"Science is much like business, everything is a theory until disproven."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"The opportunity."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"The more you succeed in your position the more responsibilities the corporation adds on."
"WaMu was a nice place to work, until you make a mistake"
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"I loved processing transactions and the ATM"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be prepared for situational questions-When did you experience an irate customer and what did you do to diffuse the situation things like that."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"Specific managers were too concerned with speed rather than customer service. Unreasonable policies concerning errors. Would rather fire seasoned employees for small errors and hire inexperienced new employees who will likely make the same mistakes, only worse."
"Better as JP Morgan."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"JP Morgan was better to work for than WaMu. They provided interesting tasks, opportunities, and challenges to aid in career growth."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"They moved my position to the East Coast."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Keep Lotus, it works better, is more secure, and more robust than the alternatives."
"Originally it was like working for your family."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"Variety of opportunities to advance."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"Some management levels were not educated in the respective line that they managed."
"Management does nothing really to motivate its employees."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"Closeness to home."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Make sure this is something you love to do before doing it and not only for the money."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"No benefits, and compensation is below average."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Creating a positive working environment for workers may assist in maximizing their initiative and effort."
"Nice place to work."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"People."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"I got laid off due to lack of business."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"Good environment; good compensation and recognition; but to have a great, experienced, intelligent manager is key point."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"This company does not exist any more."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"People, atmosphere, and compensation."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I have great managers and very poor managers. The great manager treats people with respect. He is good source of information and knowledge and he wants people to be competent and knowledgeable, so he promotes training, compensation, and recognition."
"Great company. Surprised that it went under."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"Flexibility and learning new things."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"That it went out of business."
"This company was great to work for. They had great motivations for employees and flexibility."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"The motivation and flexibility for the employees."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"Company had no policy about family working together."
"This was a bad experience."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"I didn't like much about the company."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"I didn't like much about Providian, they were very sneaky and underhanded to the employees."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I hope WaMU is a much better place than Providian was."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"Now it is JP Morgan Chase."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"Upper management would not listen to suggestions of employees, that is why the company is bankrupt."
"I enjoyed my short tenure at WAMU until downsized due to market conditions."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"I enjoyed banking/mortgage climates and working with the bank managers."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be honest, hardworking and all will be fine."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"Major competition among branches for referrals so I relied heavily on outside referral partnerships."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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