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Charles Schwab Company Culture
Charles Schwab Culture
This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews3.3/5
Charles Schwab's Overall Culture is rated C
Top Rated Culture Dimensions
Compensation
BCEO Rating
BHappiness
B-Perks & Benefits
B-eNPS
C+Charles Schwab CEO
Top 35%Top 35% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Rick Wurster
71 /100
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Mission, Vision, & Values
Our purpose is to champion every client’s goals with passion and integrity, empowering them to take ownership of their financial future at every income level and life stage.
Charles Schwab Culture At a Glance
Charles Schwab has 32000 employees. 415 employees at Charles Schwab have reviewed Charles Schwab across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 2 months ago.
Overall, the 415 Charles Schwab employees give their leadership a grade of C, or Bottom 45% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Charles Schwab are generally satisfied with their total compensation at Charles Schwab, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at Charles Schwab are generally satisfied with their team. 415 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C. The majority believe the meetings at Charles Schwab are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at Charles Schwab believe the environment at Charles Schwab is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Charles Schwab is comfortably fast. About 63% of the employees at Charles Schwab work 8 hours or less, while 2% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.
Overall, the employees at Charles Schwab are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Charles Schwab employees generally work 8.8 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Charles Schwab report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Charles Schwab have 4+ meetings
Meetings
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74% of Charles Schwab employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Charles Schwab employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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58% of Charles Schwab employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Charles Schwab employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
Feedback
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62% of Charles Schwab employees call their work environment positive
Environment
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Anonymous Q&A with Charles Schwab EmployeesMost Recent Q&A
How's the work life balance at Charles Schwab?
For my position it is terrible
Does Charles Schwab drug test or do a background check?
Yes, and they are ornery about it.
Especially in tech, managers have opined about how hard it is to hire with the drug test requirement...
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Charles Schwab?
More welcoming of working from home once/week. Also, unpaid time off options.
What do people at Charles Schwab think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
I haven’t been here long enough to really know. But seems to treat employees well, except for high prices in the cafeteria and not enough...
What's the work from home policy like at Charles Schwab?
Pre-pandemic, work from home was largely non-existent in a formal sense. Some teams/managers/roles supported it, but it was more exceptional...
How's the work life balance at Charles Schwab?
For my position it is terrible
Does Charles Schwab drug test or do a background check?
Yes, and they are ornery about it. Especially in tech, managers have opined about how hard it is to hire with the drug test requirement...
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Charles Schwab?
More welcoming of working from home once/week. Also, unpaid time off options.
What do people at Charles Schwab think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
I haven’t been here long enough to really know. But seems to treat employees well, except for high prices in the cafeteria and not enough...
What's the work from home policy like at Charles Schwab?
Pre-pandemic, work from home was largely non-existent in a formal sense. Some teams/managers/roles supported it, but it was more exceptional...
H1B Visa
In 2019, Charles Schwab applied for 203 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 96% were approved.
An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Charles Schwab unveil that one approved work permit application was withdrawn before the employee’s start date, and one was withdrawn by Charles Schwab after the employee’s start date.
Work Permit Application Outcome
Charles Schwab has a total of 32000 employees
203
Total Applied
H1B Applications Outcome
- 96% Granted (194 out of 203)
- 3% Denied (7 out of 203)
- <1% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (1 out of 203)
- <1% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (1 out of 203)
This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data
Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Charles Schwab
Bottom
30%
Charles Schwab currently ranks in the Bottom 30% of similarly sized companies on Comparably
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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Charles Schwab
Bottom
20%
Charles Schwab currently ranks in the Bottom 20% of similarly sized companies on Comparably
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eNPS
Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"Top 50%Top 50% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
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eNPS Score
| 41% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 19% | Passives |
| 40% | Detractors |
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Perks & Benefits
- Health & Wellness
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- PTO / Vacation Policy
- Paid Holidays
- Maternity / Paternity Leave
- Financial Benefits
- 401K / Retirement Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Office Perks
- Work From Home Policy
- Unique Office Space
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