All around good company to work for... - VBS Vanguard Employee Review

4.0
Dec 28, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Vanguard is a great company to start your career. They pour a ton of time and resources into developing you into your role. For the most part, you are able to move around into a new position pretty quickly. Naturally, the higher you get, the more competitive the jobs are. In terms of benefits, they have gone down in quality somewhat, but are still great. The amount of paid time off (PTO) is amazing - and will always be something that holds me to Vanguard. Partnership is great, but the structure of the payout could be better.

Cons

Pay seems to be under the industry averages. Some people will not like the environment as it is very structured and definitely a top-down management style.

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3.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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