For those of you good at math, how many employees need to be laid off to reach a 55% efficiency ratio? GK said on the earnings call that the goal is 55%-57%.

I've noticed a lot of USB colleagues noticing that Americans aren't being hired anymore & are upset about that. I see entire floors full of one ethnitity not previously known to our continent. I thought that's what diversity was & we were cool with... — read more 

I understand the anger against GK, which is valid but is it necessary to throw all Indians under the bus? As a WASP who has worked with several competent Indian origin employees over the years who even went on to become American citizens, I just find... — read more 

Call is going on now. Add your impressions of the call. 🍿

Total spam communications that always makes me mad. The email about record profits, all the while NOT paying for performance angered me.

Layoffs in operations business banking. Processes being sent offshore to India. Curious if the end goal is to send all of operations there eventually.

My son had a minor asthma attack tonight. In Minneapolis, we've been advised to shut windows, turn off air conditioners so that we can breathe inside our own homes and avoid going outside. The heat index is expected to be in the upper 90's tomorrow... — read more 

These yahoos decided that the low ratings for Gunjan and MC on TTUS should be addressed by having MC visit hubs more often. These bi--hes are sick in the head if they think this will fix low morale and low scores. They think we want to see these... — read more 

Interesting how the the thread was deleted. Legal sent a cease and desist to have it removed.

Imagine if a bank decided not to compete on being less bad than everyone else. Imagine if it looked at the industry and said, “Just because everyone is doing it doesn’t mean we have to.” What if it stood by the remote employees who had already... — read more 

CEO said ‘If we reduce the number of employees for better short-term financial results, employee morale will decrease, and I sincerely doubt employees who fear that they may be laid off will be able to develop software titles that could impress... — read more 

A supervisor is already training contractors from India. She also included that December will be the last month for any remote employees left in the Mortgage Center. So we shall see.

If you want to curtail the bank's efforts to ship jobs overseas, push your respective critters in Congress to revive S.409: No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act (https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/s409/text). Anything short of a huge public... — read more 

Does anyone have any word on EFCC layoffs? I heard they onboarded more contractors who are remote, but threaten to layoff existing remote… make it make sense.

A co-worker shared an email for Energy Park in St. Paul, MN about assigned seats starting July 31st. You are to respond and pick your preferred spot. I suppose those that don't respond will get a spot assigned for them. Did any other hubs get this... — read more 

It's been nearly two decades since I last interviewed. I'm thrilled and terrified at the same time.

It got corrected

Questions: How many were affected? What metric was used to decide who? Will there be any more groups hit this week or month?

One thing I’ve noticed in the leadership is the constant comparison to companies doing something worse. Employees raise concerns about losing remote work after years of proving it can be successful. Response: “Other banks require five days. We’re... — read more 

G.K. wrote “Expectations may change. Experiences may evolve”. Such a passive aggressive tone. We get it G.K., you hate your employees. We’ve know that since day one. You’re going to push people to leave, lay people off and make the survivors as... — read more 

Sike! It’s absolutely personal with this MC. You can genuinely tell these are horrible human beings even outside of the workplace and get off on the cruelty they are inflicting on their workforce.

Mandatory 5 Days (6 hours minimum) in the office starting after Labor Day 2026.

Why are managers asking for feedback when they don't want to hear it? I share my thoughts, I make suggestions, and nothing happens. Problems remain problems and nothing ever changes. It's now a pattern where they ask, I answer, and they ignore it... — read more 

With the former Head of Cloud Migration no longer with the organization, many employees are questioning why the same leadership structure and operating model continue unchanged. This includes leaders such as Hewitt, Orella, Kaul, Lucero, and other... — read more 

No more rumors

With JR making a comment with no real transparency, and RMC being so big does anyone have any info on business lines within RMC being impacted?

Former tech manager here. Had dinner with my old boss last night, he's retiring soon so he said he doesn't care if I let the cat out of the bag. Basically if you are remote and choose not to move to a hub, the plan is to fire you during Q4. Jobs will... — read more 

The 2LOD has gone mad! Dare you ask them to explain their risk concern or interpret guidance in a consistent and unbiased manner. Instead they manipulate the narrative to inflate their egos. They will be the demise of the bank as they are a... — read more 

Remember when the whole point of this site was to discuss and share what we were hearing about layoffs? It’s been co-opted by complainers complaining about the fact that they have jobs. Weird.

If I hear the word NAN one more time. Why does US Bank not get it. No one has time for that cr-p. I have never seen branch more micromanaged than they are right now. TOXIC place to work with unethical behavior happening all over the place. Wish this ... — read more 

Do you people pick between these two or get your own Healthcare plan? Which ones if you do? What is this bullsht about meeting a high deductible with UHC not covering a tiny percent until you meet the deductible?? What a clown show.

There has been no mention about RTO for mortgage. In fact, in NJ, PA and parts of NY, the closest hub is NYC which is way outside of the 30 miles everyone is talking about. Any word on this?

After reading through the RMC business line thread, the upcoming Tech all staff call on Friday the 17th with its provide strategic updates and offer other important and timely news you need to know sounds ominous. They will probably give out... — read more 

Is that officially happening?

Why are they wasting peoples time? Now that the cat is out of the bag and remote employees and Employees not in the same hub as their team are being targeted for future layoffs, why do they torture us and the Manager by having mid year? Just give us... — read more 

What's going on? When will the announcement happen?

After the JR staff meeting today, I am more worried for my job than ever. It’s not about just RTO anymore or that they’re outsourcing a lot of positions. I got the strong impression that RMC ( and other business lines likely) will have designated... — read more 

Curious what your locations are like around the use of flex office space. As we know these offices should be used for private conversations or meetings as needed and not to be used for a full day of work. Is your location like mine where anyone with... — read more 

I can't emphasize enough the importance of documenting everything. I was a top performer and they still tried to push me out without severance. Paperwork saved me. So make sure to keep records of everything. Emails, feedback, literally everything you... — read more 

If you are in Minneapolis, make sure you use your vacation time before you quit. They apparently don’t pay out unused vacation anymore for several states that allow it? Just learned from my friend that got out and lost a week.