Do not join: No work life balance - Associate Solutions Engineer Western Union Employee Review

1.0
27 May 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, Company policies (Don't fall for it I have regretted joing WU every single morning I woke )

Cons

1) Dirty Politics: This made work environment hostile for me. Leads have created their own individual groups and Jr Associates and Associates are treated like slaves. It's been specifically mentioned by your lead that do not take help from other group people or else you have to face consequences. WU is loosing good people and also it's Image in the market because of bad people especially Group Leads. 2) No work life balance: Too much work load and lot of pressure from management to complete the work assigned. No prior planning or estimation is made before assigning any task/work. I had to stretch my hours almost every day. 3)Most of the seniors responsible for implemention lack Technology knowledge and skill sets. is outdated as most of the applications are legacy stack no intention for improvement. 4) Micromanagement: Lack of freedom and no employee empowerment. 5) Their is a huge difference between the Job description mentioned during hiring and actually work.

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Western Union Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a detailed review. We are pleased that you mentioned compensation and company policies as pros! However, we’re sorry to hear that you do not recommend us as an employer. We understand that management can have a significant impact on our employees across the organization. We also want all our employees to feel fulfilled with their work while achieving a work-life balance. We take to heart all the feedback we receive from our employees, and we will share your review with the appropriate teams to help create a better employee and candidate experience. We empower our employees to share their ideas and feedback. As a current employee, we encourage you to share your thoughts through our monthly WU Listens survey and report any concerns through our reporting channels, such as our People Services Portal and Ethics hotline.

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