Do we have anything new on what might be coming our way?

I heard they were ditching it and instead going to give us $2500/$5000 on Jan 1 to put towards purchasing health insurance from the state exchange. I went in the web to see how much that would cost and it's over $1800/ mo so that's not even 3 mos... — read more 

https://www.aboutschwab.com/leadership Look at all those smiling faces!! Happy, rich & convinced they work harder & deserve more than everyone else! So proud & accomplished as they send out surveys to support planned pay cuts for everyone but... — read more 

Round table w director after Q4 business update. Few months in advance so what could this mean?

Schwawesome Leaders, Where is the efficiency gained by AI? Whose head should roll?

It was a long Monday. Everyone can do what they want, but don't complete surveys. They’re seeking legitimacy for pre-planned actions. The only survey should be work output. That’s the bottom line.

Over under on October layoffs?

This newest survey is definitely a temperature check to figure out the easiest way to bend us over and take away our benefits. Give them NOTHING to go off of. They're trying to cut our pay increases by 50% to give us 5 extra days off. How is that... — read more 

Austin schwabbie here. Went through my third interview for an internal position recently and this morning got a call from the hr specialist asking if I'd be willing to move to Westlake or another campus. She said the position can't be in Austin... — read more 

Why is the government rewarding corporations like Schwab who are anti-American? They get huge tax breaks for offshoring jobs, abusing the H1B system, and now eliminating jobs due to AI. To me instead of placing tariffs on countries, the government... — read more 

The guy by me comes in, spends 1-2 hours in the office and leaves again. Stuff like this is going to ruin it for everyone. It’s played out like that before, remember Walt having a conniption fit about not doing what you say you’ll do, then making... — read more 

There’s way more questions now on this updated form than the one from 2023. Does anybody know who reads these forms? I feel weird knowing someone else who doesn’t know what we go through gets to decide if the condition sounds bad enough or not.

Walter thought he was going to get a big pop on the RTO announcement and sold a boatload of stock. Meanwhile Rick is offering us less than inflation laughing that we have to pay more to commute

I’m beyond frustrated with how hard it’s gotten to find remote roles lately. I would leave in a heartbeat if there were solid WFH options out there. It's like we’re being shoved back into offices just to make landlords happy.

The internal transfer process (internal jobs) is designed with the wrong incentives in place. It seems that during the process, the hiring manager puts a lot of weight on getting the opinion of the current manager. Assume the candidate is a good... — read more 

Please stop posting long, well thought out posts. They are too large and logical for HR or the EC to process. Keep posts under 100 characters when at all possible, pretty please.

Been here a long time, worked my a-s off, strong performance ratings, well compensated. Remote work fading kind of su-ks, but it’s not a big deal for me — I’m five minutes from the office and my group is likeable. Saved aggressively, investments... — read more 

This board can be a good resource to share information and ideas yes it gets toxic and whiny sometimes - i know the trolls will never leave - but I'd like to ask that we eliminate the long AI produced content that seems to dominate the board now. ... — read more 

RTO isn’t resisted because employees are lazy. RTO is resisted because the justification was never about work. Office real estate is a sunk cost but EC backs it as a strategy. Empty buildings is an executive embarrassment and wasted cash flow... — read more 

If you listened to the corporate update you’ll agree. Rick made it close he’s looking at 2026 or 2027 to put all employees back in a prison camp by the .

You read that right. This place continues to think they are better than your doctor at knowing what you need. Expect firm pushback on your vision, pottying, light sensitivity, general anxiety, and whatever medical disability your doctor says you... — read more 

Short of quitting, none of us here can do anything about Schwab's inhumane actions. You know who can though? The shareholders. I urge everyone to write the top 10 shareholders and let them know how Schwab treats their employees. They have the power... — read more 

I’m in the westlake headquarters, and it’s a mess. We only have one parking garage because Schwab was too cheap to get someone to do the other two the right way? They’re literally crumbling and falling apart, where are we all going to have to... — read more 

Does anybody else feel like we’re all working for Ebeneezer Scrooge, and stuck inside the cautionary story known as A Christmas Carol? That being in the pursuit of wealth, man often loses his soul, only to discover too late or just in time, that... — read more 

They have been leading you in long enough. Now they want you all to quit so severance doesn’t have to be paid out. It’s a big sc--w you after years of empty promises that they were keeping you in. We have a hiring freeze that turned from temporary to... — read more 

What are your thoughts?

If only we could ask the real questions at the corporate update. There's a reason "anonymous questions will not be answered" - they don't want the real questions.

The EC should give thought to seeing through our eyes. Giving half of our waking hours for YEARS to making the company brighter and better, and making clients' experiences happier, only to be betrayed again and again and again and AGAIN. And then to... — read more 

It’s laughable that the same firm pushing psychological safety training sent out that long-winded, cr-ppy email reminding everyone they’re replaceable. Do these jokers really think they’re fooling anyone with this kind of messaging? However... — read more 

Now everyone knows we let the Mckinsey wolf into the hen house

Rick scoffed and laughed in your face when people dared to ask for RTO updates. How many times would he get that question he asked. Hybrid is working and they are happy with it he said. All the while waiting for the employment market to turn. They... — read more 

oh, those lords of the middle land those who roam the meeting rooms with their laptops in hand those who point out the edge cases those who are never shy to opine those who "strategize" those who plan those who look at the big pictures those who... — read more 

Put this place in your rear view. Life’s too short.

We’ve truly lost the plot when life becomes nothing more than grinding ourselves down for barely enough to survive. We weren’t made to be machines—but somewhere along the way, we traded our humanity for output and called it progress.

The audacity Renee has to send such an email specifying 8 hours minimum !! She herself is Tcommute. What about the hundreds of hours we put after work during releases, tech lines and priority development work? You think we are robots ? I will put... — read more 

Guys the new expansion into India has absolutely nothing to do with RTO4!!!! Don’t think or ask questions, the EC cares about collaboration and culture and NOT 1/2 price overseas labor!!! Honestly impressive that time and time again these large... — read more 

Fluorescent lights hum like a curse, Crowded halls, it could be worse If the toilets flushed, if the stench would fade, If the food wasn’t beige and microwaved. Commute eats hours I’ll never get back, Stuck in a box on a mindless... — read more 

“Leadership” giving everyone the middle finger by stating in that email, and I’m paraphrasing, “if you don’t like it you can leave”. They’re basically shutting down any dialogue and signaling that employees are disposable. It ignores the reality... — read more 

We have to send a loud response it's the only way