Can we carpool? Can anyone share the severance plan? Can I buy PTO out of the benefits enrollment period? What will my bonus be? What is up with RTO? Does anyone have dirt to share with the news? 😏
carpool
Is there a way to carpool in san antonio? Looking for some help as my car is broken.
old guard
over all the culture around pretty much in all teams is deteriorating. old guard still in team resistance to changes & creating negative environment. don't know how to deal with these people.
Buying PTOs
Can we buy PTOs middle of the year?
Another Org Change
Our team just announced a restructure and shifted people around and not replacing a Director who jumped ship. Another sloppy decision from a mediocre leadership team. Sinking ship here in SLOD and all we focus on is RTO
AI fix
Curious: has AI fixed all the problems yet? Or is everything still broken?
It gets better
I was laid off this year and I snagged a better job that's more money and remote. I also canceled all my policies and went elsewhere for big savings. It gets better, plan now and walk away. If i can do it so can you. Usaa is dead, let it die.
Stop playing into their plan
Heed my warning. To those in Audit Services, more layoffs and restructuring are coming. Want to know why you were rewarded with gifts for getting audits done as quickly as possible last year? Want to know why you are conducting quick and easy... — read more
Any layoffs this week?
It’s been a week or 2, I feel there is some due.
Managers always play favorites and no amount of work changes that
I'm tired of working hard and never being good enough for some people. It's about favorites, not performance.
Grandaddy picks another winner to lead shared services, signing another highly questionable $250M contract w/ IBM
Granddaddy’s CHO (Chief Henchmen Officer) JM has made a mockery of USAA’s internal contract due diligence and control environment by onboarding another $250 million dollar agreement with IBM to provide a TCOE center of excellence. These due diligence... — read more
Almost 30 years in
Early retirement is close. Is it smart to jump now or should I wait? My wife says take the plunge since her insurance covers us, but I'm still not sure.
They are removing all Medic / First Aid boxes from breakrooms from the Plano campus buildings
The rumor is that, although they have been on the walls offering antacids, ibuprofen, band aids, etc for a decade, it seems there has been an influx of new people that seem to think they can steal all of the single serve medicine packets and supplies... — read more
This year holiday bonus
Just for planning purposes this is my first year as FTE with USAA, does everyone get a bonus holiday check if the company awards it per year? Are there any exceptions ? and which paycheck does it usually land ? November or December ? Thank you
VOTE- if you can
If you have a voting right in annual members meeting, cast your vote by Aug. 19, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Central Time. Crying about it doesn’t solve anything. Vote or keep crying.
Is severance the same for all terms?
Assuming not for cause
Bank Fraud Layoffs
Why senior bank fraud leadership change? I hear scandal?
The Destruction of USAA's Brand
I put years into USAA many years ago, before USAA even advertised on TV much less did any performative woke sh--. I was there in C when Bob Davis decided that parts of USAA and the people who work there are just disposable biomass. Much like the... — read more
Shady that post are deleted
What is going on… not naming anyone. I think it’s unfortunate that we can’t speak on an “anonymous “ forum to express concerns or thoughts. Sure, fair and free speech! 🙈😏
Can we make computer slower?
15 minutes to turn on my computer Internet in home office is absolutely ridiculous I would rather post here. Please list other issues.
Is RTO still alive or forgotten?
Is it still tracked ?
9-11-26
If you don’t know you don’t know. #techiesmattertoo
Staffing agencies
What are USAA’s preferred agencies i.e. TekSystems,
The daily humiliation
Every day we have to deal with gaslighting, intimidation, and bullying. It's not occasional. It's every single day. No wonder morale is in the gutter.
The people down there - yeah that’s you.
I work as a nobody sitting on the SLT floor everyday. They don’t even like using your bathrooms and call people that don’t work on the SLT floor “the people down there”. Do you think they care about anything you write here? They are too busy group... — read more
Audit Layoffs? PNC NMC next?
I heard there were quite a few layoffs in Audit Services today. Is this true? I’m hearing several directors, the Lead (Senior Audit Manager) position is effectively gone and those in the position were either demoted or laid off. I’m also hearing PNC... — read more
New Jobs
There are a lot of new jobs posted. Is it safe to apply and accept an offer?
So much Churn
Can't keep up any more. Any one have advice on job market situations.. How to move on fron here...
Do we get paid out Bonus in Severance
Do we get a bonus for this year in severance (YTD only)
Data & Analytics teams
Do we even know what's going on with those teams...?
Overall So much depression
Any you talk is just depressed & no way out.
DAN NEEDS TO GO
This deserves its own main thread not buried in comments on various ones. It’s no coincidence why things have been a fu--ing sh-t show circus since he came. I’ve lost trust and respect for this company, it’s truly sad how much damage has been done... — read more
Pulse
Apparently it looks like the participation is higher here on this forum than on Pulse.
So Quality Assurance is now Quality Control
And vice versa. What the actual….. Just changing names. Priorities…
Grandaddy Gutted Internal AI Program to Funnel $250M to Hand-Picked IBM Best Friend of 20 Years
USAA’s $250 million contract with IBM to build a Data and AI Center of Excellence (thx AU) is a textbook insider siphon built on premeditated sabotage. Upon taking office, Granddaddy systematically gutted USAA’s internal AI program, creating fake... — read more
Severance question
Is severance paid in one lump sum? Or is it like a paycheck every other week? Ty
For those laid off: caution
100% be cautious of this.. You’ll read a lot of people say something like “oh I got a job during those 60 days and kept the severance”. I did this. Lost my severance. Then got laid off two months later at my new job. 8 months later im back here. In... — read more
Laid off in Bank
And was on an approved leave of absence is that legal has anyone ever heard this happened before ?
How does the 60 day and severances pay work?
Do you still continue to get paid now that you’re considered non-active employee for 60 days and then you get your severance? just curious.
After 2 decades my boss just resigned
The boss was great and the only reason I have stuck around. She jumped this sinking ship for another external role and privately shared with a few of us the ship is sinking further with the new leadership we have all had to endure. Terrible AVP! ... — read more