Vanguard reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,296 total reviews)

Salim Ramji

73% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Vanguard has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,296 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vanguard employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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6K reviews
5.0
Jan 6, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Endless potential, if you're willing to go after it. I've seen many people start out answering phones, and move to a good position within IT. It will be what you want to make it into.

Cons

I've been here 13 years, and have no plans to leave any time soon. I could nit pick, but there's really no point. I'm very happy to stay here until retirement.

3.0
Jan 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I was proud to work at Vanguard! Their reputation and what they stand for in the investment community is and has always been awesome. Vanguard offered a solid retirement plan that started on the first day of employment. I was always impressed with the health benefits offered to both full and part-time Crewmembers. Many took advantage of the outstanding education reimbursement available for graduate and under graduate studies. I enjoyed going to work at a large reputable company that was always fair and ethical to all of it's investors. The partnership plan was nice for those hired many, many years ago!

Cons

If you were not part of the chosen few then forget it. Unfortunately, it is not about how good you were at your job or your prior work experience instead it seemed to be like "The Good Boys Club" where only the privileged few were invited. As a member of the management team it was always impossible to pay for performance, the year end system was set up so that you had to rob Peter to pay Paul. The partnership plan did reward and encourage loyalty but unfortunately it also rewarded incompetent crew to stay on board. I have worked at several other companies that would have fired those under performers but instead it seems they just got shuffled into other departments.

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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