Challenge the status quo at your own risk - Anonymous employee Vanguard Employee Review

2.0
Sep 28, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Strong focus on work/life balance , many opportunities to move within different parts of the organization (atypical based on other employers I've worked for)

Cons

"Outsiders" are looked upon skeptically by long tenured employees. Different perspectives, based on principled, industry standards, are often shunned. The company very much values "checking the box" type exercises/groups which get you recognized in evaluations, but provide no real benefit to career development. There is an obsession with your title. Many people with higher grade levels demand deference and are quite pretentious.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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