Shame on you, Washington Federal for not being "invested here." with your employees. - Anonymous employee WaFd Bank Employee Review

1.0
Jun 8, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great medical and dental insurance benefits. Cost sharing is fair to both employee and employer.

Cons

Appears to prefer to hire younger college educated individuals rather than working to educate and promote current staff. Long term employees are often paid less than the individual hired for the same job. Terms like "Groom them or broom them" and "Getting rid of Deadwood" employees are bandied about the corporate offices. Shame on you for discounting the skills and experience of long term employees.

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5.0
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Pros

The leadership at all levels is outstanding

Cons

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2.0
May 28, 2026
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Pros

Primarily remote work. Decent PTO after the 4th year.

Cons

Limited staffing and limiting overtime opportunities until the bitter end of potentially missing deadlines, which you are guilted into working. 2% "raise" every January and ZERO merit raises. Gutted profit sharing and profitability bonuses over time. Most recent bonus, which is tied to net profit after dividends, was given a result when the scale was never published. All previous bonuses had a floor-to-ceiling profit scale that showed the targets months in advance of the end of the bonus period.

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