TIAA-CREF used to be an industry leader, but just happy being mediocre now. - Anonymous employee TIAA Employee Review

2.0
Jan 13, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Location. Ability to work from home.

Cons

No work/life balance - layoffs have left too few people to do the work and many of us are doing work that used to be done by 2 or 3 people previously. Absolutely no transparency regarding salary range, where you fall within that range and what you can do to earn more. Constant cutbacks on employee benefits. Antiquated technology. No focus on career development.

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Pros

Great work life balance, good benefits, decent pay, ease of running your own practice as an “advisor”, and healthy work environment

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

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Cons

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