Wells Fargo fired 5,300 workers for improper sales push. The executive in charge is retiring with $

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10. Did a short internship at B of A.

Left after about a month an a half...conscience was bothering me.

They were pushing the Tellers to do "sales" on "free" checking. It was "free" if you used the ATM for your banking needs instead of the Teller inside. If you used the Teller then you got charged.

So if you didn't have a lot of "sales", they had a tendency to cut back your hours. But if you did your job and pushed people to "free" checking, you were also pushing yourself out of a job for a cheap bonus if you had the highest sales. Getting your own employee's to eliminate their own jobs. Amazing.

I'm guessing the pressure to "sell" at Wells Fargo must have been intense if it was this wide spread. And I'm sure the higher ups knew about it, but turned a blind eye.

Never opened an account with a big commercial bank since, I'll stick to my credit union.