Greater Good Unite: Demand effective strategic planning and accountability for results. - Program Manager TIAA Employee Review

2.0
Feb 2, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Salary and Benefits. Location. A sense of pride for being associated with the company.

Cons

Not playing nice in the sandbox. Back stabbing, wag-the-dog, and plenty of 'political theatre' resulting in gross cost inefficiencies and thwarted delivery of much needed results. Threatened (and unqualified) mid-tier management usurping large amounts of time and credit on extremely complex initiatives, then simultaneously not taking responsibility and muscling out the talent driving results. Measurable program results thwarted by crossfire: programs must 'run surveillance' to protect work. All the makings of a good Robert Ludlum novel; but not exactly thrilling when in the middle of it. On a different note, the company is caught up in own, yes formidable, history. This history, however grand, is past.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jul 4, 2026
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Pros

Good starting salary and benefits package.

Cons

The longer you’re there, the more of an expectation that you work more for the same or less income. Producers find it hard to justify staying when leadership keeps moving the goal posts on how to increase income. No rhyme or reason as to how they decide “promotions.” One advisor might have one good year and get promoted over an advisor that produces year in and year out. They fail to share revenue because they’d have a hard time justifying the income level compared to outside advisors with a fraction of the book size. They claim and depend on brand recognition to justify a capped income but fail, or just won’t admit that is why they keep losing their top talent. Operations is a nightmare that I can’t even begin to describe. When I share the processes that have been in place for over a decade, colleagues in the industry shake their head and laugh. They can’t believe we earn and keep business. The saying while I was there was “the biggest threat we face is that TIAA clients start to explore their options outside of TIAA.”

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