Exclusive: Bank of America banker who died had sought to leave, citing long hours, recruiter says ( www.reuters.com )

The 35-year-old Bank of America (BAC.N) investment banker who died from a blood clot earlier this month wanted to leave the U.S. bank because he was working more than 100 hours a week, according to an executive recruiter who spoke with him about seeking a new job.

Boozilla ,
@Boozilla@lemmy.world avatar

Many years ago I worked at a small community bank. Was one of the better jobs I've had. Then a large regional bank purchased it, and overnight it became the worst job I've ever had.

andrewta ,

100? Wtf?! How is that even legal?

WoahWoah ,

I've always treated salary as basically the idea that I should average about 40 hours of work a week, but that I get to determine if I need to work 80 one week and then 20 for two or whatever. When it's time to grind, I grind, and then I pull back on my hours. I don't ask for permission, I simply manage my own time.

I've been fairly fortunate it seems. I got called in once for not showing up to work for four days. I explained I did six hours of remote work during those four days related to staff questions and projects, but that I had worked seven straight 12-hour days the week before. I was then told how much the person I was talking to works, and I said they should probably take some time as well, and I ended the meeting.

As far as I'm concerned, having a salary means you don't have to pay someone to make sure I'm getting my work done. I manage my own tasks, I manage my staff, and I manage my hours. If they have a problem with that, they can take a flying fuck at a rolling donut, and I will go elsewhere to work.

Cosmonauticus ,

Nothing more American than working an "employee" to death

alquicksilver ,
@alquicksilver@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah, this feels like the system working as intended.

Time to destroy the system.

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