Messy - Anonymous employee Wise Employee Review

3.0
May 22, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great benefits including 25 PTO 15 sick days 12 paid holidays. Stock program.

Cons

Micromanagement, opportunities for growth only if you are part of the crew that makes the decisions. It’s not based on qualification, it’s based on who they like personally. HR doesn’t care. Favoritism is a common practice. The Benefits doesn’t worth close to the burnout you will probably have.

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Wise Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We're pleased to hear that you're enjoying the benefits on offer at Wise. We have a strong infrastructure in place to drive a culture of high performance at Wise, to support a fair and equitable performance management process for all Wisers. We aim to treat every Wiser with fairness and respect as we manage these processes.

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Thank you for taking the time to write a review. You raised a number of concerns and I hope you were able to discuss these before you left. If you’d be comfortable to share more details, we’d really appreciate it. Please drop us an email at employerbrand@wise.com.
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