Vanguard reviews

While Vanguard treats their customers with respect and dignity this is not always the case with their employees. Raises and promotions were often given based on non-contribution related items such as popularity and school ties. Intelligence had nothing to do with promotions as most of their intelligent employees seemed to leave for other companies once they had some experience under their belts for better positions.

Two drawbacks. First, while the brand is well known and generally respected among investors, it doesn't have the broad "sex appeal" of some other financial firms. You probably won't get an "oh, wow" when you tell people you work there. Second, the company tends to recruit primarily from local areas and tends to grow its own talent, so you'll generally find that peers' diversity of perspectives/experiences is somewhat limited.