Wachovia – “Great place to work, unfortunate that it's been taken over.”

Pros

Wachovia was very committed to diversity and their commitment was more than just lip service. The benefits package was hard to beat, plenty of vacation time and work/life balance was never an issue.

Cons

As in many large companies, the structure can seem very bureaucratic and hiring sometimes seemed movtivated by politics alone. Ultimately the company was taken over due to an ill advise merger orchestrated by senior management.

Advice to Senior Management

My advice to the Wells Fargo management team would be to consider how valuable the Wachovia processes and procedures are and to think twice before eliminating them.