Pros
Very well branded company. Lots of processes but they have proven to be just in these unsettling credit markets. The company pays for performance and communicates effectively throughout the organization what is going on. Monthly conference calls on the state of the market as it is seen internally is very helpful in me providing the best service to my clients. Long tenured management helps to engrain the Wells Fargo philosophy in less experienced employees. I have found my experience at Wells Fargo to be both challending an rewarding. Armed with an MBA, this is an institution I could work at for a long time.
Kontras
Large organization and very burecratic. Your ability to hit the home room can be very difficult as the organization is very process oriented and lacks entrepreneurial ingenuity in my group. Company gets very caught up in analysis which can feel paralyzing at times because everything needs a memo. Because the organization is so large, getting a response from senior management can take awhile because they seem to be so thinly spread. Would like to see more authority handed down so that decisions be made faster and the sales force can be much quicker and competitive to the needs of customers. In a down market it does not matter but when things pick up again, it will be tough if this continues.