Other than tax implications - what are the pros and cons to taking your severance one way over the other? I just want to be prepared when my ticket gets punched! Don't have my "PACKET" yet - so, please do not refer me to that.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-senator-drops-hammer-companies-shipping-jobs-overseas-crucial-bill

Told to relocate to Charlotte without a package. Seems like they’re pulling some very shady practices. Anyone else getting pushed and prodded like this?

Yearend self evals are usually due early October.

I'll start by relating a bad boss story told by my WF coworker. During conference calls one boss would regularly berate a worker including actually swearing at him. The worker went to HR who did nothing about the bad boss. I left WF only to come back... — read more 

Email received today: Need to Know: An in-office day is considered 8 hours in the office New reporting will show how long employees are in the office each day Employees are expected to be in the office 3 "full' days a week

Mine was 11% very early in my career, so numbers were low even though the % was fairly big.

Large cardboard boxes and some carts showed up this week at the Barnhart Call Center location in Hillsboro, OR. They have signs posted over the boxes designating each for e-waste, company equipment, donations of personal items, Wellsware, etc. They... — read more 

Any truth to the Compliance department being told they need to be in the office 4 days a week starting Jan 1st?

Do they ever allow questions that are not pre-screened?

Thank you.

Official meeting held today with EBCE and ITV. Consolidating into one testing function within risk. There will be major impacts and a lot to work to make the transition through Q1.

That's where I worked before I left WF. Wondering if they are being affected by layoffs. I keep getting emails from temp agencies for what was essentially my same job, only for less money. Is that WF's strategy -- to get rid of permanent employees to... — read more 

How to we opt out of health insurance during severance period. I do not foresee using health benefits during this time and do not want them to keep taking money out of my severance. Please help.

I missed the layoff bus yesterday morning again! Didn't hear anything in COO Control. I thought they'd be targeting removal of all remote within Control by Q4 but there's still a lot left it appears. I've had four different bosses in the last 2 years... — read more 

Bonus for P3 P4 NJ?

Say you are laid off on a Tuesday after payday. Exactly 61 days later is your work anniversary. Will you get credit for that extra year? Or does that work anniversary fall outside the notice period? More simply put does the notice period start... — read more 

SVB invited HR to provide an "update". 4 days in office coming?

Starting January 2026. Is it across the board? Is it per Derek’s directs? Anyone know?

Layoffs? Realignment? Other info of relevance?

They got me reporting to 2 managers, and fielding requests from the layer above them. Each of them wants to have a 1:1, each wants a status update, each is dead weight that gets in my way from being productive. They really need to do away with... — read more 

For the legacy Wachovia retirement plan after you’re laid off how fast does it get paid out if it’s under a certain amount?

If so, is this about the 2k Shart gave everyone?

I’ve watched good people suddenly get nitpicked to death, with every small mistake magnified and every project second guessed until they finally give up and leave. It always feels personal, not professional. Nobody turns from an exemplary employee... — read more 

Need tips.

I relocated to the hub based on assurances of job security and professional growth. Despite these commitments, I have now been laid off. It is deeply concerning to see management decisions that appear to disregard the well-being and stability of... — read more 

So anyone know specifically why Nexidia hasn’t worked all week? They keep telling us that there was some ingestion issue and that they’re working on it but that type of issue has historically only had a few hour turn around - not days. Has their... — read more 

How does WF track how many hours you are in office? You don’t need to swipe badge out in some buildings

are leaving this company in droves

So do people think it’s normal to just assume that you will be laid off any day you come in? When the new leaders come in they just clean house and bring in people. What kind of work gets done when people are worried all day?

are unused personal days paid out when leaving WF?

Does anyone know how the dashboard that monitors badge-ins treats days spent working at locations other than your assigned location? I have a 45-minute commute to my assigned office, but there is an Operations center about 5 minutes from my home... — read more 

I’m currently a P4 Lead Engineer at Wells Fargo with consistently good performance reviews. However, my applications for Senior Software Engineer roles keep getting rejected without any interviews and I may be impacted soon by the company’s location... — read more 

Now that the consent order is lifted, are they getting rid of the allegations department?

Despite cutting the number of employees by ~55K, over the past 5 years the actual Employee Expenses (per the 10-Q and 10-K) have not gone down one iota. You can look it up.

The biggest one is coming

Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year, exec says https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/27/google-executive-says-company-has-cut-a-third-of-its-managers.html

In Hillsboro we’ve been hearing several lay off dates from different departments October 2, 15, 29. Sounds inconsistent but people are saying their managers confirmed this information… any one else hear this?

I recently got laid off, and I'm in my non-working notice period. The separation paperwork says that taking another job during the notice period could affect eligibility for severance pay. Does anyone know how that works? I know I have to be... — read more