Typical office politics- sexual misconduct is tolerated and promotion opportunities are 0 - Anonymous employee Wise Employee Review

3.0
14 Dec 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The benefits are amazing There is home-life balance

Cons

I was hoping TransferWise would be different than my last job, but this has turned out to be just another office job that's disguised as a fun place to work. There are little to no promotion opportunities in the Tampa office. They do not punish people who are sexually offensive or who commit some kind of sexual harassment-- A simple 'I'm sorry' is enough for a long time employee here to keep his job since he's got tenure it seems he's protected. Most frustrating though is that you have to be friends with someone/dating someone in another department to get promoted otherwise you'll be stuck in customer support. They don't hire based on skill but rather social clout and how many 'side projects' you do which is up to preference and luck as to whether your 'side project' is taken seriously enough to land you a promotion. The work culture is not maturing at the same pace that the company is growing it seems.

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Wise Response
5y
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I would appreciate the opportunity to connect more closely with you on this matter. Would you be willing to contact me so I can set up a confidential chat to address your concerns? Please email employerbrand@transferwise.com and the team will connect us. Thanks, Russ

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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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