If you had to guess how the negotiations went down, you might imagine something like this: BNY Mellon strolling into town with the confidence of a Fortune 500 landlord who knows exactly how many jobs, leases, and tax dollars the state would prefer... — read more 

My manager called a team meeting for the tool to submit anonymous feedback upwards We were told that our feedback was “too negative” and that we needed to be more positive going forward or else comp would be impacted. There are already tons of... — read more 

Energized — or at least pretending to be — by the first global People Team town hall of 2026, the leadership proudly announced it was “hosted live from 240G.” What they didn’t mention was that 240G looked like the cafeteria equivalent of a pep rally... — read more 

RV joins the company, lays people off, reduces benefits, saves on costs, and raises service fees. Once the stock price goes up, he’ll sell his shares and leave

Market Cap: $78.91 billion Tracing its roots back to 1784 when it was founded by Alexander Hamilton, BNY (NYSE:BK) is a global financial institution that provides asset servicing, wealth management, and investment services to institutions... — read more 

What is going on with GP&T Enablement lately? The team leads and managers basically won’t answer emails, they bail on meetings and when any responsibility comes their way, they immediately say their team aren’t the right ones to handle. They’ve... — read more 

Who’s going to be the brave soul to ask if and when we can work from home or raise our salaries to combat high gas prices?? Thank you for your contribution :)

Why have all other financial institutions and businesses in downtown notified their employees to work from home throughout this month due to the road closures and parking closures but there’s silence from BNY? Not only are road closures already... — read more 

This is the most miserable and unpleasant workforce I have witnessed in my career; Mckinsey's magnum opus of misery is the hallmark and extent of attention RV has given BNY culture. If you stay long enough at BNY you will become ghouls like our... — read more 

We all know this site is reviewed by the anti-People Team, so, genuine question - When is someone going to tell numbnuts RV that, outside his gilded bubble, gas prices are going through the roof (even worse outside US). If only there was a tried and... — read more 

This site is loaded with comments of actual and observed layoff behaviors. Check the new and active discussions if you are new to this site. BNY does not announce layoffs since their goal is to circumvent federal and state WARN Act notification... — read more 

I read on another thread that individuals have up to 30 days to update their RTO days if someone mistakenly missed putting in a WFA/PTO/Sick day. Is that written anywhere? Is this new? I was let go in 2025 and one of the reasons was that I did... — read more 

Does anyone have any info regarding what they plan to do with those folks who are currently based in Pennington? Will all be forced to Jersey City or NYC? Will there be a new site in PA that is an option? Will some be let go when the site closes? ... — read more 

Public employee discussions on forums like this reveal several recurring concerns that individuals cite when pursuing wrongful‑termination claims or requesting class‑action investigation into workforce‑management practices at BNY. While these... — read more 

I understand that this board provides a channel to vent and criticize senior management and their methods. At the same time, this is to provide any information / rumors (that has legs) about impending layoffs. Of late, I do not see any news here?... — read more 

Did anyone else notice RV gave himself a $50mm bonus on top of salary and stock options in March 2026? A 258% increase in Y/Y not too bad. But, I am sure the remaining staff will get a pizza party. The greed coming out of leadership is truely next... — read more 

As an analyst it’s pretty obvious what the company tries to hide from you. Before I left last year I was getting paid 40 hours a week to practice interviewing, suggest other analysts do the same

If you ever needed proof that ethical leadership is the load‑bearing pillar of any functioning organization — especially one trying to execute strategy or implement AI — look no further than the heralded halls of 240G. It serves as a cautionary tale... — read more 

If you haven't visited this site (WallStreetDiscriminates.com) you need to. Post to the site if you have a story to share. I'm working on drafting mine. Using these info from Forbes: Women account for roughly 30% to 35% of workplace bullies. ... — read more 

Remember once upon a time ago 240G (240 Greenwich St.) used to be 101 Barclay St? Has the address change the bank’s solution to side step being a privately owned public space (POPS)? BNY is supposed to allow 24 hour public access to the lobby, and... — read more 

Go check out Robins latest post on LinkedIn, Vincent's back...laying out how things really are at BNY.

Unethical Leadership Brown nosers Everything else That's all. Thank you.

There is a lot of negative sentiment here, so I want to focus on the positive stuff and why I appreciate BNY: 1) 7% 401K match - more than most financial services firms (for example, Morgan Stanley gives 4%) 2) Pretty generous vacation entitlement... — read more 

Several countries have already run out of gas. Gas will soon be $10 a gallon if you can get it. Mandatory gas rationing coming. WFH will return sooon.

Welcome BNYs new Agentic Platform! Here you get to help create your very own AI employee that will eventually take your job! This place is a joke.

Hi, I have a team member (UK), and she now has 2 periods in last 6 months where she been 1 day short on RTO and therefore she is red twice on the dashboard. What will the consequences be for her. She just got a confirmation of standards previously... — read more 

https://www.businessinsider.com/bny-managers-teams-humans-agentic-ai-digital-employees-robin-vince-2026-3

Has anyone heard anything about April layoffs?

After analyst two year rotational program what happens to most people? Do they get promoted to associate ? Senior associate? Vp?

They're just a cover for building layoff lists. So definitely don't ki-l yourself for this lousy bank. Won't make a difference.

If I take PTO leading up to my last day and return my badge, laptop, and other equipment before that PTO starts, will I still be paid for those PTO days, or would my access be deactivated immediately and my pay stop at that point?

Is there any truth to this? This is roughly 10% of the workforce. Heard it was AI related (same as other companies are saying - fire thousands of people to invest in AI). There is now even a freeze for hiring contractors. Makes me sick working here.

Anyone know what the notice requirements are for VP, SVP, Director when giving notice? I know it's not 30 minutes like when being riffed.

Thoughts on the wealth solutions restructure?

I sit near the “people team” at one of our locations and there’s a very loud male employee who openly talks about “lowballing” candidates and mocking them for asking questions about return to office. You’re all low life henchmen and women for this... — read more 

I am glad that my manager has kept my merit increases at a average of a reasonable 2% for the last few years so that we could 1) increase shareholder value, 2) keep staffing expenses manageable and 3) fund higher salaries for the top two executives... — read more 

Nobody's job is safe here. Not the top people (outside of the C-suite), not the new people, not anyone. You should always know what else is out there. Update the resume, look at postings, keep a feel for the market. I'm not saying interview every... — read more 

This Award is given to the members of the management team or any projects with the intent of a) keeping the staff continuously underpaid because of their bloated salaries and b) any project that is directly related to attributing to further layoffs. ... — read more