Thread regarding USAA layoffs

Your manager and your team are not your family. And if you get a new job you don't have to pay your ex-employer alimony. In all seriousness, do what is best for you. You say you like your manager but eventually the rot from above will seep down to your boss and they will carry out that new policy without blinking an eye.

And the people you work with that you think are your friends? Try changing jobs and see how many of them you ever hear from again. One out of ten - maybe.

Loved my team, I was with majority of them since 2018. Went through a lot with them. But, my family comes first, and like others have stated, my team doesn’t pay my bills. I started planning my exit Oct 2022, I did just enough to keep eye ba--s off me. Got the holiday bonus, and started applying externally in January here in San Antonio, got interviews for 2 banks (Randolph Brooks & Wells Fargo) in early February, got offers for both in early March, accepted the RBFCU offer. Both companies offered higher pay than what I was currently making, but the commute to WF was further than USAA, and RBFCU campus is less than 5miles from my house.

Does your 'team' pay your bills? No? Then think of yourself first. I miss my team and my manager at USAA, but when it became clear to me that Sr Mgmt beyond my Manager did not have my best interests in mind, I struck out and found a job outside of USAA. Jumped off the sinking ship after 3 years - still miss the people, don't miss the BS.

As someone who left recently after a decade of being there: just do it and don’t look back.

Interview, get other offers, meet other teams. I think you will then make the best decision.

I just recently struggled with this myself. I like my team and manager a lot, all are just great hardworking people. I have stayed longer than I should have because of it. However just like OP, I am not trusting senior leadership and recognize that it's just not going to get better. I am actively applying to new roles outside the company. No matter how much you like your team, that can change very quickly and you need to do what's best for you, so good luck !

I know the feeling, I had a great team, they were my 2nd family, our manager was great. But a great team and manager only goes so far. I had to think of me and my immediate family first. Which is why I left back in April for CitiBank, same role, higher salary, while it’s a hybrid role, it’s a 5 min drive to campus, compared to a 50min drive on a good day to USAA.

OP here, sc--w it, applying. Ended up being unfairly castigated by senior management and nearly ended up crying. I’m done and focused on leaving.

its business, take emotion out of it then make the right choice for you and your family

You have to understand that the company is not loyal to you and if they decide to do away with your position, they will not think twice about you. Consider their payment for your education as bridging the gap of what you would have been paid elsewhere for the work you do. You must look out for yourself at this point, because executive management does not care about you. They created the dog eat dog environment, not you. Be a pit bull…not a poodle so that you survive. I’m a former employee so I speak from experience. Bless you!

Honestly, my team is fine and manager is awesome, one of the best ive had in my career. However, rto is not that big if a deal for me, but definitely opposed to four a week. Two is perfect. But my actual problem is im at a crosstoads in my career where i dont want to do my role anymore. Ive conquered it. I would like to stay in the field or maybe close to it, but right now, i feel like a robot and usaA does not have the depth of roles available locally that i want to venture off into. Im definitely keeping my resume primed and looking to go back to my old employer who is a well known global bank who has these types of roles. Just disappointed that usaa was not what i thought. Oh well, im hoping to be out by bonus time….8 months and counting…..