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      Vanguard

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      Vanguard reviews

      3.7

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (6,294 total reviews)

      Salim Ramji

      73% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Vanguard has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,294 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
      2.0
      Jul 22, 2008

      if you are creative, you don't fit

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      tuition reimbursement plan is great, health benefits good but costly, retirement plan, friendly to people with kids, guaranteed employment if you arrive at work on time every day, access to resources and research, discounts, the work is easy and unchallenging, good training opportunities, business model works despite incompetence in some departments

      Cons

      senior management is not groomed for leadership, too much hierarchical dependence, managers are forced to give a bad performance evaluation to one member of the team even if they don't deserve it, weird layoff practices masked as "self selection" forcing employees to quit and forgo unemployment benefits, application of six sigma and dashboards a waste of time and productivity

      3.0
      Jul 14, 2008

      conservative in every thing they do

      Investment specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are a lot of good natured hardworking people that work at Vanguard. Most of the job functions are low stress. There seems to be plenty of job security. Vanguard is big on education and teaching you the basics of the industry and the Vanguard invest philosophy. You can take this education and use it as springboard into a career in financial services.

      Cons

      Disconnect between management and crew. You have to sip the company koolaid and kiss tail to get ahead. Political is a good word... Pay is lacking and the pay scale is too rigid. The company is very conservative in nature. This conservative approach is applied to everything within the company - pay, culture, perks. It does not pay to bust your rear at Vanguard. Everyone is paid the same whether you're an over achiever or you under achieve. Lower level management seems to be a reward for years of service as there are multiple examples of supervisors who can not manage or lead.

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