Wells Fargo reviews

If you have the right skin color or gender you will go right to the front of the line for career advancement at Wells Fargo. They are very open about their desire to preferentially promote minorities and women. I'm not saying this is a bad thing but if you are a white male you are swimming against a STRONG current at this company.

- catty Mean Girls/frat boy atmosphere depending on the team you're in - some silent acceptance of racist comments from certain individuals; company as a whole, however, does not espouse this kind of philosophy - unspoken pact among team members that you work over the allotted 7.5 hours/day (or else they will complain) - subtle encouragement to eat at your desk & work through lunch - many rude entry-level workers and self-serving middle managers - many cuts recently due to transition from GE to Wells Fargo - projects take forever to get executed because there will be 700 calls about them, which makes work very unrewarding sometimes - basically nonexistent work-life balance, expected to be at the office at all times unless you're in sales, in which case you're expected to be on the road at all times - double standard on policies about working from home - limited vacation windows; you'll never be able to take holiday during Christmas/New Year's or during any other end-of-quarter month - virtually no training. Learning is done almost entirely through trial and error - limited communication and harmonization between and among teams; one question will solicit 6 different answers from 6 different people - no sense from upper-mid-management about deadlines for projects and sideline administrative tasks; all work seems to come due end-of-year when everyone is already exhausted with normal work & holiday preparations. Work always ebbs and flows and is never constant; in the down periods you are expected to twiddle your thumbs & stare at your email inbox