Low team morale - Personal Investor Vanguard Employee Review

3.0
Sep 4, 2018
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Pros

Great company with great benefits and resources for employees

Cons

The team leaders lack leadership qualities. Some of them are more interested in watching youtube videos and laughing obnoxiously with other team leaders rather than focus on any productive work. Team morale is very low and opportunities for advancement are discouraging unless you have a great team leader, which is rare, or you are a straight suck up or you already know someone who knows someone who knows someone working in the department you want to go to.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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