Wells Fargo’s cross-selling scam was unethical—a fearful org where fake accounts bullied clients ‘til regulators hit back. Now? That abuse redirects to us—technical infrastructure staff, the operators keeping this mess running, not the suits dreaming up vague plans. Scharf’s “efficiency scandal” proves it: location cuts ditch loyal workers, RTO mandates 4 days in with no desks, offshoring hands tools to others while we’re stuck with crumbling systems. It’s ambiguous bullying, not progress—same rot, new victims.
The pressure-cooker lives on. Unrealistic quotas force quick hacks over real fixes—siloed apps, outdated infrastructure, outages waiting to happen. Fear ki-ls speaking up; leadership cares about pockets, not accountability. Agile? It’s a joke here. Self-directed teams threaten the bully brigade—managers hoard control, dump chaos on us to “figure out,” and call it flexibility. No platforms, just bandaids, because short-term wins trump long-term ethics. This isn’t failure by accident; it’s the scandal’s offshoot—client abuse swapped for staff abuse, piling toxic tech debt as proof.
Technical staff—operators, not envisioners—carry the weight. We patch systems while bullies promise miracles, leaving us burned out in a fear factory. It’s not about efficiency; it’s about dodging the root: a culture that thrives on intimidation, not trust.
Left this hellhole? Rebuild—learn real SDLC (Cagan’s Inspired), heal from the fear (Fearless Organization), expose this if you’ve got dirt. Shareholders need the truth. HR lurkers—wake up. This ingrained management bullying won’t die without org development—rip out the rot, not just shuffle desks. Fear’s the enemy; fix it or flop.
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I do 10 hours a week, coffee badge, give horrible surveys, act nice and coast fir the next 10 months and pray for a package. Will stop going to the office in 6 months
Oh and don’t fake phony SHELLI CASSEL fool you either! Another fake lying dogooder that conducts personal Real Estate business on Wells Fargo time dime while pushing people out! Private investigator has proof of her ongoing abuse of Wells Fargo money
Oh and don’t fake phony SHELLI CASSEL fool you either! Another fake lying dogooder that conducts person real east are business on Wells Fargo time dime while pushing people out!
It’s beyond corrupt as f in Wf Technology - beyond what Charlie or Bridget even realize. The biggest problems? MIKE BRADY AND MICHAEL PARKS! they are wasting money on the MILLIONS on travel and entertainment meant and Micheal parks has been caught laughing like it’s funny to send jobs to India yet blowing millions on waste! Will be glad to see the Elon Musk DOGE moment hit WF and expose the Reality of waste within while pushing jobs to India. Contact your representatives and senators and demand an investigation. - they are a publicly traded company using shareholder monies at epic levels of corruption! Expose them or it never ends!
I work with Indians onshore and offshore. My onshore cohorts work hard and love the country. They have explained the socio-econimic situation and therefore would like their kids to live here in the states where they can pursue their own paths, instead of the system in India that restricts people by class, or in Some cases, your name.
Offshore folks have always been kind, respectful and hardworking.
@OP here Time to Confess – WF’s Abuse Got Worse
Full disclosure: I’m ex-WF, laid off after years of scrambling on unplanned work for bully managers. The app I migrated went offshore. Free from that chaos, I’ve reflected—this bank’s abusive as he-l, and it’s gotten worse, not better. The efficiency scandal’s just the cross-selling scam redirected: clients got a breather, now technical staff—operators keeping lights on—take the heat. Fear and intimidation rule (that +12 reply nails it); speak up, get gaslighted, then canned (+14 story’s mine too).
Training’s the kicker—no budget onshore, but offshore’s swimming in it. That’s abuse, plain and simple—starving U.S. operators of skills while India gets AI and Agentic gigs. Check WF’s job postings vs. Citi or JPM on the next post. Strip out non-U.S. roles, and WF’s near zero. Agile’s a sham here—bullies ki-l autonomy, leaving us on legacy crud while peers leap ahead. It’s like coding COBOL when Java hit—WF’s a tech backwater.
This fearful org (Edmondson’s playbook) can’t last. Shoreview 2019 screamed “fix DR,” but nah—untested systems fester, toxic debt piles up. Offshoring’s flailing, endless layoffs gut expertise—next crisis is coming, and operators’ll be the fall guys. Ex-WF folks: ditch the guilt, learn real SDLC (Cagan’s Inspired), heal (Fearless Organization), spill dirt if you’ve got it. HR: OD’s your only shot—bully culture’s too deep. Who else sees the cliff?
We need AMERICANS to mass upvote our own xenophobic posts lol
Indian tech managers and Indian tech developers are the worst. Bring back Americans!
100%. Very toxic environment for tech. Enterprise “agile” is a total joke. No $ for training onshore yet offshore has plenty $ for training. End game is shell operations onshore and move as much work to lower cost centers specifically India.
And why you still work there? Leave!
I got to keep my stapler
From what I'm told by management at least 12 times a f*ing meeting, Github CoPilot can fix all of this.
Sounds like way Tech has been for decades
Classic management by fear and intimidation rules supreme around here every single day practically and it’s bank wide.
I have gas too.
I spoke up, gaslighted life made miserable, then laid off.
Dude you really don’t have it that bad, you just have to go into the office. Chill out. You would’ve really struggled in the gilded age.