing against those same people who took their expertise elsewhere, and we're losing. Make it make sense, please.

Getting fired is now like a subscription service with multiple cancellation tiers. “Layoff” if they’re feeling honest. “Restructuring” if they’re feeling corporate. “Performance management” if they want you to blame yourself. “Voluntary... — read more 

I have the Sunday night dread starting early on a Saturday. This place drains me.

Hey guys I noticed that there are a lot of complaints about Fidelity on this page. I currently have an offer from Fidelity for the LEAP Software program but I also have an offer from Citi bank and am interviewing for USAA. Im hearing about constant... — read more 

They decided to f us over by mandating RTO. We’ll f them over by switching off on Fridays. I’m unofficially on a 4-day week folks until I return to the office. Thanks Y’all ✌️

I'm getting a lot of non-answers about whether my contract is extending after September or not. Curious about others in similar situations. My boss' boss told them it was "highly likely," but with all of the—everything—lately, I'll believe it when... — read more 

The further we get past the pandemic, I wonder if anyone in the entire company has 2 brain cells to rub together. Abby is a joke and promoted her biggest and loudest adversaries as direct reports. Like how hasn’t a corporate takeover not snuck... — read more 

Copy architectire from one project put it to ai give specifications for this project, ask it to generate architecture. Architecture ready! that's architect DINOSAURS work in fidelity paid $200k+ shamelessly.

I’ve heard from multiple sources, some as high as EVP, that wheels are in motion for the company to buy/lease space at the MetLife site in Warwick, RI. And that Custody/ Fid Wealth could occupy that space. It’s on Rt 2 near the Lowe’s and Aldis and... — read more 

Heard through co-workers that anyone that arrives on site and not able to find a desk in their zone will be required to work in the cafeteria. I don’t know about you, but I get my best work done with hundreds of people around me and a single laptop... — read more 

Did anyone else get HRR email? This is the first time getting this

What was the severance? 2 weeks of base pay per year? Was it capped at 6 months, is the important question? I see talk here and there but never truly confirmation. How is everyone who was laid off? Do you think there will be any voluntary or... — read more 

Get ready for more passive aggressive job cuts followed by deepest apologies. 14 ways to fire people without technically firing people: Hiring Freeze: Don’t replace anyone who quits. In 18 months, congratulations: you’ve “reduced headcount... — read more 

Employee: "I was hired as fully remote 3 years ago and moved my family closer to affordable housing." HR: "We're updating our policy. You need to report to an office 3 hours away, 4 days a week, starting next month." Employee: "That's impossible... — read more 

We got a new project which need to finish it asap. The agenda is document all the manual /automation critical functions we perform during regression. Is this the plan to reduce the resource anytime ?

Anyone else catching wind of HR cracking down on the required hours in office? I heard a rumor of a VP having a discussion with some salary ACs and told them 8 hours in the requirement. 1. Why are they literally bringing down the hammer? 2. I’ve... — read more 

how is it possible that brokerage can have a mobility rate almost 40%? am I in an echo chamber in tech where there is no mobility? are other business functions having one in three folks or I guess higher since nothing's happening in tech change... — read more