Good work life balance but not so great leadership - Software Engineer II Vanguard Employee Review

Benefits are amazing, good culture mostly

Middle management can focus too much on politics vs. improvements

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

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”.