Western Union reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(2,934 total reviews)
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Devin McGranahan

52% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Western Union has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,934 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 Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
3.0
Feb 17, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Great at managing risk and compliance for a money transfer company Evolving beyond the realms of cash to electronic Adopting mobile devices for bringing ease of P2P money transfer

Cons

Slow to innovate Innovation and product development processes are rather archaic Digital presence is limited Senior leaders are not moving fast enough pace of competitors

3.0
Feb 14, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, pays well, opportunity exists for lateral movement. If you like Compliance this has great job security

Cons

Reorgs 1x a year EVERY year. Sticking to a strategy has been a challenge. Lack of focus stretches resources and leads to professional frustration.

1.0
Feb 13, 2014

no innovation and upper management issues

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

big environment with exposure to different technology stacks. flexible schedule and nice company sponsored purchase programs. benefits are fair. .

Cons

no innovation and not willing to make changes. upper management have no willingness to make the necessary changes in order to improve the employees experience. cut few bad apples that are ruining the company experience.

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