Not a team environment at HQ, leaders only care about themselves and getting ahead - Anonymous employee Western Union Employee Review

2.0
Nov 2, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of pros on the surface, but don't be fooled by all the hype and awards. Lots of talk just for show. If you are considering working here, read and listen to the negative comments here..they are spot on.

Cons

High turnover, low morale, overworked employees, everyone out for themselves. I feel like I made a big mistake and wished I had paid more attention to the negative comments on this site reflecting HQ culture...it's all true. Hoping to find something at a new company all together like Schwab or Amazon where lots of former WU employees have gone.......

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Western Union Response
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Thank you very much for sharing your honest feedback about WU. We’re sorry to hear about your experiences at our global headquarters, but we appreciate you taking the time to share them with us on Glassdoor. In regards to your leadership advice to management, every leader in the organization takes part in a program that is focused on strengthening their leadership capabilities. They meet bi-monthly and we’ve seen great benefits from this program, in helping leaders improve. We believe WU’s purpose of “moving money for better” attracts the best talent who want to make positive changes for the business, and especially for our customers around the world, in over 200+ countries and territories. We thank you for joining WU and want you to be happy while working here. If you believe you are overworked or know of certain employees who may be overworked or have low morale due to management, we urge you to contact our ethics department internally, so that your anonymous feedback will be taken into account. We take matters like this very seriously. Thanks again for your time.

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