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Updated May 28, 2022
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "Low pay and they cut partnetship to nothing and after 15 years walked me off the property for complaining about a review that was unjust." (in 351 reviews)
- "Managers have no choice but to drink the koolaid and play along or they are gone." (in 121 reviews)
- "Crew engagement is spiraling out of control and senior leadership seems to be apathetic with understanding why." (in 51 reviews)
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- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★Featured Review
Pros
You feel empowered to do what is best for your clients without the pressure or competing priorities of working on commission. You also have a ton of resources at your disposal to ensure that you can deliver advice to clients.
Cons
Advisor's tend to have very low capacity due to the increased demand which can cause you to have a very busy day.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Work/Life balance, great benefits, great management.
Cons
Time in role rules and requirements
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
You can make a lot of money if you’re willing to grind OT
Cons
More merit based then competitive number based
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
People only want you to succeed in this company. It fosters a great community of striving to do your best and they make sure to reward those that do. Even in a remote environment, they make sure you are heard and included. Had great seniors and I looked up to every one of them.
Cons
There were a few people that I worked with that were incompetent. Really don't know how they got the job or who hired them, but it really ruined the company image for me. I would never come back despite the culture because I felt like I was working underneath people who didn't deserve their title,
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great people to work with.
Cons
A bit lower salary than other places.
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Good opportunity to enter industry. Not too difficult yet the invest heavily in you
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Friendly work environment so far. Am in foundational training
Cons
Low pay but hopefully will get promoted this year
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Benefits are really great for everyone
Cons
Not many cons to working
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Plenty of time to study
Cons
just a number to managers
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great PTO, Work life Balance, benefits, and just an amazing company overall
Cons
A lot of problem solving on your own, but peers/supervisor is usually there to help
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Best company with a great culture!
Cons
None that I can think of now.
Vanguard Reviews FAQs
Vanguard has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 4,333 reviews left anonymously by employees. 61% of employees would recommend working at Vanguard to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
61% of Vanguard employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Vanguard 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Vanguard to be coworkers, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, culture, management.
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