PI/phone rep review - Brokerage Investment Professional Vanguard Employee Review

2.0
Sep 22, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

401k and partnership, over a month of paid time to pass exams, significant training, peers are very friendly. That's about it

Cons

Micromanagement (EVERYTHING is calculated in seconds or dollars that can be saved), career progression is interview based rather than merit based, low salary for the type of talent vanguard hires (but decent to good salary if you look at it as a call center job)

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Awesome coworkers for young professionals. Paid licensing for a few months.

Cons

Micromanagement is out of control. Incompetent team leaders who are obsessed with power and metrics. Back to back calls, limited support, and nearly impossible effective communication between departments. Zero time to cultivate culture because you are taking calls every second of the day except for 30min/1hr lunch and two 15 minute breaks. You’re locked into your role for over a year (apprenticeship for around 60 days, then a year after promotion to associate) and your team leaders will not approve internal applications unless you are “eligible”.

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