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Pro tip to employers: Don't lie about working conditions in the interview and people won't be pi---d at you for a bait and switch.
Left after 19 years. Started entry level worked up to $150k+ salary. Earned rewards along the way to only be treated like livestock under Charlie &the Wonka's. Took 8 months off to decompress, found another 6 figure a year job...not quite as much but I get treated as a valued human and the work is appreciated. Good trade
I left WF in Dec of 21 after 18 years of devoting my life and making personal sacrifices at the expense of my family. I started my career as a humble collector and propelled my career up to a 6 figure compliance role. I just landed a new role at another FI so I cannot say if the grass is greener. I will tell you since I stepped off the stagecoach, the sky is always blue and I will never look back!!
I do not regret leaving Wells Fargo. I left in Jan of 21 after 17 years in WF Technology. During that entire time... at no point was there anything but a 2% raise set by management. As a Manager, If I someone earned a raise greater than 2%, I would have to take away from someone else on my team... or more than one person to make up for it. This was nuts. Also my rating for individuals was routinely overridden because I had to have NO ONE at 5, so many at 4 and so many at 3... and the last year, I was told I had to rate some as a 2 ... Imagine my shock when interviewing... found some very different cultures out there until I accepted a position for 24% more pay, WAY better benefits including a 160% match of the first 6% in my 401k.... WAY better work life now... I don't regret leaving Wells AT ALL.
Well then I’m thrilled to be one of the 30% that couldn’t be happier that I left Wells. Best career and life decision. Management there is pathetic.
The majority of U.S. workers who changed jobs during the "Great Resignation" actually regret quitting and even feel a sense of buyer's remorse, according to a new survey.
Seven out of ten workers — about 72% — admitted that they were surprised to learn that their new roles or companies were different from what they were led to believe during the interview process, according to the survey of more than 2,500 millennial and Gen Z job seekers by The Muse.
I’m still happy with my decision but then again I’ve been around the block quite a few times in much harder times.
Boomer here to help out the hapless millennial who could not figure out how post a URL.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/workers-regret-quitting-great-resignation
Forgot more about tech than you’ll ever know….
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Please post the correct link. I quit in the great resignation and would like to know why folks regret doing so…
The grass is generally brown but there are some real companies that have learned from WF and BAC and other big company mistakes. The grass is certainly greener here!!
I left WF in 2021 and the grass is definitely greener. WF was a great place to work years ago and I'm glad I was there, but it was definitely time to move on. More growth, more income, and more enjoyment of work.
If you've been at WF for longer than a few years, the grass is almost guaranteed to be greener if only because our raises are unbelievably terrible and after a few years, you're hopefully worth more than the 1-2% raises you've been getting.
Yeah most of those quitting were in retail and service sectors (restaurants, etc.). I wonder what results would be if they did a survey of those who actually held real office jobs and quit, I'm sure they'd find most were happier because they were finally getting the pay they should, and probably remote flexibility (a lot of jobs are offering that as a perk) as well as larger sign-on bonuses and annual bonuses being offered as additional perks). The grass IS greener on the other side when you compare it to WF.
"Seven out of ten workers — about 72% — admitted that they were surprised to learn that their new roles or companies were different from what they were led to believe during the interview process, according to the survey of more than 2,500 millennial and Gen Z job seekers"
I guess the youngin's are starting to figure out that the grass is usually not greener on the other side. Who knew?