Wise reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(2,346 total reviews)
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Kristo Käärmann

74% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Wise has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,346 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wise employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Jun 5, 2025

Toxic leadership

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Pros

Office perks, sabbatical, years ago a good place to start

Cons

Everything else, but with a special mention to very poor leadership, not only in AML but accross all teams. I have hardly seen any lead being demoted or fired in spite of their very poor results in company surveys - even the opposite, I saw some being promoted in spite of their complete lack of knowledge or lead skills, If you search for toxic leadership behavior online, you will find all the points that I have seen around: micromanaging, absolute lack of knowledge in the compliance field, taking advantage of others' ideas for self-promotion, lack of reward or recognition to agents, sometimes even blaming them.. damn, I was even told first hand how a senior Fraud lead made an agent cry until the agent left - the company also has a mental health support, which is the most useless as agents are being told that's not a place to complain... Most of the leads, mainly at senior level are unskilled oportunists, some even get somehow into PM positions for some reason and they also firmly defend themselves, so there does not seem to have any way to push them away from decision-making positions even if they are very far from knowing what "leading" means. From what I have seen so far, if you are an agent with more than 1/2 years of experience, there is a big chance that you are trying to get out and not be treated as a number.

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Wise Response
1y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We have a strong infrastructure in place to drive a culture of high performance at Wise, to support a fair and equitable performance management process for all Wisers, including Leads. We also want every Wiser to bring their best selves to work, and we’re deeply committed to supporting employee wellbeing. To ensure Wisers have the resources they need, we offer a range of support options, including a 24/7 employee assistance program, mental wellbeing champions across all regions, people advisors who can provide dedicated support. You've voiced a number of concerns which we would encourage you to speak confidentially with your local People Advisor about as they are best placed to provide dedicated support on this topic and address the issues you have raised.
4.0
Jun 5, 2025
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Pros

Good projects lovely teams good focus on customer centric products and services. Lovely new office.

Cons

Lack of transparency around career progression when you don’t have a supportive manager. Leadership just make decisions without your knowledge about the future state of teams. It’s very hard to get promoted here. It’s better to keep moving teams when you’re ready.

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Wise Response
1y
Thank you for taking time to share your feedback. I hope you were able to raise these concerns before you left Wise. We have a strong infrastructure in place to drive a culture of high performance at Wise, to support a fair and equitable performance management process for all Wisers. We aim to treat every Wiser with fairness and respect as we manage these processes.
1.0
Jun 5, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Its a job in a tough job market. The benefits are standard for a tech company .

Cons

Low salary, Work isn't respected unless you're in the UK/EU. They recently closed a US office without notice and laid off hundreds of people. No one in Austin actually likes their job or working for the company unless theyre brand new.

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Wise Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. If you have further feedback, we encourage you to reach out to your Lead or People Advisor who are best positioned to offer dedicated support on the concerns you have raised.
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