Wise reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(2,334 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 2,334 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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2K reviews
3.0
Aug 22, 2024

Meh

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, good affordable insurance, great DEI program, people are quite nice

Cons

No established processes (company actively fights them), KPIs based entirely on output rather than quality, lack of established processes makes everything subjective, start-up mentality but too big to be a start-up, comically poor communication between departments, manditory weekends

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Wise Response
1y
Hey, thanks so much for sharing your feedback - we really appreciate it! We're glad to hear you appreciate the pay and benefits at Wise as well as the people and our DEI efforts. However, we're sorry to hear that you aren't having such a good experience when it comes to processes. Our goal is to help our customers as quickly as possible when they need assistance and setting KPIs helps ensure we’re able to meet this goal and identify gaps where we may need to invest in the future. Implementing KPIs aims to provide clear expectations and support, helping team members align their efforts with our overall goals. We believe that a well-structured performance management framework not only aids individual growth but also enhances teamwork and collaboration. These KPIs are designed to not be burdensome but to guide and support, paving the way for personal development and improved outcomes. When it comes to time off, as a global company, our priority is to ensure that our customers receive timely support. To manage this, we arrange shift schedules two months in advance to help our team know when they’ll be working. Since we require coverage for our customers, some Wisers may be asked to work on weekends, however we regularly change up schedules to ensure that allocations are fair. We also have a project underway at the moment called TimeWise which is intended to address some of the challenges in processes around managing time and time off, so this will hopefully also go some way to improving some of the process gaps you may have experienced. If you have any feedback or suggestions for improvement, these are always welcome too. We'd encourage you to reach out to your Lead or local People Advisor to share your experiences if you feel comfortable to do so. Nicola
4.0
Aug 10, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

One of the aspects I appreciate most at Wise is the excellent benefits and the opportunity to collaborate with great co-workers.

Cons

The aspects I like the least are the lower salary compared to competitors and the challenges posed by incompetent management, most of whom worked their way up many years ago and lack experience outside of the company. Expectations from management are not clearly defined, and there is a lack of guidance on how to achieve them.

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Wise Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We really appreciate it and we’re glad to hear that you’re enjoying your experience at Wise, especially the collaboration opportunities with other Wisers. If you'd like to discuss the challenges you're experiences in more detail to help make improvements, please consider speaking to your local people advisor to share more details. Thanks Nicola
3.0
Jan 31, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

+Great environment and people to work with; +fast paced +impactful wokr

Cons

- poor leadership - lack of guidance and directive leadership

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