Wake up Mr. McNabb! - Your VADP mangers are destroying your company! - Senior Advisor Flagship Vanguard Employee Review

1.0
Feb 4, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits are fantastic and could retain talent if management wasn't so bad. 401k benefits are second to few. Career opportunities are available if you do not speak out about the very real issues impacting the clients and organizations

Cons

I have never seen a company lose more TOP talent than I have seen Vanguard lose in the past year. When I say top talent I mean double digit tenure and senior advisors/administrators who simply could no longer tolerate a mid 20year old micro manager whose insecurities and self serving approach prove their inability to lead. These managers simply do an excellent job "talking the talk" . Work life balance is non-existent IF you want to meet work load expectations. Even self driven motivated top tier professionals putting in 50+ hours per week cannot keep up. Flagship has become nothing more than a sweat shop call center with little to no engagement. The stress can be felt throughout the floor. Resources / business partners / technology and processing is worse than the press they are getting. It is a nightmare if you are client facing.

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3.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

Awesome coworkers for young professionals. Paid licensing for a few months.

Cons

Micromanagement is out of control. Incompetent team leaders who are obsessed with power and metrics. Back to back calls, limited support, and nearly impossible effective communication between departments. Zero time to cultivate culture because you are taking calls every second of the day except for 30min/1hr lunch and two 15 minute breaks. You’re locked into your role for over a year (apprenticeship for around 60 days, then a year after promotion to associate) and your team leaders will not approve internal applications unless you are “eligible”.

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