Go work for Fidelity or Vanguard, not TIAA - Managing Director TIAA Employee Review

1.0
Aug 23, 2023
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Pros

Sense of pride working for a mission driven financial services organization

Cons

Reorg, reorg, reorg. Instead of holding people accountable they create a new BS position every week. Inflating cost, Keep adding managers, and everyone gets a chief of staff apparently with their own reporting team. While the peasants try to actually retain clients and grow the business. The sad thing is after this ‘leadership team’ gives up and blames employees for their failures, they will all move on with ridiculous comp packages at the expense of the clients and employees that built the company. This is not the respected TIAA that withstood a 100 year plus history. This TIAA now cares more about its internal priorities and meetings. Clients come last. Being driven into the ground hard and fast. And the current CEO showed how she valued employees by messing with the LTTP at year end. $3mil for Wyclef, $1 million dollar dresses and sneakers, and we sponsor the activities that are important to the CEO like her Sorority. Where is the Board.

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5.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

Culture, benefits, PTO, flexible, career growth potential

Cons

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4.0
Jun 13, 2026
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Pros

Great work life balance Some offices are very nice Great people Meaningful work

Cons

Operations are a disaster Very little innovation Losing market share Highly bureaucratic Poor Management at all levels

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