Sitting here under code red air quality in Charlotte, and I read that one of the things I can do to help is to limit driving. Yet Wells Fargo, in all its ESG greatness, demands that I drive into the office, further contributing to our polluted skies. — read more 

Preposterous? Insulting? Impudent? Arrogant? Clueless?? I’m not pro or against unions, just want to point out how (ridiculous/fill in the blank) Well’s Fargo’s “counter-argument” is to employees organizing. Charlie comes in and immediately... — read more 

Well this is probably a good idea but I wonder if the firm looked into why so many internal applicants are applying to many open roles.... Maybe if HR and managers was more engaged with these applicants... Also the massive layoffs cause panic and... — read more 

Sycophantic smiles, Brown nose bends low, seeking praise, Integrity fades

Passing this along... By John Stankey. First, make a big announcement about Returning to the Office where people who have worked from home will be forced back into the office. This will cause some tension, but it’s just the beginning. Next, you... — read more 

Does anyone here hate JIRA and scrum or am I the only one?

Like the whole market could be imploding (and it basically is now) and not a single CRE banker/portfolio manager/VP etc ever gets cut. I should have started in that group. Total and complete job security.

What are the deets? Folks who didn’t close at least $1M per month?

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Now that Charlie has axed mortgage to the ground how about getting rid of some of these worthless positions? RegionL sales consultants do absolutely nothing. Ours works remote and is never in the office and never available. She travels around... — read more 

He submitted a rough draft outlining his key points for success to the shining new graduates: Shamelessness is a Leader’s Greatest Superpower. Narcissists rise to the top faster than altruists. Success requires an inflated sense of... — read more 

I've heard that changes are coming l coming for remote only employees in August, but no one has details. Has anyone heard specifics? Are we being forced to drive 2 hours to the nearest office, or are we just getting the ax?

Just heard a rumor from my Manager on mass layoffs within Middle Market Banking on July 11th. Has anyone else heard the same?

They've outsourced a lot of the primary work to Hyderabad and Bangalore. The outcome is total shitshow. Offshore guys have no idea what they are doing most days. We have meetings every day on what went wrong, and how we can improve more and what... — read more 

PTO counts as in office days for RTO but "minimum thresholds apply", what does that even mean?

If your manager tries to give you an inconsistently meets especially at mid year, ask for specific action items they expect to see by year end. Granted, with the new way we do performance it’s literally a week between mid year and year end. Your... — read more 

Charlie and WFC Board’s Philosophy: CEO first, Shareholders second, Customers third, Employees last. The pressure for shareholder return often becomes all consuming and very short-term focused. Decisions are made based almost solely on... — read more 

Now you can participate in nepotism freely and openly!

First they converted most offices to flex cubes, now they are ‘consolidating’ and closing the most convenient locations in many cities so now ppl need to commute even longer into the city and pay for parking etc….no pay raise of course to cover the... — read more 

From CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/success/hot-desking-hoteling-dynamic-seating-hybrid/index.html?iid=fw_con-hp-3 Everything this article points out NOT to do is what WF is currently doing with unassigned workstations/cubicles. You can't... — read more 

So now that Charlie axed off everyone that did not live near Charlotte we are left with the worst processing ever. It is a losing battle. Sales hates it. Customers hate it. Realtors and builders hate it. Why Charlie?????? We were the nations... — read more 

Headline: The forced return to the office is the definition of insanity. I agree mgt s/instead use structured mentoring to address "gap" they... — read more 

Being laid off, I didn't have a choice, but I always wonder if it was a mistake to "hang on" by quietly quitting. I thought it might be helpful to discuss the benefits of "hanging on" and waiting to be laid off or retiring now, particularly for... — read more 

I hear nothing but hatred and contempt for the company on tbj board as well as countless posts on all the abuses one takes in their roles. If things are so bad, why not leave? I would love to hear your reasons for sticking around? I get wanting to... — read more 

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/wells-fargo-to-beef-up-labor-relations-staff-amid-union-campaign Wells Fargo & Co. is looking to expand its labor relations team as it gears up for workers’ drive to unionize the country’s fourth-largest... — read more 

There is a master plan in place by upper management to make you miserable, to frustrate you, to add to your burn-out. They want you to leave on your own, to save money on severance packages. Chaz doesn’t care if you are an excellent employee or not -... — read more 

Just read through the DEI report. I appreciate them putting this out. Not surprising that 74% of US executives are white and 58% are male. Would be nice if they put avg salary by demographics to see how much more work we need to do as a company. — read more 

I’m in a cannot win job right now and am expecting a “inconsistently meets” this month. Does this make laterals impossible? I’ve done great until I took on this role two years ago. I was always exceeds, even in harder roles here. I don’t want to... — read more 

Does anybody else want to leave WFC but can't seem to find enough motivation to actually do it? I've been stuck like this for over a year.

I’m getting out of this pos company. FRTO and micro managing I work for…if I get a package before I find remote work even better. This company s*cks ba--s.

July will be an interesting month. Hearing some chatter already. Remember your manager has to rank you on your mid year. Pretty sure forced ranking ! You know what leads to that !

Before Charlie - I was invested in the job, productive and a proud problem-solver. I felt part of a team, all working towards the same goal. It was not perfect, but there was a healthier balance between the good and the bad. Stumpf and Sloan... — read more 

We must pivot and we are starting to. AI will speed office abandonments and CRE conversions. Adapt or perish. "Turning office buildings into apartments is how California eases the housing crisis"... — read more 

I think we can all agree that the bank has terrible leadership. I think we can all agree that the bank doesn't take advantage of the skilled and experienced staff that it has/had. Now let me tell you what we disagree about or don't talk about on... — read more 

I see nothing has changed with the culture! Tons of disgruntled employees, anger at management, lack of leadership and employee relations, typical corporate BS. Regulators in the government too lazy, gutless and incompetent to address it. WHAT A... — read more 

I don't understand the real reason for closing the Fremont building. Just because of the prediction that real estate prices are going down or probable recession soon?

[Note: Fully realize AI will likely cripple CRE and jobs, so contributor is not only remote work. Either way, office space is dead.] https://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-plans-office-residential-conversion-affordable-housing-2023-6 ■ Chicago's... — read more 

on Friday I seen they had Nashville hot wings & drummies in the cafeteria but our manager told us s we had to stay and answer phone calls. What is the point of campus ameniti if we arent allowed to enjoy it Just another day on the plantation aint... — read more