Boring with slow growth opportunity - Personal Banker WaFd Bank Employee Review

3.0
May 19, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some coworkers are great and the work is easy. Awesome healthcare and I’m retirement.

Cons

Most days are boring beyond belief - if you are at a slow branch. Corporate structure prevents you from learning other jobs if it’s not in your job description. Slow advancement opportunities.

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WaFd Bank Response
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Thanks for the post. If your Manager is not working with you to grow our business today, we have room to improve. All of us need to be challenged everyday. We recognize that with the changing digital world we have to evolve and adapt which is why we launched Vision 2025 to become a digital first bank that allows our branches to focus more on relationships and less on transactions. I expect you will see more opportunities as we evolve. The great news is we are operating from a position of strength. I am happy to speak to you live if you would like.

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