My manager said being part of ALN or any other employee network is only useful to people in HR or D&I. Now that I’m applying for a new team she is telling other managers that because I’m in these groups I am not fully focused on the team because I occasionally attend monthly events. Meanwhile I completed my project 5 months early and have taken on additional responsibilities while I waited to apply elsewhere. Is this belief common throughout the bank? #finance #boa #racism
I wouldn’t go as far as thinking it’s a BoA issue. This seems more of a leadership concern. I encourage my team to follow their heart and go after whatever they believe will help them grow. If you are achieving the responsibilities of your role while contributing to DEI efforts, a people leader would fully support this. I suggest having an open and honest conversation with your manager about how you are feeling.
Thank you, I am hoping to switch to a new team that is more accepting but as mentioned above am having difficulty. I’ll speak with my manager soon to discuss how their actions are affecting me.
Second this, sounds like current manager is being petty / undervaluing networking and diversity. A good new manager will see right thru that; don't get discouraged.
It sound like your boss is sabotaging your career and lowkey discriminatory behavior that could be construed as retaliation
I completed my work early and took on extra responsibility, and was only given a meets / meets on my eoy, I was annoyed but moved along. That is why I feel it is discrimination as I met expectations but am somehow now being penalized
Time to switch jobs.
Applied to Meta earlier today
Line up another job, and then talk to HR about this. I’d be shitting bricks if I was a competent person in HR and heard this story. Being treated poorly because of your participation in a group like this is textbook bad behavior.
Your manager sucks! Run away as fast as possible, she will ruin your reputation
I used to work at BofA and that was not my experience at all, souds like a terrible manager situation. That being said it's usually easier to leave a bad manager by going external unless you have a team scoped out you can move to internally.
Your manager is absolutely telling you the WRONG thing. I’ve had mostly white male managers and none have ever discouraged me from being apart of an affinity group and some have actively encouraged it. I’m not saying to go to HR, but that’s a manager that Is doing the opposite of what the bank encourages.
Uh yeah go straight to employment lawyer.
Yeah seems like you just have a bad manager- and BoA would probably recoil if they saw them as a representation of their company values
Call advice and counsel, terrible manager
It’s not a boa thing but your mgr just sucks
What does ALN stands for
Asian Leadership Network
time to bounce if everything you described was true then there's no point to stay. that kind of language and belief is just not acceptable it has nothing to do with industry dont show frustration and apply elsewhere quietly . when it's time just leave