WaMu Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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

"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."

"WaMu was my first experience working on the lending side. I enjoyed my job, but I had taken a pay cut and the office was further from home, so when a better position came closer to home, I took it."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"It was interesting to see the lending side of it. I had always been the customer, so it was nice to be on the other side for a while."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"We would work very hard to get loans cleared to close, only to be told by the closing dept. that closings had been cut off. That was hard for me because I'm very driven and if I'm working hard to get something done and then the next step just isn't there, it doesn't work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"That branch closed down not too long after I left. I had told the Director there that you have to allow closings or you would be closed down and that is ultimately what happened, because they didn't put out the numbers corporate was looking for."

"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."

"They were great but they were purchased by Chase."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"They were a great company."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"They were taken over by Chase and eliminated positions."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Employees work well with each other."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"When the company was growing too fast and was getting in trouble."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"It was very exciting."

"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."

"Great company and staff, sad to see them close."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Very family group of people. We all worked together to make our fulfillment center produce the highest volumes in WAMU during that time."

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

"Be yourself and truthful."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Transition was hard - change in policies which made working for them harder when you are a single parent."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Advocate for your employees."

"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."

"Excellent."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Banking environment."

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

"Good bank."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Commission structure."

"Great place to work."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"The new company. The people. The start up opportunities."

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

"Smile on your face."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Management not knowing which direction they're going and not identifying great talent to keep."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always keep open minds."

"My entire career with WaMu was challenging, and I enjoyed going to work."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Co-workers and my manager and my supervisor!"

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

"Company was bought out."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"CEO and some of upper management ran the company into the ground."

"Confusing underwriting standards."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Prime product selections, management and working environment."

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

"Be a self-starter, have patience and be very knowledgeable of various products."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Customer service from other divisions. Lack of community products."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve customer service and servicing operations."