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- "Low Pay and in order to move up you need to be good at making connects and not necessarily good at your current role." (in 434 reviews)
- "Managers have no choice but to drink the koolaid and play along or they are gone." (in 131 reviews)
- "At times there is a disconnect between upper management and mid to senior level views." (in 57 reviews)
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Great company to work for
Mar 31, 2023 - Anonymous Employee in Malvern, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good work-life balance is provided
Cons
None that I can think of
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Entry level finance associate
Mar 31, 2023 - Client Relationship Associate in Malvern, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The cafeteria is amazing with multiple chefs. Free lunch on Thursdays. The campus is huge and has multiple gyms. The culture is very inclusive and diverse. Worked a hybrid schedule. Benefits are also top notch and they have a medical clinic on site.
Cons
If you don't pass the series 7 exam, they give you the boot.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Great team that feels like a family
Mar 30, 2023 - UX Product Designer in Philadelphia, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Vanguard has a stellar company culture with some of the warmest, friendliest, most inclusive, and most professional people to work with. Your team will not only support you but also empower you (as they do with their clients and consumers).
Cons
Like with most large companies, the highest level of management isn't as flexible or open to listening to their employees' needs and feedback which leads to general dissatisfaction. Despite all of that, your team and project managers are more than happy to listen, support, compromise, and more importantly, fight for you.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Vanguard Transfer Specialist
Mar 27, 2023 - High Net Worth Asset Transfer Specialist in Scottsdale, AZRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
good work life balance, healthcare plan, and company puts 14% of salary into 401k plan as lomg as employee puts in 4%
Cons
can be hard to get promoted at times. a lot of people leave then come back to vanguard to skip some rungs on the ladder
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Company culture is great !
Cons
Pay is not good at all
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Valued as a person, great work-life balance, fantastic managers, autonomy, good team members help each other, leave work at work, good benefits, hybrid work from home, great place for women and LGBT, great place for minorities, great place for US Veterans, job performance metrics are fair and reasonable and realistic.
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Pay is below average but raises are merit based and it is equitable and you are judged fairly on your performance.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great place to work, if you're on the right team
Mar 23, 2023 - Application Engineer III in Malvern, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- Team is great, everyone is nice and supportive. - Good pay (at least for me, i know some folks are underpaid), <3 yrs of exp at ~140k base, been here about 1.5 years, make sure you start with a high ceiling. - - Insane benefits
Cons
None so far, have enjoyed my time here.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Customer experience
Mar 22, 2023 - Customer Service in Houston, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Loved working here. It was a great experience
Cons
There were no complaints of hated nothing
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
good company , good benefits, thats all
Cons
no upward movement, call center if you like that
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great company
Mar 17, 2023 - Application-Engineer in Malvern, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Work-life balance, Community, and benefits
Cons
Forced to work in the office, less competitive salary
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Vanguard has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 5,115 reviews left anonymously by employees. 66% of employees would recommend working at Vanguard to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.
66% 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 3.6 for career opportunities.
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