Wealthsimple Reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(435 total reviews)
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Michael Katchen

94% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

Wealthsimple has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 435 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Wealthsimple employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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435 reviews
4.0
8 July 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Wealthsimple has a lot of good benefits and good people working there

Cons

General politics for a big company

1.0
24 Dec 2018

Political and Vendetta driven

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Company is working on right problems. Pay and benefits are decent.

Cons

HR pushes everyone to write positive reviews on Glassdoor to attract talent. Stealing credits and passing other's job as your own is very common and it runs from the top. Complaints to manager and HR go unheard. What you do does not matter at all, how you make your boss and senior leaders feel matters more. If you point out any mistakes of your boss or anyone above you in hierarchy then be prepared to be punished. Very political and vendetta driven organisation. God forbid if you are a person of colour. I could not tolerate the blatant politics and left the organisation after a year.

3.0
9 Feb 2024

Lots of cliques and politics

Recommend
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Pros

Remote work is a lovely perk - they're probably one of a handful of employers that still offer fully remote roles - which is good especially in winter. It looks good on your Resume

Cons

An overabundance of supervisory roles with insufficient doers is a significant cultural drawback I've observed. The excessive number of mandatory one-on-one meetings, including sessions with a Team Lead, Senior Manager, Director, and occasionally higher-ups, is particularly cumbersome. Although these meetings can offer a platform for voicing concerns not acknowledged by immediate supervisors, their obligatory nature often detracts from valuable work time, rendering them largely inefficient. Excelling in flattery seems to be a prerequisite here - Many of us prefer to simply do our jobs well and head home. The necessity to ingratiate oneself with higher-ups to advance is unwelcome. It's important to recognize individuals based on their contributions, rather than perpetuating a culture that favors those who curry favor. You could put in all the work in a project - the late nights, weekends and everything and someone else steals all the glory in a Slack shoutout - with your contribution coming as a footnote - all this because, well, you're not part of their clique and don't subscribe to flattery. Moreover, being a Person of Color appears to increase vulnerability during layoffs - it often feels like we're disproportionately affected. Take that observation as you will.

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