Western Union Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Western Union full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Upper management supports their employees and invests in training.. The company runs efficiently. You are not a number in this company of 30,000 employees.

Cons – Opportunity for growth is slim due to the company's ability to retain their talent. The company needs to get back to its roots of team building on a national level.

Advice to Senior Management – Thank you for putting your employees first and investing in them.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Western Union as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – Very friendly & cooperative team mates.
Learned a lot of new tech & tools.
Learned true meaning of communication & team work.

Cons – as a contractor; no benefits, purely hourly rate & 1 year MAX for contractors.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep doing what you are doing...

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Western Union full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Smart, friendly people passionate about the company's purpose
Career growth opportunities
The industry is challenging and is continuing to evolve
Very collaborative environment

Cons – Sometimes the collaborative environment (a true strength) elongates the decision-making process
It is important to be in the corporate headquarters to advance your career to the fullest (not atypical of other big companies though)

Advice to Senior Management – Keep doing what you are doing -- it will pay off if you stay the course.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Western Union full-time for more than a year

Pros – no tensions no targets easy to get it

Cons – starting some facing problems with job profile

Advice to Senior Management – yeah every time we learn more and more from management

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Western Union full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great people and good training program

Cons – Large company, would be nice to know more people

Advice to Senior Management – More employee engagement

Current Employee – been working at Western Union as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – I haven't in my 4 months of Employment heard the usual Corporate America gossip about what a bad place it is to work.

Cons – During the transition of a new CIO it appears that ability to hire Permanent Employees is limited.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the Good Work

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Western Union

Pros – Great benefits and good opportunities to continue school.

Cons – Lots of constant changes within the organization

Advice to Senior Management – Change is positive but make it positive not only for the invester but its employees also.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Western Union

Pros – Working at Western Union was one of the best experiences I ever had. The corporate culture is very tight and supportive.

Cons – Management in Sunrise office is top notch. Denver management is very territorial and not to par with their Latin American division counterparts.

Advice to Senior Management – Letting go of top quality employees isn't going to position you for the future. Be careful with your strategy on this respect. Your company has a lot of potential, don't shoot yourselves in the foot. What happened to "Surfing the waves of change"? Right now, you're drowning in them.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Western Union

Pros – Great, dynamic Leadership that's totally connected with employees. Management consistently makes the effort to go the extra mile recognizing and encouraging employees at all levels and creating "extras" like a health and wellness fair.

There are a lot of just plain good people - smart, hardworking individuals who genuinely care about each other.

Cons – Somewhat limited opportunities for growth unless you are willing to move to global headquarters in Denver (brrr...). Also, there's a tremendous amount of work involved and a bit of a workaholic culture.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the great work!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Western Union

Pros – teamwork, leader in industry, fairness and employees treated respectfully and ethically, great benefits, innovative, great branding strategy, top performer, work life balance, amenities

Cons – fast paced, sometimes the communication between upper management and the "doers" is lacking, not always clear career development and advancement paths

Advice to Senior Management – get out and about and visit with employees more, get to know the people that work for you and those that are on the "front lines"

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend