I've been applying for months through the big job boards and getting almost nothing back. No calls, no interviews, nothing. For those of you who've been laid off and managed to find something, which platforms actually worked for you? I need to change... — read more
Severance Packages
What are the severance packages looking like now? I don’t see the policy. I couldn’t find the updated version of the last one that was up with the formula. Any help would be appreciated. Planning around potential future layoffs
Mandatory participation in Copilot Programs
What's everyone's thoughts on being pushed to participate in Copilot usage programs? Seems like we are being asked to train the AI before the next RIF while being offered "space exploration stickers for our logbooks" for our participation. I am not... — read more
bye bye FT
CS was just the beginning. CO is next, and the plan is obvious - shift everything to India. It’s coming faster than people think. Mark my words.
What happened to career growth?
The way things are looking right now, the only way I can grow my career is if I quit and go somewhere else.
FIS staff deserve to be outsourced
Worst technical staff. Business Process Analyst have zero knowledge to analyze business processes. If you ask question, they try to bluff you. Software architects are even worse. They just throw big words, without understanding the meaning or... — read more
What's the worst thing your boss has done?
I'll start. Mine took credit for a project I led, got a bonus for it, and then blamed me when something went wrong six months later. I hate that man.
Fintech living in the past
It seems oxymoronic, doesn't it? When asking for updates or other changes, the answer is no, every single time. Even when requesting changes to efficiency or just plain common sense. No, that is not desired. Just. Plain. No.
Stock going $25
FIS stock is trading at P/E of 60 Peer competitor FIServ stock is trading at P/E of 8. In short, Institutions are holding the price, selling to retail. FIS employees buying ESPP will ultimately become bag holders. Based on whatever is going on with... — read more
Cognizant salary Limit
Someone told me that Cognizant did not hire him as his salary was too high. FIS wanted to transfer him. So ultimately he got riffed. Is there a top limit cognizant is hiring FIS employees?
Are we safe now?
With the whole Cognizant thing done, are those of us who're left behind safe at least for a while?
44% in a year
The stock fell 44% in a year. 33% in the last 6 months. This company is going down or getting sold in the near future.
Lack of confidence vote
Jeffrey A. Goldstein, Nicole Anasenes, Mark Benjamin, Anil Chakravarthy, Kourtney Gibson, Lisa A. Hook, Kenneth T. Lamneck, Gary L. Lauer, James B. Stallings Jr.…. This is lack of market confidence in your CEO. You put Gary, Jeff, Frank in same... — read more
Sell the company off - this is a joke
Board and Leadership should be ashamed
Emerald conference Anthropic partnership
Whats the deal with the Anthropic partnership? How's its gonna be funded?
Another Heritage Fund is not meeting it's contract
Why does FIS take on the responsibilities for funds outsourcing their Transfer Agent (TA) and then do a cr-ppy job a la Franklin Templeton? Eager to sign the contract, woefully unprepared to fulfill its terms. Every move of FIS senior leadership is... — read more
Cognizant news... FIS wakeup
Cognizant sued by Department of Justice. https://x.com/InsiderWire/status/2051020690896093244 You can tell HR that you don't want to be transferred to cognizant.
Phase 1: Outsource to Cognizant, Phase 2: Cognizant Layoffs
Surprise! No. “Cognizant to cut over 4,000 jobs as ‘Project Leap’ drives AI focus by VARINDIA 2026-05-02” Https://www.varindia.com/news/Cognizant-to-cut-over-4,000-jobs-as-%E2%80%98Project-Leap%E2%80%99-drives-AI-focus
FIS Fantasy Island
No wonder clients are so dissatisfied. They are sold a bill of goods, then discover that their systems are creaking, their processes inflexible, they do nothing to make their client's lives easier and their client's face extended hold times for... — read more
Comp
SLF = ~$23M in 2025 The toohster a cool ~$5M. I hope the board owns up and slashes their salaries equal percentages to stock drop - ~30 percent following the stock drop since Jan 1. Least they can do. Actually when they sell company off hopefully... — read more
More layoffs end of August , splitting company
This is yet unoffical but there will be a meeting today with 3 upcoming news: everyone will be fired by the end of August and replaced with offshore employees (.not high management ) company will be splited by 4 or 5 independent companies ( by... — read more
AI will prove more expensive than humans
And most definitely less efficient and reliable. Small satisfactions. I might be jobless, but it will still be fun to watch it unfold.
End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026
This is good news for all of us and very bad news for FIS. Now FIS cannot replace your position even thru COGNIZANT. They have to pay 200K salary. Call your senator/congressman and ask to support this bill.
TSYS the Masters of Reversible Progress
One star for the paycheck, one star for the high-speed office Wi-Fi I used to research my move to California. If you enjoy the creative challenge of building a sandcastle while the tide is coming in—and the tide is actually your Executive leadership... — read more
Does FIS have ANY satisfied clients?
One of the reasons that Franklin Templeton employees about to be laid off got shifted to service Heritage clients is because the staffing was so poor in the face of more incoming calls, FIS clients such as Victory Funds were unhappy with the hold... — read more
No knowledge transfer from me
I plan to be completely uncooperative. What are they going to do? Fire me? LOL. I'll rather use the time to look out for myself and find a decent job somewhere decent.
Manager Riffed: How to tell him before he leaves
My useless manager is getting riffed wef June 30. He was totally useless. I need to tell him and executive team about it. But I am too nice to tell him before he leaves. Any suggestions?
*** AI ***
Here’s the current tech market we all work in, and a warning below: “There are many different ways to lose your job. On Thursday, two tech giants decided to take different paths in dispatching thousands of their employees. First there was... — read more
GPN reject CTO has become TSYS liability
No description needed
The Un-credible CTO Ali Fawaz
Have you delivered a single new product since you became CTO?? In the last 3 years?? Reduced existing prod incidents??? Have your directives brought any improvements??? Have you improved anything at all???
FIS Sale with help from KPMG
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4397200392/ KPMG is currently seeking a Director, Banking and Payments IT M&A – Due Diligence, Integration and Separation – Strategy to join our KPMG Strategy practice. Responsibilities: Lead and oversee... — read more
FIS sc--ws Franklin Templeton employees
This morning, in a meeting including Michael Green and SVP Ian McCoy, the remaining Franklin Templeton employees servicing the last calls transitioning back to FT, were told that they would not be laid off, they were being transitioned over to... — read more
Still at FIS - don't celebrate
If your position is not moved to cognizant, then don't celebrate. 80% Chances are that you be let go by end of August 2026. The company is deep in red.
Used to be great
This was a genuinely good place not long ago. The last three years have been a steady decline. Culture, pay and benefits, job security, all sliding. Now I've completely lost faith things will ever improve again.
Managers playing Games
Lot of management favorite employees were RIFed. They got good severance packages. Were rehired back as consultants @ $100 per hour rate. Some middle management managers are playing this game.
What a perfect record got me
I've been at FIS for years. Never once got a bad review. Never been put on a PIP. I showed up every day, did my job, kept my head down. Then they called me into a room without any prior warning and handed me a layoff notice. No explanation beyond the... — read more
Client IQ Town Hall
How weird was that? The enthusiasm as they tried to sell it from Milwaukee. Did anyone notice all of the empty seats? The fake excitement about the future was nauseating.
A sell?
Rumor execs driving down stock price and cutting employees by 25%+ to sell the company in pieces
Zensar
Thoughts on Zensar ? Or should i just go ask AI
Gemini results
Potential Employers and Industries Your experience at FIS Global can open doors to various companies and industries: Direct Competitors and Similar Companies: Companies that offer similar financial technology services are often looking for... — read more