Western Union reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(2,936 total reviews)
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Devin McGranahan

54% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Western Union has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,936 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
5.0
Apr 25, 2018

Great company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great team work, good opportunities given if you want them

Cons

lots of office politics at work

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Western Union Response
7y
At WU, who you work with can be as important as the work itself! #teamworkmakesthedreamwork
5.0
Apr 9, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Best Place to Work Indeed. I have two years working at Western Union (LAROC) at Costa rica. If you´re looking for stability this is the right place. They have a lot of benefits like transportation. Private insurance. Breakfast--Lunch Subsidy. Bikes to ride around Forum 2 Activity Clubs Incredible Facilities Etc. There is oportunity to grow in the company but this obviously takes time. The culture of inclusion it's wonderful.

Cons

I can speak from experience as I started in one of the compliance departments that there are many Micromanagers on these departments. The work it's very interesting but enviroment there it's very heavy.

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Western Union Response
7y
We're happy to see that you would describe WU as a "Best Place to Work"! #WUROCKS We're also glad that you've recognized all the awesome benefits and perks that we offer. We've read your comments on company culture and management, and we will share with the appropriate teams. Thank you for writing a review about being on our Costa Rica team.
4.0
Apr 5, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The possibility to learn from other teams is there for you to take advantage of. The work environment is great and invites you to stay. Even if your position is not compliance related, all WU employees are required to have a certain level of knowledge regarding compliance policies which is a nice feature to your resume.

Cons

Growth opportunities are there; however, hiring processes are most of the times biased, and moving to another position might take a while for some people to happen (even years). Once you get a promotion, the transition to your new role could be certainly cumbersome depending on the business unit you are moving to.

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Western Union Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to share about your experience as an agent database administrator. We're glad that you appreciate our company culture and opportunities for growth and learning. We assure you that we strive to provide opportunities fairly, based on knowledge, skills, ability, and contributions. If you have more details to confidentially share about your experience, we encourage you to email us: careers@westernunion.com.
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