"great place to work for"
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"very supportive for both your career and personal growth"
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"management was not looking after what is good for the company but what was good for them"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"think about what is good for the company"
"I was only there 1 year, and their new computer system was impossible to work."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"How they had teams so that you could learn and mentor."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"Their new computer system they were introducing was inadequate for underwriting."
"My first management position."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"Being responsible for others."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Customer service orientation."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"Commissions."
"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."
"Washington Mutual assignments allowed me to grow in the mortgage industry."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"Multiple assignments, different departments allowed me to grow in the industry."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Did not interview, was placed with MI company."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"Did not dislike any assignments. All unique."
"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."
"Nice people, dysfunctional management."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"They were willing to let me work part-time and be flexible once my son was born."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"There were reorgs every few months! No real sense of direction or purpose a lot of the time."
"Great benefits!"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"They are no longer in business."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"Working Saturday."
"WaMu acquired by JPMorgan Chase. Too bad, as WaMu is a superior company, in my opinion."
"Washington Mutual is a good company."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"I enjoy sales. It was very invigorating every morning to exceed in my sales goals."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Express your dedication to exceed in sales goals."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"The mortgage industry being very unstable during the latter part of my employment."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"To be more competitive with other mortgage lenders."
"I enjoyed working with WaMu until 2004. Once the management changed the manager started giving me hard time. Then I left WaMu."
What do you like about working at WaMu?
"Very friendly and employee benefits were given a lot compared to other companies. Ex: Internal project training, outside training were excellent."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"They can ask them what their management styles were. How effective their management was, how they treated their employees. I liked my boss until 2004. She was very nice and I would have stayed there until now if the same manager was there for me. Overall, great place to work. If I get a chance again I would love to work for this company again."
What don't you like about working at WaMu?
"Poor management."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"They need to be trained to treat their employees properly and motivate them to do their best to get from them."
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 Records Manager 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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