Advisor Group (AG) is the typical corporate America, you're just a payroll number and you should just be happy you have a job, type of culture. AG pays lots of lip service to their employees. I hear people say, "It's a great place to grow your career." But when you ask about career pathing and competencies, or how to advance from one level to another, no one knows. No answer from the manager, or the next manager, not even HR. AG is very low in pay. They told us everyone's pay was going to be reevaluated, but that was two years ago. Maybe they forgot?
I could go on about how much I hate this company, but it won't be very useful. Instead ask yourself if this is the kind of company you want to share your talents with;
In February 2020 AG bought four businesses; two larger and two smaller. In one of the larger firms, numerous employees were demoted via email. In the summer of 2020, AG absorb both smaller businesses' assets, but not the employees. The employees were laid off. That fall, they laid off more employees in the larger firms. Now, it's January 2022 and AG is on a hiring spree...