You do know what happened when they drank the "Kool-aid"?????
Welcome.
We've watched outright untruths day after day on the poorly designed, clipart disaster of a website that "Mr Blaine" lives to operate. Sadly, the man that once took the helm at a young age and did good things at SECU has embarrassingly trashed his legacy with a witch hunt of tired inaccuracies.
We're tired of your lies and feel sorry for the followers who sheepishly fall for your sad diatribe. Since you won't post anything on your site but your own slanderous commentary and cowardly "anonymous" contributions, we invite authentic commentators here. We won't be here for long - because you can't change crazy and, frankly, there is real work to be done over there.
We feel sorry for you. And your embarrassing website of one-sided inaccuracies screams pity for your loss of control.
We are matching your energy with a poorly designed site to expose untruths.
We see you.
We will not stand for it.
PS - if you would have believed that marketing was important, you would have known the importance of securing ALL of your extensions for your "secujustasking" domains. Too late.
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ReplyDeleteThis website is so badly needed. Day after day, Jim Blame posts lies about SECU and its leadership and he won’t publish the significant number of comments he receives from people trying to tell the truth because he is a coward. He might’ve been a good leader back in his day (I’ve got my doubts based on some of the stories now circulating), but he’s clearly lost his mind and decency. SECU needs to get with the times and stop acting like it’s 1990. Jim Blame needs to get out of the way and stop trying to intimidate people like he did when he was CEO. Go home Jim Blame and let the adults get back to work. I really hope this website can get the truth out there for everyone to see. Thank you for giving the adults a voice!
ReplyDeleteThe CU industry is small. I know so many people at SECU. What I've heard is that there is this embarrassing website that only publishes cult following posts and not those of other employees or people who try to state what's really happening. Of course you can say it's "truth" if you're the only one allowed to screen comments! That in itself should give the blind followers a reason to question. If you're right, why be scared?
ReplyDeleteDoes anybody else find it funny that every comment on that wacko site is all the same comment? This is what you do when you are retired. You live to post lies and then post your own 'anonymous' comments to inflate interest. It's like posting on Facebook and 'liking' your own posts. LOL. Sad. Where's the dignity?
ReplyDeleteYes, stop the lies. Finally. Love this
ReplyDeleteNo person has the flawless vision of the perfect direction for SECU. Not Jim Hayes. Not Jim Blaine. Both brought ideas members need. SECU is bigger than one person.
ReplyDeleteI tried to post so many level headed comments on the other website but I guess that is not what Jim Pain was going for. Jim Pain did contribute greatly to where we are today, both positively with our People helping people purpose, and negatively with his underinvestment in technology and fostering forward thinking. Not sure if we should blindly follow a former leader that did not have a computer on his desk and relied on his executive assistant to type up his emails for him. He was the former leader that charged his own employees over $70 a month to park in an SECU parking deck. He was the former leader that did away with with the pension plan, vacation plan, and longevity. I am sure the old man was grandfathered in though. Probably got a golden parachute too. He was also the former leader that compared some of his employees to followers of Hitler (wish I was making that one up). What a great unifying leader. He did do some positive things though and helped build SECU into what it’s is today. But his style of leadership will not lead us to the future. If he had his way, he would reset SECU into exactly what it was when he walked out the door many years ago. The world has changed though and so must we. We have competition that was not around when he led us. We now have to compete with FinTech, Big Tech(Apple), and other FIs with better more advanced technology. Our members’ deposits have left for conveniences that our technology does not provide today. Who knows what the long-term effects will be on financial institutions with increased usage of AI. We do need to hold onto the foundation set by our former leadership, people helping people. We just need to rethinking how we deliver on our mission. We need to rally behind Leigh. We can not get distracted by the old man yelling for people to get off his lawn. Let’s focus on our members and improving their experience.
ReplyDeleteI should have added that I am sure Jim Pain could have explained many of the decisions he made while he was CEO that can be easily twisted to sound negative when taken out of context. When he does not allow opposing views and only allows those with extreme negativity to any change, he creates a mob mentality. There is middle ground. This is not Democrat vs Republican tribalism. We have to come together an move forward. People helping people, improve the member experience, improve financial soundness, improve the employee experience. Let’s call a truce and move on towards a better future together. We are all stronger together.
DeleteExcellently stated! Ditto!
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ReplyDeleteHere is another Jim Pain move that could be spun. Jim Pain introduced risk based lending. He introduced higher rates for members that did not have money to put down on a home or vehicle. He also charged higher rates for longer terms loans, longer terms that people were using because they could not afford the higher principal payments of a shorter term. How dare Jim Pain charge our new teachers(only using teachers in this illustration because he did, love teachers) a higher rate just because they were not wealthy and lucky enough to have money to put down. Now a reasonable person would say that Jim Pain used a model/math to evaluate/calculate that longer terms and higher LTVs pose a higher risk and therefore should be charged a ….higher rate. Jim Pain, how dare you for using logic and financial soundness. The greed. Guess that expensive MBA did you some good. Although, maybe you also looked at some….industry standards for guidance. Imagine that. Then you cry foul for expanding the tiered based pricing you introduced because an updated model/math illustrated that it was the financially sound and responsible thing to do. Thanks Jim for your contribution.
ReplyDeleteCorrect me if I am wrong, but wasn’t it Jim Blaine that originally pushed for expanded membership? I heard that we expanded membership to include local government employees, got in trouble, and that is why LGFCU was created. If SECU merged with LGFCU, wouldn’t that just bring us back to what Jim Blaine wanted. Guess the old man does change his mind, or maybe his age is catching up to him and he forgot. Of course, maybe he remembered the other day when he proposed the reverse merger on his blog. You know, if we did merge with LGFCU, we could use their Civic brand, which is a great name. They also have a newer core, online account opening, rewards cards, business deposit accounts, and business lending. Also correct me if I am wrong, but didn’t we look into business lending before Jim Hayes ever got here and the reason we did not move forward was due to limitations with our Core? They also have tiered based lending. Maybe if Jim Blaine remembered that he introduced tiered based lending and fought for expanded membership, he would support the merger. I am also sure that in the decades of the partnership, that a merger was neverrrr discussed even “informally”😇. If that were true, we would really have to question Jim Blaine’s leadership and integrity . Right? Or maybe we just need to praise Jim Blaine as the architect and builder of this genius plan(both are needed 😜). He will then be fully on board if it is his idea. All Hail Jim Blaine, the architect, builder, and now splinter in our side. Of course, I am sure that Jim could logically explain all of these previous actions. Just putting a spin on it without any context or debate. There are no perfect leaders and I honestly believe that Jim Blaine, Mike Lord, Jim Hayes, and now Leigh Brady are using the tools and information at their disposal to do what is in the best interest of our members and employees. Times change and we must learn to adapt and change as well. Now let’s all use logic, data, and the tools at our disposal to find the best path forward for SECU and not be held back by ridiculousness. We are stronger together.
ReplyDeleteLol at the builder and architect
DeleteWhat a cute little website. You actually think Jim Blaine or the rest of us actually care about securing domains? Feel free to offer up a counter to the “lies” Blaine is telling. This post looks like the all employees emails Hayes sent to us. All gibberish and no actual content.
ReplyDeleteJim Blaine’s blog is just an echo chamber. Don’t you think it’s strange there are NO opposing views? Do you really think EVERYONE just happens to think the exact same way as Jim Blaine?
DeleteJim Blaine actually introduced risk based pricing at SECU, INCLUDING CREDIT SCORES, way before the current rollout. You may not have been there then, but SECU used to originate mortgages and sell them on the secondary market (quit doing so around 2007). Those mortgages were underwritten and priced using risk based lending standards (called loan-level price adjustments), which included pricing differences based on credit score. So Jim Hayes is not the first CEO to price loans using the credit score at SECU.
As another poster pointed out, Jim Blaine also originally tried to expand the field of membership which is how LGFCU was even created. He believed so much in the effort that he took it all the way to the NC Supreme Court (where he lost)!
And do you know why deposits have been running off at SECU (hint it’s not because of anything Jim Hayes has been doing and isn’t happening in a vacuum or solely at SECU)? It’s because the Fed has raised rates so high on short term US debt, that it’s now a better deal to park your cash in short term Treasuries and uninsured Money Market accounts than it is to keep them on deposit at ANY insured financial institution. You can get a yield on a 6-month or 12-month T-Bill that is higher than any yield on any insured deposit account at any financial institution, AND you don’t pay state income tax on the income generated from Treasuries. Not to mention inflation causing people to use up their spare cash to pay extra for everything. Also, when deposits run off, so do the assets that they held. There’s your $3 billion answer.
The Fed is in a credit tightening cycle, meaning they are reducing the cash in the financial system to bring inflation down. Less cash available, less money to spend on goods, with the goal of less inflation. Jim Blaine preys on people who can’t pass Econ 101.
Delete5:11pm. Thank you for your post as opposing views and debate is how we move forward. As we approach change, it is important to evaluate differing perspectives, asses the data, and come to an informed decision with how to move forward. We go through the appropriate processes and controls. Then assess how to most effectively implement change. Will everyone agree with the change, absolutely not. Never happens. Some people on Jim’s blog are talking about save Bob White and bring our ties back. Wow. But instead we support the leadership in charge once decisions are made and push forward. It is our duty as an employee to serve the members with the tools and products provided to us. If someone has a recommendations with how to improve things further, we should use the appropriate channels and processes to provide feedback. It is all about continuous improvement, collaboration, and serving our members. We should be apart of the improvement and not part of the chaos. Use data to show how your suggestions can help us improve. Jim’s blog is all about blaming and complaining. Read through the posts. Not one constructive recommendation with how to move us forward other than fire everyone new and get rid of the board that wants the credit union to improve beyond how Jim Blaine left it. Let’s all be apart of the solution.
DeleteNotice that comments here are posted immediately because they are not reviewed, edited, deleted, or changed before posting.
DeleteThat weird, I mean transparent, or maybe it’s American and the Credit Union way. Or maybe it is just refreshing.
DeleteAt least dissenting opinions are allowed — unlike on the socialist’s blog…. (Oh, wait…. you didn’t know?!)
ReplyDeleteExactly. I tried to post a simple comment to correct a completely false statement. Was not even opinionated. Nothing. Jim Blaine does not want the truth. Just wants to spread misinformation, chaos, and separate employees from what we should be focusing on. Our members and our mission. Please do not show Jim Blaine how to use Twitter. We do not need another former President past his prime posting erratically. Wait, Jim, you don’t have a bunch of classified documents stored away in your home too do you. Nah, you don’t seem like the type to hoard a bunch of paper in your office.
DeleteLove the picture of Jim Blaine in sunglasses holding his hand up. Power to the people? No, that’s not right based on your leadership style. Power to the person in charge? Nope. You would not agree with that one either since it is not you. Maybe you are staring at one of the branch mirrors that you ordered that cost more than $1,000,000 collectively that says you own this place (Jim called these rounding errors). Or maybe those are the SECU glasses that says the future is bright( as in as in you are trying to set the place on fire). Not really sure what is going through your mind in that moment, but man, you look cool 😎.
ReplyDeleteThis blogs a joke. I’d take Blaine over Haze any day.
ReplyDeleteHayes is gone and not coming back. Would not want him to. Blaine is retired and somewhat confident that he is not wanting to come back. I think this blog is about an equal voice. A place where the full truth is welcome. Where opposing views can be discussed. Where common ground can be found. At least that is my hope.
DeleteBlaine ain’t coming back even if he wanted to.
DeleteMake no mistake, he would love to come back, because he is irrelevant without the ability to push people around that he thinks are beneath him.
DeleteCorrect me if I am wrong, but didn’t Jim Blaine try and succeed at manipulate the BOD voting process when he was CEO? Didn’t he ask for a whole bunch of employees to show up and vote his way at an annual meeting? That would seem to be a blatant misuse of power and influence.
ReplyDeleteI just want people to understand “this board” is not new. These are the same board members that were here during all our CEO’s terms. I feel like members think this is a new group. I don’t think they would just all of a sudden decide to sabotage SECU. Some have been here for over 15 years.
ReplyDeleteSo Jim’s post today may be his lowest yet. Leigh reaches out to him to set up a meeting with him over lunch. To talk things out, get some guidance from her former mentor and boss. He rudely brushes her off. Then posts a screenshot. Jim, what is your end goal here? To boost your ego? To help SECU or to tear it down? This seemed like an olive branch and you hit her over the head with it. Jim, Shame on you. Leigh, we appreciate your professionalism and attempt to build unity through civil discourse. You know a true unifying leader when you see one. We are stronger together.
ReplyDelete!!!!! Seems like he really doesn't care about SECU if he does this...
DeleteTried to post a comment on his blog encouraging him to meet with Leigh and help move us towards a unified path forward. It was of course, not posted. So surprised.
DeleteNope!
ReplyDeleteCorrect me if I am wrong, but we’re two high level employees in Jim Blaine’s executive team related. Believe they may have each served as second in command (I actually liked both Bobby Hall and Sue Douglass, just using this to spin the narrative like Jim B). If this is true, was there possibly nepotism and favoritism involved? We’re there not rules in place for this? Did Jim just ignore or change the rules to put the people most loyal to him in high level positions?
ReplyDeleteSo Jim Blaine relayed multiple times that Jim Hayes was not the real problem but it was the Board and that Jim Hayes was just a “puppet”. If that is the case with the board and CEO position, and some of the board has been around for a long time, does that mean that we should not give Jim Blaine any credit for things done during his time since he would have also just been a puppet? Just following the logic that you laid out Jim Blame.
ReplyDeleteWe drank the Kool Aid and the membership reaped the rewards?
ReplyDeleteYes, just like when we believed it was okay that a teller accidentally mis-keying a sign-on took down the system statewide in early 2000’s was acceptable, just like when we believed it was okay to have a balancing system that took two/three people entire afternoons to complete when other places could do the same in minutes, just like when Blaine threatened to fire VP’s for not being in the front office, or when he decided generalists we’re the way to go and employee morale tanked so hard that people hated their jobs so long that they forgot how great specializing could be, just like when employee satisfaction surveys died under Blaine because no one wanted to let employees know they all felt the same way, just like when it was decided that loan processors weren’t needed, just like risk based lending we offered as fixed rates through outside companies or lower rates for auto pay was acceptable then, etc. I respected Jim for all the good that he did, but I never deluded myself in to believing that he was the all knowing, perfect CEO of people’s dreams. The membership reaped the “rewards” of all these decisions, good or bad. Just like employees. Nothing is ever perfect, and none of us are stating that Jim Hayes was perfect, or that Leigh Brady will be, but the difference is that we will be here working for the member under all circumstances. We will continue to “do the right thing” and be the saving grace of SECU like we always have been. We will support branch VP’s that Blaine decides are worth little less than a PR stunt for his ego, we will support Leigh to give her AND the membership the best opportunity they can have, we will support Emma and Mia in their efforts to figure out what the heck employees want and need, we will continue to point out the managers who use tools at their disposal to figure out which employees responded in certain ways are the problem and not the innocuous survey everyone wants to blame. We will continue to hold the silent majority that just want to support one another and do some good in this life instead of being the cancers that try to multiply and divide ourselves to the point of ruining anything good at SECU. Everyone else can “drink the kool-aid,” I’ll make sure to keep thinking for myself.
DeleteAgree. Well said.
Delete@11:50 YES! we are alongside Leigh. Go get ‘em
DeleteLeigh!!!
Are factual posts allowed on this site?
DeleteBomba, Brady, and the 8 members of the board who haven't been replaced yet need to go. They are all way in over their heads and their few clever talking points are becoming extremely exhausting. As a former long-time employee of SECU, I'm VERY familiar with Ms. Brady's superiority complex, holier than thou attitude, and her seemingly inability to grasp the circumstances and concerns of the members of this fine institution that was created to help those who are struggling. She completely mismanaged the HR department during her tenure so how in the h*** does the board think that she can lead the organization as CEO? And don't get me started on that Bomba guy. We've all heard, "Fake it until you make it", but come on. Is anyone buying that this guy is qualified to be CITO? Why are First Citizens Bank rejects treated like the cream of the crop to the clueless executives at SECU? Also, the "us vs. them" mentality is very much alive in this one. He doesn't respect the long-time SECU employees who have put blood, sweat and tears into this organization. He and his First Citizen Bank reject cronies are highly overpaid disgraces to SECU. Bomba and Brady are inept and should be replaced.
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