WHO ELSE GOT FIRED FROM WACHOVIA THIS PAST WEEK IN GEORGIA???

suspicious in anywhere said: Ok, I got what I needed from Pissedoffgirl,
It really is good information
Anyone else got it yet. The comment was that she passed this by three lawyers and they all said that if it depended on this info we have a very good chance.
Let me know if you did not receive it and I will try to get it to you. I just don't want this person to get the ax because she helped us. I also talked to an FS in Fl who said they too were told to do this. He did not get fired, but was told to do the same thing and never told not to.

Joker,
did you get the information from "pissed off girl"'

So you got the ummm how shall we say " the piece of information"

Wachovia Corp. Chief Executive Ken Thompson received total compensation of $21.2 million last year, according to a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The total is about $2 million lower than in 2006.

IS THIS TRUE????

joker032 said: I hope that all of you continue to post to these boards as it is extremely helpful for those involved. From NJ we have 8 people ready to go the distance. Please keep it up. For those of you reading the messages with your stupid comments, go somewhere else, although your shallow thoughts make us laugh, we are trying to justify our jobs here and support each other, something you most likely know nothing about.
We need to keep on this thing because it will go away without a fight and really there are a ton of people affected here, MAJORLY!!
When talking about facts, here is one I know, although I heard a lot. But I would like to get down to the bottom line of FACTS, not hearsay, so if you know somehthing please post it, but if you heard something and you dont quite know its a fact, please mention that. This has become a legal issue and dealing with Facts is what will help us.

Sorry I forgot to mention the fact ---- NJ had about 10 people fired, NY had the same, all for the bogus crown situation. There were another 3 people but on probaation with no incentive for 90 days (which is worse than being fired I think with these bases).

ok we need to get organized. i need everyone to tell me how many people of their own market or even better state got fired, get all their contact info and create a group. one groups are formed then get suggestions from the group on a good lawyer, meet the lawyer, present the case ( the summary of services is a key component, any leaders coachings refering to pushing the crown, trainng material and any other document of proof showing that the crown was pushed y managment, for ex. the crown vs free report ) then one person from the group will contact us to let us know thefindings of the lawyer. our case is really for wrongful termination since we were doing what we were told too. by wachovia terminating us they save millions in severance and they mess up our u5's so we won't for competitors.!!!!

mdoctor in livingston, New Jersey said: ok we need to get organized. i need everyone to tell me how many people of their own market or even better state got fired, get all their contact info and create a group. one groups are formed then get suggestions from the group on a good lawyer, meet the lawyer, present the case ( the summary of services is a key component, any leaders coachings refering to pushing the crown, trainng material and any other document of proof showing that the crown was pushed y managment, for ex. the crown vs free report ) then one person from the group will contact us to let us know thefindings of the lawyer. our case is really for wrongful termination since we were doing what we were told too. by wachovia terminating us they save millions in severance and they mess up our u5's so we won't for competitors.!!!!

in the same time you guys should start applying everywhere, most bank and recuriters are getting to find out about this mass firing and them knowing backs up any explaintion for the mess that wachovia placed on our u5. we did not do anything wrong or unethical like they claimed .

Dr, love the idea.. I'm in you know my email... I talked to joker last night and he said he knew you..
Anyway, we had ideas about a possible lawyer. I have already written my statement. Got the crucial info about the SOS. '

Also everyone, get names of those who will speak to you that are still working for Wachovia and see if they agree. I've done that already

Anymore suggestions???

Seems like another just came on board from NJ.... This is just getting out of hand...

I am writing this to let you know that we have a great case.
I will be watching the boards if you are interested in what all is being said go to the lion.com and it will list all boards and what is being said about Wachovia.

checked on lion.com, Cant find any info. Do u need to register or somehting?

www.thelion.com/bin/aio_msg.cgi?symbol=WB&all=1&cmd=search

Hey guys you have to kinda work it.. but here is the link that should take you right there.

pissed off girl white in Birmingham, Alabama said: Atlantagurl, are you still here? if so, let me know if you have an email i can write you at.

firedbywachovia1@yahoo.com

we are considering a class action suit Tbirkel@tighepatton.com

New Class Action Lawsuit filed in FL this week.
Here's the entire article.

Gus

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Wachovia Subsidiary Hit With FLSA Suit

By Samuel Howard, sam.howard@portfoliomedia.com

Portfolio Media, New York (March 19, 2008)--A World Mortgage Co. employee launched a proposed class action Monday, claiming the Wachovia subsidiary's failure to pay certain workers overtime violates both the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Annette Peyovich filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, bringing an individual as well as a nationwide collective action against World Mortgage and its parent company for unpaid wages, as well as a nationwide ERISA class action for inadequate record-keeping and failure to fund pension plans.

The suit claims residential mortgage appraisers in World Mortgage Co. and other Wachovia subsidiaries were, are and will be misclassified as exempt from overtime pay, and were classified as nonexempt but never received overtime pay.

In each of the three actions, the plaintiff is suing for declaratory and injunctive relief, damages for unpaid wages and overtime, liquidated damages and attorneys' fees.

The suit requests a three-year statute of limitations for employees of World Mortgage Co., World Savings Bank and World Savings, former Golden West subsidiary banks now owned by Wachovia.

Peyovich began working at World Mortgage as a residence appraiser in August 2005. She was misclassified as a nonexempt employee, and although she routinely worked in excess of 40-hours a week World Mortgage failed to pay overtime, the complaint claims.

When Wachovia acquired World Mortgage and the rest of the Golden West subsidiaries in June 2006, assuming the parent company's assets and liabilities, the practices continued, according to the complaint.

After Wachovia's acquisition, Peyovich was again classified as nonexempt and continued to work

Here's the entire article.

Gus

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Wachovia Subsidiary Hit With FLSA Suit

By Samuel Howard, sam.howard@portfoliomedia.com

Portfolio Media, New York (March 19, 2008)--A World Mortgage Co. employee launched a proposed class action Monday, claiming the Wachovia subsidiary's failure to pay certain workers overtime violates both the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Annette Peyovich filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, bringing an individual as well as a nationwide collective action against World Mortgage and its parent company for unpaid wages, as well as a nationwide ERISA class action for inadequate record-keeping and failure to fund pension plans.

The suit claims residential mortgage appraisers in World Mortgage Co. and other Wachovia subsidiaries were, are and will be misclassified as exempt from overtime pay, and were classified as nonexempt but never received overtime pay.

In each of the three actions, the plaintiff is suing for declaratory and injunctive relief, damages for unpaid wages and overtime, liquidated damages and attorneys' fees.

The suit requests a three-year statute of limitations for employees of World Mortgage Co., World Savings Bank and World Savings, former Golden West subsidiary banks now owned by Wachovia.

Peyovich began working at World Mortgage as a residence appraiser in August 2005. She was misclassified as a nonexempt employee, and although she routinely worked in excess of 40-hours a week World Mortgage failed to pay overtime, the complaint claims.

When Wachovia acquired World Mortgage and the rest of the Golden West subsidiaries in June 2006, assuming the parent company's assets and liabilities, the practices continued, according to the complaint.

After Wachovia's acquisition, Peyovich was again classified as nonexempt and continued to work in excess of 40-hour workweeks without time-and-

Walter G. Birkel, Esq.
Tighe Patton Armstrong Teasdale, PLLC
1747 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone: (202) 454-2841
Fax: (202) 454-2805

Talked to this lawyer and he is very interested in this case.
Please fax him your notice of termination.
As he is going to determine the basis to file a class action
HE NEEDS YOUR NOTICED FAXED ASAP MONDAY OR OVER THE WEEKEND
He is for real and is trying to help us.

I wanted to let everyone know that there were a whole lot of financial specialist terminated in the state of GA. There are a couple of us that are working with one another to get through this. What is important now is that we all stick together and pray for one another. We were all told by sales leaders, ready talent coordinator and other upper management to open CROWN accounts. Wachovia wants us to believe that terminating us was legal but we all know that it was not. We have to keep in mind that it's not about the summary of accounts and services or profiles but it's strictly about what we were told to do. Listen everyone, we have to get this to the media. We have to let churches, communities and customers know what Wachovia is about. Does anyone have the names of the employees who were put on probation? I would like for everyone to visit the Chambers' website and see how they have received support from the public. The website is Wachovialied.com. Please read their story and see how many people have responded. This should be some inspiration for everyone. They went to court on last Thursday and was able to get a jury to hear their case. The bottom line is that we have to hold our heads up and fight. What Wachovia did to us will in the end bless us. We have to belive this and if we all start calling the radio stations and news stations in every state, someone will soon want to hear our story. Keep faith, tell the world about it and lets take Wachovia on.

channing n1 in Decatur, Georgia said: I wanted to let everyone know that there were a whole lot of financial specialist terminated in the state of GA. There are a couple of us that are working with one another to get through this. What is important now is that we all stick together and pray for one another. We were all told by sales leaders, ready talent coordinator and other upper management to open CROWN accounts. Wachovia wants us to believe that terminating us was legal but we all know that it was not. We have to keep in mind that it's not about the summary of accounts and services or profiles but it's strictly about what we were told to do. Listen everyone, we have to get this to the media. We have to let churches, communities and customers know what Wachovia is about. Does anyone have the names of the employees who were put on probation? I would like for everyone to visit the Chambers' website and see how they have received support from the public. The website is Wachovialied.com. Please read their story and see how many people have responded. This should be some inspiration for everyone. They went to court on last Thursday and was able to get a jury to hear their case. The bottom line is that we have to hold our heads up and fight. What Wachovia did to us will in the end bless us. We have to belive this and if we all start calling the radio stations and news stations in every state, someone will soon want to hear our story. Keep faith, tell the world about it and lets take Wachovia on.

I am well on my way to commuicating this to EVERYONE!! Nobody can get lazy, its real easy to get another job, feel comfortable and let this slip by, I think it will be well worth our time, effort and most importantly our DIGNITY. WB thinks they can handle themselves like this and we are nothing. Numbers is whats gonna make this all work, keep it UP! The little things are going to mean so much. Thanks for all the support.

channing n1 in Decatur, Georgia said: I wanted to let everyone know that there were a whole lot of financial specialist terminated in the state of GA. There are a couple of us that are working with one another to get through this. What is important now is that we all stick together and pray for one another. We were all told by sales leaders, ready talent coordinator and other upper management to open CROWN accounts. Wachovia wants us to believe that terminating us was legal but we all know that it was not. We have to keep in mind that it's not about the summary of accounts and services or profiles but it's strictly about what we were told to do. Listen everyone, we have to get this to the media. We have to let churches, communities and customers know what Wachovia is about. Does anyone have the names of the employees who were put on probation? I would like for everyone to visit the Chambers' website and see how they have received support from the public. The website is Wachovialied.com. Please read their story and see how many people have responded. This should be some inspiration for everyone. They went to court on last Thursday and was able to get a jury to hear their case. The bottom line is that we have to hold our heads up and fight. What Wachovia did to us will in the end bless us. We have to belive this and if we all start calling the radio stations and news stations in every state, someone will soon want to hear our story. Keep faith, tell the world about it and lets take Wachovia on.

fight on... fight on fight on.

EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE BEEN FIRED PLEASE..
In order to stick together we have to let others know
I will be working on a website monday that will allow all of us to go to and talk on.. Meantime, get the word out.. There is more stength in numbers.

opps here's my email..

firedbywachovia1@yahoo.com

hello guys I have a friend in similar situation. He will be interested in class action law suit.

He was high performing employee with crown fiasco. Altanta did investigation and found no evidence of leaders or trainer saying that they should lead of with Crown account, therefore, he was fired.

hello guys I have a friend in similar situation. He will be interested in class action law suit.

He was high performing employee with crown fiasco. Altanta did investigation and found no evidence of leaders or trainer saying that they should lead of with Crown account, therefore, he was fired.

I am in it lets get to gether and sue the heck out of wachovia

Just sent it to the lawyer down in DC....

Let's do this everybody...

excellent... spread the word...

Another question...

It was pushed by my Wachovia At Work person to, who said it was pushed from a top level.
I don't care if leaders said they didn't know.. I have fs's who will raise their right hand in court and swear they did.. These FS's are still employed.

I also feel that it would be right to get a copy of the report. How wrong to accuse without giving us a copy of the audit.

suspicious in anywhere said: EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE BEEN FIRED PLEASE..
In order to stick together we have to let others know
I will be working on a website monday that will allow all of us to go to and talk on.. Meantime, get the word out.. There is more stength in numbers.

I was also fired then put on admin leave for 10 days and then fired top performer in market always got best reviews kudos for being sooooooo ethical and then getting fired for "unethical" reasons

pissed off girl white in Atlanta, Georgia said: I have very intersting information to share with ex employees!

Can you email it to me angryandupset1@yahoo.com thnx

Regarding this Crown account firing, I think we all should collective get:-
1. Official investigation report that clears all other employees but the fired ones. Study their investigation approach. They never contacted me, the prime victim, for what ever reason.
2. Copy of company ethical rule book from HR.
3. Lay firing officer personally liable for interpretation of these rules and its application only in last year. There is such a thing as "Precedents". No supervisors ever raised any objection or issued any warnings what so ever to any Fs's and if they did then HR must provide those copies. In my case, my supervisor never mentioned anything about it.
4. How come no training was given in ethical issue specifically about Crown accounts if they can fire so many employees without warnings? Obtain training booklets if any regarding this issue.

Let’s gather all these information and share among us.

See you guys later. Army of these fired employees can and will make a difference.

Excellent idea
Will we need to supeoena these items

first let me take my hats off to everyone that has been affected by the unfair , unlawful acts of WB, SO LETS US TAKE THIS ENERGY OF DISGUSTED, PISSED OFF, COME TOGETHER IN NUMBERS AND FIGHT, WE HAVE A GOOD CASE AS LONG AS WE COME IN NUMBERS, SOME OF US WERE FIRED THEN CALLED BACK AND PUT ON PROBATION, WHILE SOME WERE JUST PUT ON PROBATION, AND SOME WERE TOLD THE SAME THING AND STILL EMPLOYED, WELL THAT IS OBVIOUSLY THE BIG D WORD , SO WE SHOULD ALSO CONTACT EEOC, GET THYE WORD OUT CALL THE NEWSPAPERS, RADIO, TV WHO EVER TO GET THE WORD OUT, WACHOVIA HAS GOT TO STOP THIS FOOLISHNESS

WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO KNOW WHO WE ALL ARE THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS MESS, THIS IS OUR LIVES

upset-n-angry in Georgia said: I was also fired then put on admin leave for 10 days and then fired top performer in market always got best reviews kudos for being sooooooo ethical and then getting fired for "unethical" reasons

i was fired also and put on admin for 10 just curious as to what will happen after that. you are right we have to be strong in numbers and we will make a difference with all the noise, i don't think they ever anticipated this

Hazel, don't you work for HR
I saw your name on the directory as I still have access. It seems you are an associate. Is that why you want our names.. not going to happen my friend.

by the way, we all use bogus names.. Cmon we use names of people we don't even know. Those of us who are for real, know each other and talk to each other regularly. If you are real, give me your ex a# for verification. If you truly are fired it will not matter.

What are you trying to do to all of us.. Haven't we suffered enough.

suspicious in anywhere said: by the way, we all use bogus names.. Cmon we use names of people we don't even know. Those of us who are for real, know each other and talk to each other regularly. If you are real, give me your ex a# for verification. If you truly are fired it will not matter.

What are you trying to do to all of us.. Haven't we suffered enough.

Wow, very interesting if true. If there is any current wachovia rep on this site, who even cares, I hope you are trying to support us and know your can be next. I welcome wachvoia to get on this site, that would be one smart move in a series of really dumb ones. The heat is definitely coming.

Listen everyone, it is not safe for anyone to give their real names. We all know that there are individuals on this site that are trying to find out who we are. What each of us need to do is to get any ex and existing Wachovia employees who know anything about what leaders told us to do or will be willing to testify on our behalf. I have already contacted the ones that I know that will help out. Even if you know someone and they are not willing to, they can always be subpoena. Even sale leaders and ready talent coordinators can be subpoena. I have spoken to my friends. One is an attorney and the other one is a HR Director. The best advice from them is to make sure that everyone have written statements and information on anyone who can be a witness or have any information. When I told them about this situation, they both agreed that Wachovia did not investigate this in the beginning. We must remember that it does not matter what leaders or any upper managers say, they will have to tell the truth in a court of law. The first thing that we have to do is PLEASE find out who those employees are that were just put on probation. Does anyone have names? Now it doesn't matter whose on here viewing this, we need the names of the employees who were put on probation. We need their names and the reason why they were only put on probation. Do you all know that some employees who were terminated, did not receive any incentive pay? If you are in the same state and know one another then please get together and start contacting the media. We have to start in each state first. A couple of us have gotten together here in the state of Georgia. There are ways to talk to the media without anyone knowing it. Please go through the yellow pages and find out the telephones numbers to any television and radio stations and newspapers and call and just let them know what happend with Wachovia. They will talk with you. Once you speak with someone then come back and post it.

con't...
For those of you that are in the state of Georgia, please email PCP@AJC.com and tell him about this situation with Wachovia. The more he hears about it, the more he will want to get involved. Please everyone, get involved. This is something that talk shows want to hear about. If we can get this out in the media then representation will follow. God Bless.

suspicious in anywhere said: Hazel, don't you work for HR
I saw your name on the directory as I still have access. It seems you are an associate. Is that why you want our names.. not going to happen my friend.

no i donot work for wachovia, i am on admin leave as well, trust me i am just as angry, upset,as all of us , i just came up with a name, i didnot check hronline to even see, i am active here in georgia fighting to the end, and will be making NOISE IN EVERY DIRECTION I CAN, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I AM ON YOUR SIDE,

Joker,
I had to close that email acct out... this is ME now.
I kept getting random people on my acct and they kept closing down the email..
too much hassle.
Talked to ya last night and the keyword to know it is me is the word
"dialup" :))
anyway, this way you will know who I am
Hazel.. If you are displaced and fired I am sorry for the loss of your job.

dealornodeal1965 in somewhere, Georgia said: Joker,
I had to close that email acct out... this is ME now.
I kept getting random people on my acct and they kept closing down the email..
too much hassle.
Talked to ya last night and the keyword to know it is me is the word
"dialup" :))
anyway, this way you will know who I am
Hazel.. If you are displaced and fired I am sorry for the loss of your job.

deal, i got ya. will speak to you soon. tomorrow will be a big day and needs to be.

channing n1 in Decatur, Georgia said: con't...
For those of you that are in the state of Georgia, please email PCP@AJC.com and tell him about this situation with Wachovia. The more he hears about it, the more he will want to get involved. Please everyone, get involved. This is something that talk shows want to hear about. If we can get this out in the media then representation will follow. God Bless.

done it!!! thxs for the info gurl

samantha brown in Lawrenceville, Georgia said: Regarding this Crown account firing, I think we all should collective get:-
1. Official investigation report that clears all other employees but the fired ones. Study their investigation approach. They never contacted me, the prime victim, for what ever reason.
2. Copy of company ethical rule book from HR.
3. Lay firing officer personally liable for interpretation of these rules and its application only in last year. There is such a thing as "Precedents". No supervisors ever raised any objection or issued any warnings what so ever to any Fs's and if they did then HR must provide those copies. In my case, my supervisor never mentioned anything about it.
4. How come no training was given in ethical issue specifically about Crown accounts if they can fire so many employees without warnings? Obtain training booklets if any regarding this issue.

Let’s gather all these information and share among us.

See you guys later. Army of these fired employees can and will make a difference.

ok I like this idea.. I don't have any training materials. Does anyone else?

Another thing,

Have any of you heard if anyone other than those of us on the East Coast was fired. I haven't heard anything from Texas, MS, LA, AL
Have you??? Or was it just us on the East Coast

channing n1 in Decatur, Georgia said: con't...
For those of you that are in the state of Georgia, please email PCP@AJC.com and tell him about this situation with Wachovia. The more he hears about it, the more he will want to get involved. Please everyone, get involved. This is something that talk shows want to hear about. If we can get this out in the media then representation will follow. God Bless.

it came back to me.. are you sure it's the right email????

dealornodeal196 in somewher, Belize said: it came back to me.. are you sure it's the right email????

Deal, i tried to mail you. let me know you got it or send me im to chat. want to talk about tomorrow. at this point well discuss tomorrow.

dealornodeal1965

Joker sorry I didn't get try again with the above name

dealornodeal196 in somewher, Belize said: it came back to me.. are you sure it's the right email????

I sent something over and it did not return. It's PCP@ajc.com. If you call this number and ask for the person who handles the finance section, someone will give you his email. But I did send something to him and it wasn't returned. Let me know.

channing n1 in Decatur, Georgia said: I sent something over and it did not return. It's PCP@ajc.com. If you call this number and ask for the person who handles the finance section, someone will give you his email. But I did send something to him and it wasn't returned. Let me know.

The # is 4042210041

Good morning everyone. Just wanted to let you know that I spoke with an attorney today who has actually dealt with Wachovia before. I told him about the situation. I read the specific details of why I was terminated, read the summary of services, and also directed him to this website. He stated that this situation was not handled right. He said that we need to wait until tomorrow to see what happens. How many of you signed your termination documentation? Who was called back and put on administrative leave? Was anyone not called back? Does anyone have the names of the employees put on probation. The attorney stated that it is critical for us to have the names. I hope that everyone has started contacting the media. Fox 5 #'s are 4048755555 or 4048980242. Channel 2 # is 4048977000. Channel 46 # is 4043254646. AJC # is 4042210041 and email is pcp@ajc.com. By-the-way, Hazel Brown is one of us, she was also terminated and put on admin leave.

lawyergurl in halador, District of Columbia said: Ok, I have a friend who got put on probation for changing the accounts because their boss knew about it and she was never told not to do it.
I think the law basically says that you can be fired for whatever reason except you cannot be discriminated agaist. Which in essence means that if someone was fired and someone else was just given probation that is discrimination. Any thoughts??

I was put on Admin leave for the same thing and another friend and fellow fs was fired and another was fired then called back and then put on admin leave. What is wrong with Wachovia? I didn't know it was wrong either. I did what the boss said too.

Is there anyway that we can have the name of the person put on probation. It is critical that we have the name and reason for he/she not being terminated. The attorney will need the name if we want to do anything about what Wachovia has done to us. Thanks. The people who were terminated and not called back, did they sign their termination documentation. Have you all gotten an attorney or started contacting the media?