I visited here last year when there was a reorg and am now on the outside, so wanted to leave a few things I learned. There are a lot of useless managers and just as many su-k-ups to match. Don’t expect them to ever do the right thing, they... — read more
AI and AI team
Will AI make AI team redundant ?
Let’s cut Abby
Abby couldn’t manage people and let the company go down the toilet. She was afraid to lay people off and that is what’s responsible for the current culture.
Credit stealers and managers pets
How does one deal with managers pets who are super annoying???? Maybe I'm new to the corporate culture but this individual has been annoyingly pushing themselves into everything just to show off and have their "fingerprint" on everything. And since... — read more
Tech teams moving to enterprise
Will there be a reorganization where certain technology teams from brokerage and wealth management are moved to the enterprise ?
Increase office monitoring- any truth to it?
I've heard of folks being let go for not staying the full day at the office and leaving early... supposedly HR is checking as of the past 6 months. Any truth to this? Has any managers heard of this?
Mainframe vs Cloud Status
What functionality still runs on the mainframe and what has been ported to Cloud?
Wonder When We'll Be Replaced By AI
I'm in PI and feel like it's only a matter of time. They already introduced an ai system that tracks and grades all of our calls last year... wouldn't be surprised if they're training an llm off of thousands of the top rated calls catalogued across... — read more
Wealth changes ?
Something big is to happen in PI ?
Patents
Why is everyone so obsessed with patents these days? Do these patents and white papers that people produce hold any value? .Most of them seem to be junk
Calm before the storm
An uneasy calm is there
When did compson depart?
Head of wealth silently departing says a lot about Bob and what his minions are up to 20+ years of Wealth platform building and only to suddenly disappear shows you're just an A# for this firm
Multiple flash calls this morning
Seems brokerage and wealth got hit by multiple flash calls this morning and RIF updates. Some folks in our team were given 3 months to find a new role within fidelity, contractors are also impacted, post June end it won't be renewed. Any other BU's... — read more
REACH OUT (and touch someone), just don't get fired.
I was in the corporate world for 18 years and I heard that stupid "reach out" term for 15. It sounds like 'reach out and touch someone' and I wish that term would disintegrate into the trash bin of corporate junk. Reminds me of the AT&T commercial... — read more
March cuts
Who will be affected ?
H1-B folks Favoritism in Layoffs
has anyone noticed company treat H‑1B employees like rare Pokémon during layoff carefully protected while the rest of us get tossed like common cards?
March 10th or March 17th?
Water cooler chatter at NC building 1 has been buzzing with potential RIF being announced mid March. Can any other BU confirm?
This culture has gone from best to toxic
Been part of the green eco system for over 8 years but this is the first time in my tenure I can say Fidelity work culture, ethics and associate satisfaction is going down the drain. Managers are making associates "compete" resulting in instances of... — read more
Constructive Discharge
Fidelity has now turned to a systematic process to create a hostile or intolerable work environment that has forced many long term tenured employees to quit or resign. While there have always been the dinosaurs that hung on for purely the comfort of... — read more
Completely burnt out
Lately I feel like I literally have nothing left to give. The relentless pressure we have to deal with non-stop and the constant stress have drained me completely dry. I'm absolutely exhausted. The one and only reason I'm still here is that finding... — read more
Raise of stupids
A notable portion of self-proclaimed "leaders" are, in fact, insecure and intellectually limited, and they actively suppress genuine talent due to feeling threatened. These managers frequently enforce strict hierarchical adherence and exhibit extreme... — read more
How often do you guys have in person meetings?
Been with the company for 2 years, only had 1 meeting in person. Why cant we just be remote?
How often do yall have in person meetings?
Been with the company for one year and only had one. Whats the point of going to the office?
Word around the water cooler?
What’s the latest word around the water cooler? Any update on the operating model or title changes? Or just anything in general?
Spotify agile coming back?
Is it true?
Unexpected role eliminations on LinkedIn
Seeing few unexpected role eliminations posts on LinkedIn , was there any update or a flash call about this recently ?
Unbelievable
What is wrong with fidelity??? The managers have suddenly become super toxic, their tones have changed as if they "own you"... I'm not sure what's driving this behavior but this is certainly not the company I recall working for ..I have been part... — read more
Micro management increasing
Not sure if it is just my team/ leader or it is coming down on all other teams / Fidelity as a whole but there is an obvious added micromanagement since the start of the year. Whoever is dictating this will be looking at higher turnover ratios before... — read more
Toxic competing culture
At fidelity, we are not working to compete against our market competitors. We are not competing against other BU's. We are competing against person sitting next to us. And these toxic managers are encouraging this behavior more than anything. At... — read more
How easy is it to transfer internally to a different role/team?
Am I better off applying externally?
How’s the work culture here? Specifically in IT?
Looking to apply for a few positions
Quarterly check ins
My team is tired of writing quarterly check- ins and monthly practice reviews. They work hard and spending all this time is getting to them. I had a few just not submit one this quarter despite my weekly reminders. Can’t say I really blame them. — read more
Profit sharing (ps)
Do you folks in the US get another PS lump sum in addition to the Dec bonus? Is everyone entitled to it? How much do u normally get?
Newby here- What are Connect Weeks?
Are they just weeks you’re required to go to office? What if no one on your team lives in the same state as you?