Poor Management - Manager Western Union Employee Review

1.0
Aug 20, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Work life balance is good for now although it is known that leadership in Real Estate/Finance org are old school and not supportive of work life balance. Leaders focused on optics and expect employees at their desk all day , but do not understand (or care) that business needs require meetings away from the desk or calls that are outside of core work hours. -Company donates money to many charitable causes -Ability to work with people from across the globe

Cons

VP and EVP levels do not understand the bunsiness units they lead. Very out of touch with the actual work that their teams peform. There is a new lean or operational efficiency initiative on a monthly basis that eventually fizzles out because VPs do not have the understanding of the work, leadership skills, or vision to impact change. VP that instituted practices that were huge roadblocks and antithesis to the WU Way lean principles. Many women in the department felt marginalized due to it being a good old boys club. The environemnt was toxic and diversity was not celebrated. WU C-Suite leaders toute their commitment to diversity, but many departments are all white male dominated and create a work culture that does not promote female or minority advancement or engagement. My department did not have any female leaders and only one minority.

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Western Union Response
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We are disappointed to hear of your experience, as it does not match the WU core values. We hire and welcome individuals from all walks of life, cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives. We read every single review and take employee feedback seriously and we will share your constructive feedback with our management teams, and if you'd like to, we encourage you to share more feedback confidentially by emailing us at careers@westernunion.com.

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