Thread regarding Wells Fargo & Co. layoffs

Ethicsline is garbage and will not help you or anyone.

Have you gone into the dashboard and checked the status? Sometimes they have follow up questions they need answered in order to do a proper investigation. Also, the person or persons may have been coached and that’s confidential.

I also reported a situation to the Ethicsline also more than a month ago I've since left Wells Fargo but still have not heard back. I assume they are working frantically on creating documentation to show their hiring practices were above boar, that is if they respond at all. OP, don't hold your breath on anything being done.

Why would you start a new thread of this.
BTW, it's kinda unethical to post something like this on a board intended for discussions about layoffs.

About 45 days to go through processes to get to appropriate investigations group.

Good luck, I reported several serious violations of policy including lies in my annual review, this wack in 2018, Spring. I reported it with proof to the person's manager, they ignored it, I said I was not going to take it to HR, but they did knowing it would be the end of my job. No investigation was done for over a year, till after I filed with the EEOC, who sat on it for a year, wasting up the time available to go to court then finally issued a right to sue letter. I spent the next couple years being severely retaliated against. I'm still here and have not had a raise since 2018, have received nothing better than a needs improvement with no PIP's or official documentation, all my work has been removed from me and I've not received a bonus in that time as well. We've been in discovery for a year and they've finally realized my evidence is damning and have made me an offer. Would I do it again, never, just leave, it does not get better.

@qmk+1hf9rA3V Look it up you say! You say this as it’s acceptable to report ethics issues as a game of roulette to see if you get to the right resource to address the issue… the fact that cases aren’t being handled consistently and go into the hands of various external/internal parties (without transparency) is a huge part of the problem with the culture of this company

There's a number of sources you can use. Look it up. You can also use other sources or groups like loudspeaker or contact you conduct compliance team.

True. EthicLine has been outsourced for years to a third party. I wouldn't hold my breath to find out what happens. All you'll hear is that the issue has been "addressed". I wish retaliation was a thing of the past, but it's alive and well. Stay strong.

Wow, seems sketchy that an internal ethics reporting line is outsourced to a third party! I mean maybe I could understand if it were structured this way with transparency to avoid conflicts of interest, but that doesn’t seem to be the case at all…

You probably know, but the EthicsLine is managed by a third party contractor. With the questions they ask in their investigation - it is unfortunately too easy for the managers to figure out who filed the complaint. The people the contractor hires are not all that sleuthy. A guy filed a legitimate complaint in our department and the 3rd party provider found in the favor of management (surprise!). His manager made his life miserable until he finally quit.

Bottom line: IF they return your call, ask them exactly what their steps are to research your complaint before you commit to process.

They are probably overworked and understaffed just like everyone else. HR is a nightmare right now

@gei+1hf9rA3V that's a good question, the ethicsline gives a report number and password so you can see progress over time

If you submitted an anonymous complaint, how do you expect to hear back about it?