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
3.0
Feb 13, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Respectful clients, low traffic, cross-training, lots of time between clients, leadership allows for mistakes to be learning opportunities, you can easily stand out if you apply yourself here. Work/family balance is alright. You don't bring your work home with you here. 9-5 M-F

Cons

Below average pay, no individual incentive bonuses, pay increases are insulting at low levels. Money is THE issue.

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WaFd Bank Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback! We are a total compensation company, and although base may be lower, all in, compensation is very competitive. If you have suggestions for management, please email Marketing and we will make sure management sees your comments.
1.0
Feb 4, 2017

Corporate

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

401k benefits, high sodium food in the break room, sodas with a high sugar content, and an 8 hour paying job.

Cons

Low pay, not challenging, management, and employees who back stab one another to get a higher pay. The bank is not competitive with other companies when it comes to paying employees. Internal transfers to gain more knowledge or development is frowned upon. Most times you won't get an increase even if it's a different position and if they do give an increase its $.50 more. Living in the Seattle area no one can make a living with the salary that they pay you. They try to offset the pay with a semiannual bonus which is variable based on how the company does for the year. Management do not listen to employees, for years that I've worked there I've had a few conversations with my manager about compensation and growth opportunities, but was always put on the back burner.

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WaFd Bank Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your years at WAFD, and we wish you all the best in your future.
1.0
Feb 3, 2017

USCR

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The CEO actually met with the newly acquired branches.

Cons

Misrepresentation about the new company and beliefs. Employees were reprimanded for reversing small fees when the transition took place.

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WaFd Bank Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your work at Washington Federal. If you would like to message us about how our company and beliefs were misrepresented, please email Marketing and we will take your thoughts into consideration should we acquire additional branches. We wish you all the best!
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