Wise
What's the Work-Life Balance Like at Wise?
What People Are Saying About Wise
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Remote or Hybrid Flexibility: Hybrid-by-design working and a "work from anywhere" allowance after six months provide meaningful location flexibility for most roles. Feedback suggests team-led guidelines enable people to split time between office and home in ways that support balance.
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Time Off Access: Generous paid time off, dedicated personal “Me Days,” fully paid parental leave, and a paid sabbatical every four years create real opportunities to disconnect and recharge. Feedback suggests local benefits pages often enhance these allowances further.
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Wellbeing Programs: 24/7 assistance, mental-health support, wellness days, and paid volunteer time are explicitly positioned to sustain wellbeing. Feedback suggests these resources help offset busy periods in a fast-moving environment.
Wise's Benefits
Offers a flexible time off policy
Offers generous PTO
36 days annual leave (holiday, paid time off) per year, including local public holidays
Offers paid volunteer time
Wise offers employees one day of PTO per year to use towards volunteering either as an individual or with your team!
Offers sabbatical leave
To reward the time and effort you’ll put into Wise after 4 years working here, you’ll have the option to take 6-weeks paid time off and £1,000 financial support in addition to your annual leave.
Provides bereavement leave
Provides paid holidays
Provides paid sick days
You’ll receive 15 days of fully paid sick leave per year
Provides wellness days
Offers company-sponsored happy hours
Offers company-sponsored outings
Offers Employee Resource Groups
Offers wellness programs
Partners with nonprofits
Wise partners with a number of non-profit organizations, including the International Rescue Committee (IRC), contributing £500,000 to their Crisis Response Fund.
Provides access to an onsite gym
Provides onsite meditation space
Provides opportunities to volunteer in the local community
As a mission-driven and socially responsible organisation, Wise encourages employees to support their community. We offer a day each year for you to volunteer with an organisation.
Provides recreational clubs
Offers a remote work program
After your first 6 months, most people can work virtually from (almost) anywhere in the world for up to 90 days a year.
Utilizes a flexible work schedule
We expect that new joiners will be in the office most days to build connections for their first six months. After that we see most Wisers split their working week between the office and home.
Utilizes a hybrid work model
