So I am still bitter about my time at USB Business Banking. I was recruited away from my previous employer, a solid place, to work on the Greatest Product Ever Imagined - Business Essentials!! Told the opportunities here were endless! Well wouldn’t... — read more 

I just learned that the bank pays thousands of dollars to "win" the Most Ethical Companies award that we "win" every year and brag about everywhere even on our screen savers. All the companies that "win" pay Ethicsphere for the award. Is that... — read more 

...I woke-up this morning & logged-in without coffee yet, dutiful as ever, only to be blasted half awoken by the new wallpaper shooting bright white laserbeams directly into my face. You can't hate what this place has become enough. Just so fücking... — read more 

Has anyone else been denied for their previously approved work from home accommodations? I've been approved for two years and now I got denied. I dont understand this push to be in the office, its tanking morale

Somewhere, there's a spreadsheet with your name on it. The criteria could be anything, tenure, pay, age, or who knows what. Just make sure you're ready.

GER posts were removed but one came back. I would hope its not TheLayOff.com censoring people since they push "comment, its anonymous". So then it makes me think is someone at USB monitoring this and asking for post removals or reviews? You cant... — read more 

The saddest part is how a few toxic individuals in each department (in addition with the few HR bad apples being the glue) create this horrible life changing experience for the employees there and it’s totally acceptable. U.S. Bank use to represent... — read more 

Anyone else leave the bank and being subject to non-stop spam from [now-outsourced] talent acquisition regarding the exact same U.S. Bank positions? Four outreach efforts, four different outsourced recruiters, one job posting. I suppose it is... — read more 

Is anyone concerned about the amount of turn over in Global Enterprise Recruiting? I think 5 TA Managers have left since the beginning of the year. 2 Directors. I guess Elfio and his buddy M dont care. THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE PEOPLE. WAKE UP. ... — read more 

How did this exit not happen sooner?

Make this make sense please!

Being able approved to work remotely makes you a target for the mo--n leadership here. I’ve seen many cases of former colleagues over the years who got laid off after being medically accommodated. Now I’m paranoid because my workload got increased... — read more 

Was under AB’s org (EACX) and I got evaluated as one of top performers for years. I took on extra responsibilities when other folks left and this is how I got treated this year.

Just the "Sustainable Operations," section alone is one big fat joke. Yes, continue to brag about your NetZero initiatives, meanwhile, drag people into offices they really have no business being in, forcing them to consume natural resources they... — read more 

Taking away the last bits of any real joy we have around here but pretending like they are doubling the investment. This company has no culture left.

What has Gunjan done since making cries about inequality, racism, not having a seat at the table, and how the C suite is full of the good old boys club to get to where she is? Nothing but major cuts, more unqualified offshore hiring, bad business... — read more 

Every failed system in this organization has at least two architects attached to it. Somehow, the more architects we add, the more legacy we create, the more bureaucracy we invent, and the slower engineering moves. At this point, "Architect" feels... — read more 

The scale of U.S. Bank's India expansion may be much larger than most people here realize; this is more than just a traditional offshore call-center operation/IT Help. In March 2026, Economic Times reported U.S. Bancorp was in talks for 650,000+ sq... — read more 

I left almost a year ago, but the anger stayed. Thinking about the years I gave them still makes me want to vomit.

I stumbled across a Reddit thread where H1Bs were complaining about how US offshoring to GCCs is negatively effecting even their ability to find work. No matter how bad you think it is, it's much worse. These board members and their lapdog... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/prove-went-office-inside-charlotte-090000670.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/20/us-bank-investigates-lockbits-claims-as-ransomware-crims-set-pay-or-leak-deadline/5290560

Retired laid off former employee here. Yesterday I received an email announcing changes to the 401k plan. In short, the plan is going to be more expensive for participants starting next month. Was there any internal communication about why the... — read more 

If there are 10,000 jobs in India. Why are we paying a fortune for these visa workers to be here? Shouldn't they go back to India where they contribute most efficiently to the bank?

“How much less are the salaries in US Bank’s Chennai India technology center vs US based roles?” ChatGPT: Quite a bit less. The public Chennai salary data are still sparse and sometimes internally inconsistent, but a reasonable estimate is that U.S... — read more 

I just Effin love how they delete questions. Whoever that HR woman is, you give absolutely no warm and fuzzy feelings to everyone who feels unsafe or unsure in this environment.

For the Cloud program, we hired significantly from JPMorgan Chase and Amazon, largely because members of the leadership team came from those organizations. This contributed to substantial budget consumption. Now, with the new AI budget, we appear... — read more 

Whole teams in Risk and Compliance are gone.

Anyone know when the second GCC is scheduled to be operational? I believe it is in Hyderabad and fully owned by the bank. Indian news media had it a few months ago.

So on today’s call, he said there are 18:000 people in operations. We have 10,000 contractors at the new USBank India , and the plan is to turn all 10 ,000 India contractors to USBank employees. He said we need to view USBank as an asset and that he... — read more 

First wave of ISS layoffs were executed today. If you were laid off your manager will probably have a conversation today through this week about it. :(

What happens next year or in two years? Will the bank eventually care a little less or still fire people for not complying?

1st three months of year I hit under 60%. One month was very bad due to sickness and school closings due to bad weather, 3 kids out of school for 10 days su-ked. Should I make up extra days to balance out so EOY percent is at the 60% goal? Really... — read more 

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc-sues-citizens-bank-for-disability-27163/

Has anyone tried to get a medical exemption from RTO? Went to my doctor yesterday and found my blood pressure up 20 points from last year, cholesterol, blood sugar up too. My doc asked if I was under a lot of stress at home or work. Told him about... — read more 

Since we follow the lead set by the big banks, is this next for us? “Bank of America changes up work-from-home policy for all hybrid employees. Bank of America is enforcing a new post-COVID policy where hybrid-eligible employees are no longer... — read more 

This place, it's stress, having been on so many teams, underpaid for years & realizing my loyalty means nothing, my never make mistakes in the work means nothing. I'm a 43yo man literally at his desk in tears because I can't make ends meet. I got a... — read more 

The remote and wfh accommodated employees are not having to deal with any of this BS. Isn’t that discriminatory to able bodied employees? They are making more money ,too, not having to commute, etc. I mean no wonder morale is so low! People in office... — read more 

Look at people are getting promoted, first of all they don't make it public, most of them are not at all competent.

Today at the office in Tempe they were going to have a pizza party for the upcoming conversion and everyone both in office and remote declined attending. It is kinda sad and funny.