Vanguard Processing Associate reviews

Pay isn't great, even for the lesser number of hours (at-cost philosophy leads to fairly low compensation when compared to the rest of the industry). Frequent changes and reorganization can be a challenge. Team leaders aren't often well-versed in various aspects of their team members' responsibilities, which can make it difficult knowing who to go to for help with job-specific issues.

Politics - If you want to get promoted it's all about who you know as opposed to your performance. I received Distinguished and a SPOT award but yet I see people who haven't produced 1/3 of what I did getting promoted. The best person doesn't always get the job and that's why you have people in roles they have no business being in. They know who they are going to give the promotion to before the process starts so no matter what you do to prepare it will not matter. You see people who were average at best in their current role getting promoted over top performers. Employees not being held accountable for their actions - You have people clearly dodging work any chance they get but yet they continue to have jobs. VADP - You have a number of people fresh out of college who haven't proven anything at that company but yet after a few months they are in leadership over people who have produced for years? Salary - The starting salary is low compared to most financial services organizations.