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
5.0
Apr 1, 2014
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Pros

Washington Federal really strives to be a great company to work for, and they are highly community-minded. Amen! They really seem to encourage employee advancement, plus management tries very diligently to act upon suggestions and concerns that employees bring to them.

Cons

The one downside has been lack of thorough training on Washington Federal's banking methods, but our branch was purchased from Bank of America by Washington Federal with a bunch of others so they really had their hands full at the time.

4.0
Apr 1, 2014
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Pros

Love the work and life balance. I have been able to attend, with the help of my colleagues, most of my son's sporting events. I love the fact that we can buy some food for snacks as sometimes I forget to pack my lunch. I also like all of the interaction I have had with colleagues at every branch. It seems as if we have worked together for many years, even though it might only be months. We are getting a new system, which is most welcome. Finally, I like the fact that we have many branches in the 8 states, as eventually my family wants to move to the Vancouver area in Washington and hopefully I can transfer there.

Cons

One major obstacle, is finding the right balance of my workload and customer service. It seems that every task requires 7 steps, when I am used to only 2 or 3. Hopefully, the new system will fix this. Training seems to come by way of urgentency rather than importance. I really struggle with not knowing that I was to be doing something and wasn't because no one told me until our audit.

4.0
Apr 1, 2014

Washington Federal has been a great company to work for.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Washington Federal has great career advancement opportunities. Their 401k compensation is better than any I have heard of.

Cons

Compensation may be lower than competitor's, but the benefits make up for it.

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