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Boston.com | Fidelity reorganizes its workplace with new hires — and a few cuts by Beth Treffeisen AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Fidelity Investments announced a broad restructuring that will bring on thousands of new hires while trimming roughly 1 % of its global workforce—about 800 jobs out of 80,000 associates. The reorganization focuses on revamping its technology and product teams to accelerate tool development, opening 2,000 positions (including 400 tech‑ or product‑related roles) and shifting about 25,000 roles to a new Technology and Product Operating model, with an emphasis on early‑career, hands‑on engineering talent. The layoffs affect a small portion of the staff, though the company has not indicated whether any of its roughly 6,200 Boston employees are impacted. This move follows Fidelity’s recent mandate for a five‑day in‑office schedule and comes as the firm manages $7 trillion in assets—up 19 % from the prior year—and plans to maintain its main corporate office while transitioning workers to a new Commonwealth Pier campus later in the fall. Read more: https://www.boston.com/news/business/2026/05/11/fidelity-reorganizes-its-workplace-with-new-hires-and-a-few-cuts/ #FidelityInvestments #Bostoncom #CommonwealthPier #business

Boston.com | ‘Incredibly disruptive’: Readers react to Fidelity’s five-day return to office mandate by Annie Jonas AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Fidelity Investments announced that, beginning in September, all 6,200 Boston‑based employees—including managers at the vice‑president level and above—will be required to work in the office five days a week, ending the company’s hybrid model that previously allowed two full weeks of in‑person work each month; only customer‑support phone roles and three other Fidelity sites (Merrimack, New Hampshire; Kentucky; and New Mexico) are exempt. The firm framed the shift as a “thoughtful, gradual approach” aimed at fostering mentorship, collaboration and a stronger culture, while acknowledging diverse personal circumstances. Boston.com’s poll of over 550 readers showed a 69 % opposition rate, with concerns about work‑life balance, commuting costs, and potential turnover, whereas roughly a quarter supported the move for its perceived productivity and social benefits. Commenters warned the mandate could drive talent away, penalize caregivers, increase traffic, and prioritize corporate real‑estate over employee well‑being, while a smaller group argued that full‑time office presence could enhance teamwork, learning and economic vitality. Read more: https://www.boston.com/community/readers-say/2026/04/30/readers-react-fidelity-five-day-return-to-office-mandate/ #FidelityInvestments #Bostoncom #community #jobs #localnews