Charles Schwab reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(7,810 total reviews)
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Rick Wurster

72% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Charles Schwab has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 7,810 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Charles Schwab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Laid back work environment. Great coworkers and work force. Great place to learn, grow and advance.Laid back work environment. Great coworkers and work force. Great place to learn, grow and advance.Laid back work environment. Great coworkers and work force. Great place to learn, grow and advance.Laid back work environment. Great coworkers and work force. Great place to learn, grow and advance.Laid back work environment. Great coworkers and work force. Great place to learn, grow and advance.Laid back work environment. Great coworkers and work force. Great place to learn, grow and advance.Laid back work environment. Great coworkers and work force. Great place to learn, grow and advance.

Cons

Pay is not competitive enough. Too much red tape and bureaucracy. Cheap with spending on employees (training, activities, retreats, travel)Pay is not competitive enough. Too much red tape and bureaucracy. Cheap with spending on employees (training, activities, retreats, travel)Pay is not competitive enough. Too much red tape and bureaucracy. Cheap with spending on employees (training, activities, retreats, travel)Pay is not competitive enough. Too much red tape and bureaucracy. Cheap with spending on employees (training, activities, retreats, travel)Pay is not competitive enough. Too much red tape and bureaucracy. Cheap with spending on employees (training, activities, retreats, travel)Pay is not competitive enough. Too much red tape and bureaucracy. Cheap with spending on employees (training, activities, retreats, travel)

4.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Charles Schwab is an ethics based company. This translates into how we treat our customers and employees. When developing software we always try to have the customer in mind. Most of the staff is very well meaning. Although you may be frustrated by your interactions with other employees, for the most part you know that they are working towards the same goal.

Cons

There is too much red tape. Teams compete for budget dollars so there is a lot of red tap and meetings to negotiate what gets delivered and by whom. A large portion of our technology staff is offshore. This presents a great challenge to how teams work in a distributed environment. Some of our vendors are not as capable as others. Building lasting relationships with individuals across an ocean is extremely difficult.

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