Western Union reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(2,935 total reviews)
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Devin McGranahan

51% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Western Union has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,935 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Western Union employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
4.0
May 26, 2015

4.5 years

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great environment and culture, offices.

Cons

Too much training not related to actual work.

2.0
May 24, 2015

Regional Director

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent salary & benefits (in some countries non written S&B policy states you are going to be paid 20% less than market average). Good work / life balance (not Accounting nor Finance). Colleagues usually are very professional & nice people. Good place for an initial international experience.

Cons

Really poor Sr. management with strong lack of strategic view & business priorities. Recurrent external consultant hirings aimed to put in black and white serious issues on the table that Sr. Management is reluctant to raise due to political reasons. Too much politics stuff instead of making things happen. Basic decisions take years!! really bad time to market! Departments working in silos. Constant layoffs based on quarterly results and without any serious long term planning affecting employees' morale. HR: The greatest "Ghost" at WU. They are there but you do not know for what or what they supposedly do. No new hirings nor replacements, lack of transparency on promotions, no training courses, no career path, no payroll duties and really poor internal communications. Should WU continue paying for this "added value service"?? Many internal services have already been outsourced. An option to take into account in this case. Innovation is a missed word at WU vocabulary. No IT investment. Impossible to grow any business with IT platforms coming from the 80's! Only not well trained / skilled people or those staying into their comfort zone remains in the company. Skilled professionals are seen as a threat by immediate bosses. So good professionals have already gone or are not hired when interviewed. Keep your own farm field is the rule. We are on 21st century. Should any company invest time and $$$ developing and training staff on customer centricity?? Isn't it yet obvious??

4.0
May 19, 2015

Nice place to work in

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It's a company with a nice environment and offers some growth opportunities to employees. Is has a good benefit package.

Cons

Management needs improvement and managers should be better prepared.

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