Working at World Savings in Oakland, CA: 4 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Oakland, CA Area

"World Savings was great, then Wachovia came along."

What do you like about working at World Savings?

"Easy business model, clear goals, lots of women in senior management. Good technical (non management) career track, great training and mentoring opportunities."

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

"Be honest."

What don't you like about working at World Savings?

"Wachovia was not ideal. I never knew what their objective was, and they over extended and went out of business."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"N/A. Now all Wells Fargo, who seem to be doing well."

"Sorry World is gone"

What do you like about working at World Savings?

"I am former World employee, so World was great place to work until Wachovia took over."

What don't you like about working at World Savings?

"Wachovia had aggressive management. In the beginning of the merge they were lying to us telling what it will be no lay offs for World employees. Management treated us like we are nobody. All great severance package we've got is only thanks to Sandlers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To treat everybody equal."

"The owners at the time were imbalanced and unethical. Management was running scared."

What do you like about working at World Savings?

"Restoring some normalcy to the department that I managed. They were brutalized by senior management."

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

"It has probably improved since the Sandler's sold to WaMu/Wells Fargo. But the damage has been done to those poor people that worked there."

What don't you like about working at World Savings?

"That the leadership allowed such dysfunction to occur - a hostile environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Change"

"A very creative and fun place to work."

What do you like about working at World Savings?

"It was family oriented. You could be on the elevator with the janitor and the CEO and everyone knew one another."

What don't you like about working at World Savings?

"Advancement was very rare. Although, the same position in various departments were common."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To continue to bring each department together at some point during the year. It keeps the moral up!"