Washington Mutual Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Washington Mutual

Pros – Easy to work with company with good management and a solid corporate environment that like to have fun

Cons – Now they are out of business

Former Employee – worked at Washington Mutual

Pros – Quality enthusistic, engaged and hard working team.

Cons – Commuting into the city was difficult for me

Former Employee – worked at Washington Mutual

Pros – Many opportunities for women to advance

Cons – No longer in existence due to bank closure

Advice to Senior Management – communicate

Former Employee – worked at Washington Mutual

Pros – Loved working for WaMu. It was when the company was bought and sold for peanuts that it hurt. The company was good and treated the employees well.

Cons – Sub-prime mortgages were the pitfall. The company had a strong consumer banking divison; the mortgage division was extremely challenging. Toward the end (during the financial meltdown of 2008), the company was in a frenzy.

Advice to Senior Management – Remember to keep the work/life balance and if you are miserable in your job, it will show and you will be gone.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Washington Mutual

Pros – Autonomy to get things done.

Cons – Company closed by FDIC and purchased by JPMC.

Current Employee – been working at Washington Mutual

Pros – people were very nice where i worked

Cons – schedule was very flexible when needed

Advice to Senior Management – listen to the problems people may have when dealing with customers

Former Employee – worked at Washington Mutual

Pros – Great Collegues and the kind of work you did

Cons – They sometimes go on a hiring spree and take on too many people.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Washington Mutual

Pros – Ample room for advancement across many different career directions. (Was) Secure and steady employer. Strong Benefits package offered. Ample training provided.

Cons – Weak pool of branch level management. Didn't necessarily foster 'the right way to do it', but promoted those with good sales numbers by questionable tactics. Banking gives you a little bit of the 'Office Space' type feeling.

Advice to Senior Management – Too much tinkering with commission pay. Pay consistently went down while production was similar or even increased. This seems disengenious and definitely fosters poor sales habits from producers.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Washington Mutual

Pros – Work with low and moderate income consumers and community groups.

Cons – Little opportunity to grow educationally

Advice to Senior Management – N/A

Former Employee – worked at Washington Mutual

Pros – Co-workers were the best and brightest
Work-Life Balance was good
Lots of innovative ideas

Cons – Middle management was the heart of the company but the first to be let go during reorgs
Upper management lost sight of what was important

Advice to Senior Management – The bottom line is not the most important aspect of running a company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend