Wise reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,314 total reviews)
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Kristo Käärmann

77% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Wise has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,314 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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2.0
Feb 12, 2024

You're in for a ride

Recommend
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Pros

- Great PTO & Sick Time Structure - Hybrid Setup is a great perk - Stock options for many employees - Tampa Office is nice and was recently renovated - Team lunches and events

Cons

- Not much room for growth in Tampa Office. For the small amount of growth that is available, I have seen it mainly be based on "who" you know, with people often promoting friends over those who may be a better fit for the role. - Company is very openly political, and tends to lean towards one side of this only, regardless if you want to avoid political discussion. This can play into cliques forming in the office based on your beliefs, with some beliefs getting more attention and affection than others from management. I have also myself seen this play a role in internal promotions, even though the company would formally disagree on that. - Office is normally loud, with management being okay with employees playing their own music on speakers. - There have been many numerous payroll issues during my time there which has made life very difficult for lower-leveled employees like Customer Support who live more paycheck-to-paycheck. - Customer Support structure is constantly changing. It shifted for me the first time very shortly after being hired, which greatly changed my day-to-day work life. I was not informed or hinted of this at all during the hiring process. - In my opinion, the internal information layout is very unorganized and outdated in the software being used for it. This makes life a lot more difficult as a Customer Support agent, especially when it comes to being graded on cases by their Quality Assurance team. - I am not a fan of their Quality Assurance grading system, and I have not spoken with one agent at the company who is. It is very harsh, and grades extremely low for minor mistakes. I have known multiple agents who were not able to keep their job due to this, and they were hard workers with good attitudes. - Pay is not great with no annual increases like many jobs offer.

1.0
Apr 24, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Free lunch Good benefits Hybrid working

Cons

During probation, you will have to meet strict standards. I was encouraged by my lead and assured I had nothing to worry about and all I needed to do was show improvement. I passed probation, and my quality was steadily improving. Today, I along with half of our social team, were pulled in with a meeting with HR and were falsely accused of "misconduct." They would not elaborate further, and let me go. The team lead simply doesn’t care about her employees and will give you false hope about your performance and string you along with no communication. Consistently cancelled meetings and encouraged practices not condoned by Wise. There have been many meetings where our team has addressed communication and grading concerns (since we are reviewed based on our cases), and she will shut you down. No open communication whatsoever. Shameful practices.

1.0
Jan 28, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Wise used to be an amazing company to work for. I've been there over a year, and I used to believe the role was a dream come true - hard, but the benefits and work/life balance were worth it. Wise made a big deal about valuing employee mental health, so they limited the amount of time agents spent on the phone, which made it feel different from any other call center positions around. Schedules and shifts were consistent as well. You had weekends off, except for one day a month, which made spending time with family easy.

Cons

In the past few months, Wise has made sweeping changes to the Customer Service role. Agents are now on phones the majority of their time. Schedules have moved to a shift bidding system that has been broken since it launched, resulting in agents having weird and inconsistent schedules (i.e. Mon 12-8, Tue 8-4, Wed 12-8, Thurs 9-5, Fri 8-4). You are also required to work two full weekends a month now. Because of the broken shift bidding system requiring manual corrections by Workforce Management, you won't receive your schedule for the month until a couple of days before it starts, so good luck planning appointments and life events! Managers (called Team Leads at Wise) takes constant long lunches or walk around in packs joking with each other, while agents are stuck unsupported on the floor. If you ever reach out for help from a manager, you're told they're busy and to lean on other CS agents for help. Meanwhile, you can see them sipping coffee and laughing with a group of other team leads from where you're sitting. By the way, there's a tiny parking lot at the Tampa location, so you will be forced to pay $20-$25 for parking at a local lot unless you want to try to get there early enough to secure a spot for yourself.

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