Working at Wells Fargo in San Francisco, CA: 134 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in San Francisco, CA Area

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I can meet lots of smart people in the company."

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

"Prepare well for the technical part, including SAS, SQL, and statistical modeling."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I disliked working in the business direct department, which had no growth potential in the next 5-10 years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The company is managed well, compared to other financial institutions."

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I liked the technical challenges and the people. Some are still friends and keep in touch on Facebook."

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

"Plan on needing to find work anywhere else during the six months you need to be absent. You have no guarantee of rehire, but they do rehire and many stay LinkedIn. If you have the chance to work for a place that welcomes you permanently, take a long-term job over a cheatums job as I call contracting."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I disliked the way they treat contractors as disposable. Their policies and business practices have earned them the distinction of an entire Occupy Wells Fargo movement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to stop automatically letting contractors go at 18 months. Keeping 80% workforce guaranteed unemployed at the end of contract, but keeping their mortgages inflated and seizing homes is what is trashing the entire economy."

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"It was a very stable work environment, and there were a lot of good people there."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"The job had a live 24/7 production support requirement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should seek to provide vision for employees more often."

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"The situation, supervisor, and pay were great. Also, the projects were challenging and satisfying."

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

"Nothing valuable comes to mind, except that it is hard to get a job there without knowing someone."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"There is no job guarantee for part-time or contractors, though I was there eight years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"open up part-time positions within the company instead of part-time contractors."

"I enjoyed my time there and was extremely grateful."

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"The people I worked with were true genuine professionals, and I really enjoyed their work."

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

"I believe, as with any other company, you go to an interview and put aside any nervousness you might have, and it will be alright."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"Sometimes projects get started, and due to roadblocks from other groups, they get delayed, but all companies run into that, and I have learned from my past experience to work with that."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be flexible and open to new ideas and suggestions, not just from employees, but also contractors."

"It was good experience. I received new knowledge of business."

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I like to work with professional people and have fun. I like to get new knowledge."

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

"Be professional and nice. Be positive. Enjoy what you are doing."

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"The best part is the challenges that we face as a team, and commitment to get things done with a shortened timeline while maintaining the standard and quality."

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

"Just to be confident and be yourself during the interview process."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"There is really nothing much not to like working at a company if the working environment is good."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The company should schedule some extra-curricular activities for the employees once in a while."

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"It is a strong company and very well-known. It will be there for a while."

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

"It is a long recruitment process with too many interviews; just be patient."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"The culture is very conservative about some things. It is too big to have promotions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Review the management. Let the employees evaluate the manager too, not just the manager evaluate employees."

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"Coordination between the teams and work is more process-oriented."

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

"Be proactive and have hands on experience with any one of the automation tools that you are best at."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"There is nothing as such. I would love to come back."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nothing much to suggest as they are doing their best."

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"If it wasn't for Wells Fargo, I would have never gotten my start in my career--and for that I am forever grateful. In addition, if you can get on as an FTE, the benefits are decent."

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

"Be confident during your interview, and you are almost always guaranteed to land a job."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"Although I am unable to speak for the company as a whole, the department I worked for was micromanaged to a fault. It was nearly impossible to ever feel comfortable under those pretenses. To make matters even worse, everyone is always at risk of losing their positions if they are not FTEs, and there is always that underlying fear. As for growth, there is absolutely no room for it, as the company is top-heavy. After I worked there for over 10 years, the thought hadn't even cross management's minds to move me into a higher position because there was simply nowhere to go. Saying the environment is hostile may be a bit of an overstatement, but there is such an excess of managerial layers at the bank that everyone is trying to climb the corporate ladder and stepping on everyone else waiting on a rung while they do it. Unless you are super aggressive and have zero compassion for your fellow workers, you will be at a stalemate at the bank. Worse, regardless of the number of years you may work for the bank, they have zero qualms about finding a way to get you out if they feel you have exhausted your time there. I have watched Wells slowly move people out of their positions and into early retirement or unemployment lines because managers didn't like the employee or they felt the people had outlasted their tenure. It was extremely disconcerting to watch! Last, if you are seeking to contribute in an innovative manner or make changes, this is NOT the company for you. Wells Fargo has aged processes in place, but it is only because they work, and it would take far too much effort for change. In all these years they are still using outdated tools and methods, and any suggestion to do otherwise will bring a grimace to everyone's face. If you are willing to sit at a technological stand-still then you will do fine."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The managers really need to lighten up and allow employees to just do their jobs instead of micro-managing every little thing they do. Wells really needs to adopt the term flexibility and realize their employees will be far more dedicated to them when working out of comfort as opposed to fear. Also, they really need to consider cutting back on the levels of management--it just muddies the waters."

"I had a very satisfying experience at Wells Fargo."

"Yet another, typical large corporation."

"Wells Fargo is a lunatic asylum."