WaFd Bank reviews

Every week we are in meetings asking us to take on more responsibilities, "be the branch's sales champion", etc. But I haven't gotten a single raise and I've worked here for a year. The pay is BAD. When are you going to address this? We take on responsibilities as tellers that most banks would pay personal bankers or "leads" to do. Your customers are unhappy about the massive turnover rate and you should get a plan in place ASAP to fix it. I have been promised a personal banker position over a month ago, which I know I will train for six months for (even though I already do 80% of the job's responsibilities) and then I will have to actually have the title for six months before I see my pathetic $2 (if I'm lucky) raise. So I'm expected to do my job for 6 months to a year before I actually reap the benefits. That's fantastic. I know the managers have to fight hard to get us our pathetic yearly raises that don't even cover the cost of living. Im not exaggerating: HALF the employees at this branch are working two jobs. That's 60+ hours a week. I know this bank is getting more than enough revenue to afford to pay us at least industry average. Taco Bell and McDonald's pay more than I'm making and I manage IRAs, open business accounts, do construction draws, cross sell, train new employees. That's only the tip of the iceberg. Without my second job, I can't even feed myself. And I'm single. My wages barely cover my bills. I shouldn't have to kill myself working two jobs.

I have to agree with other reviews the rate of pay is low. The benefits don't out way the low pay. The bonus I mentioned above is a nice attempt to give you the feeling of making more money. Makes it difficult to attract talented people for an entry level position.