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Wachovia Layoff

[QUOTE who="Phyllis Mangina in Witness Protection Program, Costa Rica"]Agreed! The change in comp, the change in duties/responsibilities and change in job location are ...

Wachovia Layoff

The assurances about not selling the brokerage sounds too much like "we're behind Ken" and "we're not cutting the dividend"!!

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Wachovia Layoff

Please; if you are really a manager you need to check your grammar. If you refer to yourself in the first person, "I" you must capitalize it. And all of us know we have ...

Wachovia Layoff

Wachovia has a Severance Plan and you can request a Summary Plan Description, which is the "official" document. It's also available on line through the HR system. You ...

Wachovia Layoff

This quote is from the Bloomberg article - if there are any other legacy AGE readers on this blog they will attest it's almost verbatim what our CEO told us at the same time he was ...

Wachovia Layoff

I hope so - sometime enough really is enough!

Wachovia Layoff

"He predicts that after a new CEO is announced, the bank will lay off more employees, close branches and seek capital from alternative firms, like a sovereign wealth fund or ...

Wachovia Layoff

Wow, where did you learn to express yourself so well? I'm not sure Lanty would approve.

Wachovia Layoff

Perhaps it's time to find something better to do before you go to bed every night; perhaps you can track your WB stock - that should be more fun than reading this blog written by ...

Wachovia Layoff

My goodness, I think you are on the wrong blog. Try IluvWachovia.com and let the rest of us bemoan the fact that the luv is gone. We are probably all shareholders, so net the 70 ...

Wachovia Layoff

Buffet owns 4.7% of Busch stock, and he appears to be in favor of the sale to InBev. This would net him enough cash he could bet on the sale of Wachovia at something above the ...

Edward Jones News and Happenings.

HELLO- not only are the Edwards family members alive; they're starting a new firm in St. Louis and its being called....Benjamin F. Edwards & Sons. And guess what; Jones does ...

Wachovia Interview Questions.

Oh come on...if you are reading this blog you'd have to be brain dead to apply; or perhaps a Wachovia supervisor hoping to score some points by showing you know how to read a blog ...

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

Is there a reason you have chosen to read this blog? It appears you still have a comfortable
relationship with Charlotte, and that you're enjoying the Kool-Aid. Please come ...

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

A golden parachute comes in many hues - he is being "retired", not fired. Which means he gets all of the perks that he has "earned" for his many years of ...

Wachovia Layoff

Maybe the Sandlers should do what the Edwards just did...they've announced they are starting a new, full service broker/dealer called..BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & SONS!! Wac didn't ...

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

A right to work state still prohibits wrongful terminations; they can't make up a reason to fire you and put damaging information on your U-5. That's a lot different than firing ...

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

Get everything in writing so you can prepare for an arbitration; or better yet, find a good attorney. The language on your U5 is a death sentence in this industry.

Wachovia Layoff

Snoop this was for you and Nasty 1...

Wachovia Layoff

Where are you and Nasty tonight?? I visited this blog to see what you had to say about the news today, but neither of you are commenting.....

Wachovia Layoff

You can check your U5 on the FINRA website under broker search. It's worth doing if you have been terminated.

Wachovia Layoff

Wow, I don't visit this blog too, but every time I do it makes me think that what is happening at Edwards is pretty much the norm for how Wachovia handles its ...

Wachovia Layoff

Not that it helps, but the Edwards employees are suffering the same fate as the World employees; more layoffs than expected, no answers to questions, and a complete destruction of ...

Wachovia Layoff

[QUOTE who="bababooey"]If anyone has any updates on layoffs, please let us know.[/QUOTE]

The Edwards employees are still getting their notices regarding the ...

Wachovia Layoff

I've read the document, several times in fact, but when I raise questions on how I interpert some of the information it's not unusual to get different answers depending on who ...

Wachovia Layoff

The Edwards employees can "displace" themselves provided the job they are offered is within 85% of their current pay AND includes at least 50% of their current ...

Wachovia Layoff

The age brokers were offered retention packages; some took them, some didn't. Not sure, but I think they will be selling mortgages. I'm signing off for a while; be back later.

Wachovia Layoff

Maybe we're still in shock. The deal is 2 weeks for every year of service, plus 2 wks. if you've been there over 10 years, or 4 weeks over 20 years. Severance is based on BASE ...

Wachovia Layoff

It's hard to imagine, but it sure seems to be happening that way. Are any other AGE employees viewing this blog????

Wachovia Layoff

I'm in the HO - are you seeing this in the branches?

Wachovia Layoff

As a very long term A.G. Edwards employee, it seems that most of the people being displaced on the long time employees who are both older and higher paid. Has this been the case ...