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Working at WaMu in Irvine, CA: 18 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Irvine, CA Area

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On average, employees in Irvine, CA at WaMu give their company a 1.2 rating out of 5.0 based on 18, whereas overall Average Rating of WaMu is 4.3 out of 5.0 based on 352 WaMu Review Ratings. The happiest WaMu employees in Irvine, CA are Anonymous Employees submitting an average rating of 4.2 and Incentive Support Specialists with a rating of 4.8.

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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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Working at WaMu in Irvine, CA: 18 Employee Reviews

WaMu Employee

"Was a great company to work for."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Programmer Analyst

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"I enjoyed the benefits and opportunities to try new technologies."

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

"Financial sector for banking industry is still very unstable. You need to proceed with caution."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Due to the nature of banking industry, I did not enjoy the instability of mortgage company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on development people career paths, so they feel rewarded."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Bank Officer

"Fast paced, challenging, always open to ideas and implementation."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Friendly people, room for growth, accomplishments acknowledged, open to new ideas."

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

"Well that's too late, as they were bought up by JP Morgan."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Some positions were made work positions and could have been eliminated."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There is a time to be conservative and a time to be flexible. Be able to feel the change coming so you can be out before it happens. This way you're ahead of the curve when it has."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Assistant Vice President
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 3.2 / 5 Way You Work 3.9 / 5
Incentive Support Specialist
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Senior HR Business Partner

"I loved my clients and they were very respectful of what I could and could not do."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"The variety of work. Each day was different."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Too many lay offs."

Senior Loan Processor

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Working at WaMu was the greatest career experience I have had so far. There was a ton of growth opportunities where the company invested in their employees. The environment was professional and warm all at the same time. I will forever be thankful for my WaMu experience."

Senior Loan Coordinator

"Great place to work. Great people to work with."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"The people were amazing. Had a great attitude, and people were always willing to help others."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Well, where I worked is no longer in operation, so it was bad that my friends lost their jobs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Out of business now."

Senior QA Analyst

"People oriented."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Very flexible with working hours and can work at home."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Company filed bankruptcy and taken over by JP Morgan Chase."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Top management should have not put their investment into one basket (mortgage collapsed)."

Assistant Vice President

"Great place to work."

Technology Manager

"Good company."

Technology Manager

"Was a great place at once."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"The people and opportunity were great! Lot's of fun! great opportunity to grow."

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

"WaMu is no longer around, but Chase has taken over."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Too many changes in middle and upper management. I had 5 different direct managers in 6 years!"

Senior Audit Officer

"Large corporate environment."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Opportunity to learn several areas of banking operations."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"work productions unreasonable - Internal Audit Department was function following form, opposite of what should be."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Bank has been sold since I left."

Senior Underwriter

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Compensation and team atmosphere."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Constant change in structure."

Senior Loan Coordinator

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Great environment."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Location."

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