Employee Reviews
(Winged ratings measure job satisfaction on scale of 1 to 5)
Anonymous shared this review of Charles Schwab on Feb 1st, 2018
"They make an effort to support and promote women in finance. There are many opportunities to connect with different groups, grow your career, have a solid and steady employer, and meet many friendly and interesting people. The maternity leave has gotten better in the last two years, but there is still room for improvement with that and other work/life balance issues."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Charles Schwab can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Position or Department
Operations
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Level of Flexibility
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"Some departments are given the flexibility to work from home or work flexible schedules (4 ten hour days etc.). Not everyone is treated the same across departments in that respect."
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Charles Schwab to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Charles Schwab on Feb 1st, 2018
"There are a few male employees who are adverse to strong female personalities, but you need to rise above and push on. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Not sure"
One thing Charles Schwab can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Position or Department
Team Manager, Operations
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
16 Weeks Paid | 0 Weeks Unpaid
"First 6 weeks were company paid; 6 weeks were under FMLA (paid using accrued sick/vacation pay). Final 4 weeks were Personal Leave and paid using accrued sick pay. "
Would you recommend Charles Schwab to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Charles Schwab on Feb 1st, 2018
"Schwab has always been tuned into creating and maintaining a diverse workforce that values all types of employees, regardless of race, gender, religion, etc."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Charles Schwab can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Position or Department
Customer Service
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
12 Weeks Paid | 0 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend Charles Schwab to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Charles Schwab on Feb 1st, 2018
"Changing to a results-oriented culture with greater acceptance of work-from-home and flex-schedules (as opposed to current way where WFH hours are closely tracked/monitored, which has made the culture very face-time heavy), offering emergency/backup childcare assistance, addressing the gender equity and pay gap issues, all could improve the espirit de corps among women and make it a better place for women to work. Feel the firm has a long way to go to being a great place for women to work. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Not sure"
One thing Charles Schwab can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
"A few years ago the company made a policy change to strictly monitor work-from-home hours and only in limited cases is it allowed. It's become a very face-time oriented culture, and for working parents this can be especially hard. It shouldn't be a blanket company-wide policy but rather one that's determined by individual teams/workgroups, like it is at so many other companies."
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
"Thankfully the company at least began a paid parental leave policy last year, but more could be done here as well. It's pretty minimal compared to peer firms."
Would you recommend Charles Schwab to other women?
"No"
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Anonymous shared this review of Charles Schwab on Feb 1st, 2018
"This is a male dominated industry- however there are several men and women working within Schwab that promote and empower women. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Charles Schwab can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Position or Department
Associate Broker, Finance
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
Recent Bonus
$0
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Charles Schwab to other women?
"Yes"
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