Wells Fargo reviews

This is where it gets tricky. Sales is a important balance for any company to remain profitable. We are surrounded by sales in society. WF does give the word "sale" a bad name though. With that being said, WF's District Leaders and Area Presidents are 2-3 years behind the curve in the retail world. They believe that by pressing for numbers to satisfy reports is reflection on team members doing what is right for customers. They are great about talking about the vision and values and using it as a shield when protecting themselves. There are times where a team member is not a right fit, however, WF always has a struggle with retention. If Wells invested in WOWing their team members rather then standing behind the flawed leadership and poorly executed Vision and Values they would have retained me, that stood up for the great tellers, bankers, and service managers. We did not hit our sales goals all the time but with did the best job we could and made a lot of customers happy.

It's called retail banking for a reason - you have to work Saturdays and you have to work evenings to make cold calls to prospects during their dinner/family time. It's all about sales. Management will turn a blind eye to "gaming" by bankers and tellers who produce high sales. Had to work with angry customers who were incensed by debit cards being ordered by bankers from other stores. Other bankers closed accounts rather than transferring them to new accounts to gain sales. It's an aggressive environment and even the best people walk a fine line. I always worked with ethics and doing what's right. Never got a shot to be a manager because I was consistently hitting my sales goals and finishing in the top 20% and not the top 5%.