Wachovia Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Very good company to work for."

"Great company to work for."

"Wachovia was a wonderful company with great people. The intergration with Wells Fargo was a bad time to be an employee."

What do you like about working at Wachovia?

"The company was huge but very professional. Wachovia really cares about the employees and the customers. I worked in a downtown branch with wonderful people."

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

"Be professional, well dressed, if you are a man wear a coat and tie, women were hoses and closed toe pumps, no bare sleeves."

What don't you like about working at Wachovia?

"It became very difficult to get loans done during the intergration with Wells Fargo so I was caught up in a political situation in the mortgage division. I would work for them again now that things have changed."

What do you like about working at Wachovia?

"Flex Schedule"

What don't you like about working at Wachovia?

"Compensation"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More invest in training for employees"

"This company needs to go back to basics you will do well if you find lots of new business"

What do you like about working at Wachovia?

"Most of the associates are very nice and loyal to their job and the customers.... They have to be nice because they keep being told if they don't get their numbers they will be replaced and they haven't left yet ... they keep thinking they can do it"

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

"If your ok with being coached daily to sell 8 bank products that only 5 give you any immediate little points that go into a pot that better add up to ALOT of points and all the reports that messure your success still won't give you a reasonable bonus, then tell them YOU LOVE TO SELL CHECKING ACCOUNTS and you'll find businesses and schools that will let you hold seminars to find those checking accounts"

What don't you like about working at Wachovia?

"hourly wages, ridiculous goals, long hours, Wells Fargo took away holidays, can't decorate for Christmas, DM & Managers punish & use retaliation ethics taught but mgrs lie. NUMBERS is all they want CALL CALL CALL& make 120 appt.s for JANUARY stay late work saturdays take away or change mind about day off WORK 6 DAYS A WEEK ALL OF JANUARY Pull checking accounts out of your you know what... atheistism is their diversity of choice"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management needs to go out into the community and build relationships to bring to their branches... Meet with the companies that bank with us set up meetings for their employees Our managers are a waste of man power"

What do you like about working at Wachovia?

"I enjoyed walking into a company whose accounting department had transitioned software in a haphazard way. The turnover of staff had left the company struggling to achieve the most basic of tasks. With absolutely no training in the accounting software, I built ALL reconciliations from scratch, identified how A/R & A/P transactions were flowing through the statements and helped educate management so procedures could be established. This was my greatest professional challenge and achievement."

What don't you like about working at Wachovia?

"The constant turn over of staff in all departments made led to more monitoring then should have been necessary. With some positions consistently being held by employees still on the learning curve more time was invested in correcting transactions then should have been necessary."

"this was great I never had to rate my old job before and I enjoyed it."

What do you like about working at Wachovia?

"great customer service and all the employee& management was great to work with customer was one on one."

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

"never give up on your dreams interms of a career and what you think you may be able to do."

What don't you like about working at Wachovia?

"weekend working and long hours on friday and your off days and some special hoildays"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"get along with your employee and always keep them in the loop of progress and input."

What do you like about working at Wachovia?

"The professionalism and at their training they provide you with grat tools I use to this day when dealing with costumers."

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

"Speak clear and study up on what Wells Fargo has to offer before your interview."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be a bit more hands on with workers who have certain weaknesses that need attention."

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

"1. Phone interview. 2. Behavioral Interview face-to-face. 3. Drug Test/Finger Printing background check. 4. Offer."

What do you like about working at Wachovia?

"Their customer service can not be beat. For the pass eight or ten years in a row, they have been recognized for outstanding customer service."

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

"Make sure you have tolerence for undertrained managers. Most of the managers have retail banking experiences, but never taken a course in management. They don't have a clue as to how to manage."

What don't you like about working at Wachovia?

"I don't like the micro-managing aspect of the company. I come from a background of running it like I own it, and upper management supporting my decisions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stick by the manager you put in charge. If you have to coach them, make sure it's done tactfully, and not in front of their subordinates. And never have conversations with the managers subordinates about the managers strenghts and weaknesses."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Building relationships requires trust built over time. Flexibility to do your job builds that trust."

"Great work atmosphere with plenty of growth and you learn a lot"

What do you like about working at Wachovia?

"Employees and some of the leaders"

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

"Great company"

What don't you like about working at Wachovia?

"Slow in taking action sometimes"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve communication line between leaders and employees"

"I loved this position. It was a great learning experience and was challeging as well."

What do you like about working at Wachovia?

"The team was the most professional and competent team I have ever worked with."

What don't you like about working at Wachovia?

"They now have an 18 month rule for consultants, so training is an issue."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Once a person gets trained and can provide value as a consultant, they have a little time left on their contract. It is inefficient to re-train so often."

"Excellent place to work."