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Sanity Claws

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7. But don't they offshore a lot of their so-called customer service work?

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Tue May 18, 2021, 01:19 PM

May 2021

Also, some banks are closing a lot of their branches, meaning fewer workers.

I hate to be so cynical but I have my doubts about how meaningful this is.

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Bank of America announced a plan to raise the minimum wage for employees to $25 per hour [View all] Tomconroy May 2021 OP

It's probably below what almost every bank employee makes anyway...... getagrip_already May 2021 #1

Possibly jimfields33 May 2021 #2

The story did say the bank will require its Tomconroy May 2021 #3

LOL BannonsLiver May 2021 #4

When I Was On BoD Of... ProfessorGAC May 2021 #10

no kidding TxGuitar May 2021 #15

hmmm.... getagrip_already May 2021 #19

No, but tellers are direct employees.. and 25 an hour for a bank teller job.. Volaris May 2021 #13

Banker's hours TxGuitar May 2021 #16

3rd party contractors already had their pay raised on BOA's last raise in 2018 BradAllison May 2021 #17

I'm impressed with their generosity. lpbk2713 May 2021 #5

For a 37.5 hour week greenjar_01 May 2021 #6

But don't they offshore a lot of their so-called customer service work? Sanity Claws May 2021 #7

They have spent about ten years.... RegularJam May 2021 #9

Consider a bank without tellers. RegularJam May 2021 #8

One could always refuse to use electronic banking and go in the branch for cash etc? MichMan May 2021 #12

Then you need to go somewhere other than B of A. RegularJam May 2021 #14

CNN is reporting that when BOA raised wages from $15 to$20 an hour, a few years ago, it affected Tomconroy May 2021 #11

So it's significant Johnny2X2X May 2021 #18