Used to be great. Current CEO and executive team are wrecking the company. - Director TIAA Employee Review

2.0
May 22, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Nostalgia for the Roger Ferguson years.Good bonuses and contributions to retirement savings. Good perks like on-site gym, cafeteria and pharmacy. Many good people working there just trying to do their best.

Cons

The last 3-4 years have been more detrimental to TIAA than anything in the previous 100. The current CEO and EC are doing a terrible job. No promotions or salary increases in 3 years. Hiring, travel, and expenses are all on hold. ICs and mid-level managers are completely underwater. Meanwhile the EC and board approve millions in bonuses to Duckett and the other executives. They’ve spend millions on non-value add things like this dress made out of money, a TIAA rap song by Wyclef Jean (that I guarantee isn’t in your Spotify play list), and many other decisions showing poor stewardship of company resources.

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5.0
Jun 14, 2026
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Pros

Great work life balance, good benefits, decent pay, ease of running your own practice as an “advisor”, and healthy work environment

Cons

Management styles can vary and affect your experience, upper management doesn’t seem to be well equipped to ensure the organization’s success but it is resilient nonetheless.

2.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation is great for advisors once they are promoted to VP. Everyone else has to wait a year and hope for a good rating that's more of a game than merit based

Cons

Woke culture, reverse discrimination, very frustrating to do business with as a client

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