WaFd Bank reviews

3.3

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 3.3 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
4.0
Sep 15, 2015

Nice place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great company to work for, very focused on treating their clients nice. They offer excellent benefits to employees although the salary is on the low side.

Cons

Salary could be better, but the benefit package is impressive.

1.0
Sep 11, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

You don't have to work weekends - Monday -Friday hours.

Cons

Unorganized, do not value employees, policies & procedures unclear, manager cannot make a decision on her own. Many HR flaws and lawsuits waiting to happen. Pay is horrible, when filling out time card you do not put your actual hours worked, and if you do it is sent back to you to put the hours you are told to put in. Was told if you have over-time you can comp it that week. Many times I had over-time that was not fairly comp to me. I have been in banking for 20 years, and this was the strangest place I have ever worked. I can go on-and-on, but my advice is simple...RUN the opposite direction and seek other employment! I had 3 other job offers on the table when I took this job, total regret! I have 20 years of lending experience, and was told they did not have any openings for lending, but really wanted to utilize my management experience. I took the job thinking ok I will move into lending. My first day on the job I was informed that I could not take another position for 1 year. The worst career move of my life! I have moved on to a higher paying job with a reputable financial institution as a Branch Manager doing what I love...selling and lending!

4.0
Sep 9, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Washington Federal is a good place to work with an easy-going vibe. They don't have us be overly aggressive or pushy with clients in regards to cross selling. Client retention seems to be great. They also made it very easy for me to take time off for maternity leave even being there for just a few months.

Cons

-There isn't advertising like most of the competitors have -Communication from management could be a little better -Training

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