WaFd Bank reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(644 total reviews)
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Brent Beardall

63% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

WaFd Bank has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 644 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WaFd Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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644 reviews
2.0
May 28, 2025

Sea of Change

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Really great colleagues, I've met some of the nicest people working at Wafd

Cons

Loss of overall identity/Culture/Values Wafd pay in many markets are considerably lower than our competitors Decisions appear to be unilateral in nature, no input collected

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WaFd Bank Response
9mo
you are right... our employees make the bank run and are our face to our clients and our clients love us.... thanks to you. Change is hard and it is inevitable..... we are trying to do the right thing for our clients, colleagues and shareholders, those are not mutually exclusive
2.0
May 27, 2025

More with less.....

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent health benefits. Hired as a remote worker. Flexible scheduling.

Cons

Slashed bonus program. Reduced profit sharing. Limited growth opportunities. 3% "yearly raise" reduced to 2%. No mid-year performance salary increases in three years.

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WaFd Bank Response
9mo
thanks for your post. I dont know another bank that provides equity (stock options) to all employees..... and those are only valuable if we are successful at increasing the value of our company.
5.0
May 6, 2025

Great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Clean environment. Friendly management and good pay

Cons

None that I can think of

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WaFd Bank Response
9mo
thank you for your post...... YOU make WAFD GREAT
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