WaFd Bank reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(643 total reviews)
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Brent Beardall

73% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

WaFd Bank has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 643 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WaFd Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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643 reviews
2.0
May 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Primarily remote work. Decent PTO after the 4th year.

Cons

Limited staffing and limiting overtime opportunities until the bitter end of potentially missing deadlines, which you are guilted into working. 2% "raise" every January and ZERO merit raises. Gutted profit sharing and profitability bonuses over time. Most recent bonus, which is tied to net profit after dividends, was given a result when the scale was never published. All previous bonuses had a floor-to-ceiling profit scale that showed the targets months in advance of the end of the bonus period.

4.0
Apr 25, 2026

Friendly environment but slow to adapt and improve

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly employees Autonomy Small Enough to Care Large Branch Presence

Cons

Processes are dated Turn times are slow Deficiencies many times are swept under the rug Slow to make changes

3.0
Apr 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very low stress, slow moving, easy to get along with the people there

Cons

Hard to move up. Current role has absolutely no responsibility and it’s impossible to gain any skills

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