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4.3
Average Rating
(based on 88 WaMu Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.2
Growth Opportunities
4.1
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
4.3
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.3
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Senior Underwriter

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Team environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Company is closed."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"The commute."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Should have fought harder to keep the company open."

Financial Advisor

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Good support."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Involuntary rotations among branches."

Consumer Lending Support Advisor

"They stink."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"The computers were nice."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Run as fast as you can.`"

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"This was one of the worst companies that I EVER worked for. There was so much political BS, that it was hard to pay attention to your job because everyone was trying to make you look like a fool. But good news if you are gay, they seem to like those kind of workers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Jump out of the window, don't look down..."

Call Center Manager

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Great culture, great people over all."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Now that it's Chase, no."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Being downsized."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Less concentrations on offshoring jobs - more concentration on ROI and how support services in India will never take out a loan or open an account at WaMu."

Wire Transfer Supervisor

"It was a great place to work for."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"The work, people, environment, move for career advancement."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have strong verbal and written communication."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Unable to have flexible working schedule."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Adopt team work all across the company."

Personal Finance Representative

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Being face to face with my clients."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good place to work while in transition to lateral career."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Then management team micro-managed and was not supportive when it comes to off-site events."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try not to only be interested in the number of accounts, but the quality of them."

Mortgage Underwriter

"Good company to work, good benefits, lacked structure."

Senior Teller

"Good career choice."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Fast pace."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be competitive."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Stressful."

Personal Finance Representative

"Now Chase Bank, I have heard many of the same qualities still apply."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Excellent training, good incentives/rewards for productivity."

Senior Test Specialist

"Best company I have ever worked for."

Sales Associate

"Loved working there, again surprised was laid off, but know it was the economy."

Senior Relationship Manager

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"People were great to work with."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Senior management at the corporate level was poor."

Compliance Specialist

"Great company."

Assistant Branch Manager

"Compensation program needed re-evaluating."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"My seniority and benefits."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Compensation program."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Company is no longer in business. WAMU was taken over by Chase."

WaMu Reviews FAQs

Is WaMu a good company to work for?

WaMu has an overall rating of 4.3 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 88 WaMu Review Ratings left anonymously by WaMu employees, which is 10% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 98% of employees would recommend working at WaMu.

Does WaMu pay their employees well?

WaMu employees earn $50,000 annually on average, or $24 per hour, which is 24% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 4 WaMu employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find WaMu Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at WaMu?

98% of employees would recommend working at WaMu with the overall rating of 4.3 out of 5. Employees also rated WaMu 4.2 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.3 for Rewards You Receive, 4.1 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at WaMu?

According to our data, the highest paying job at WaMu is a VP of Commercial Lending at $251,000 annually. Browse WaMu Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at WaMu?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at WaMu is a High School Intern at $16,000 annually. Browse WaMu Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at WaMu?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at WaMu to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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