Dog eat Dog culture get cultivated and created - Senior Software Engineer Vanguard Employee Review

1.0
Jun 7, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company is growing based on low cost.

Cons

Company is driving crew benefits down to compete with low cost. An environment is get cultivate and pushed which is not developing crew. But to create an environment in which the crew is getting dinged for an unknown reason. Senior managers are given a quota to give crew bad rating. And they are taking those order and trying to find anything and every reason to give a bad rating to the crew. One side they are having a tough time finding good talent and on other hands creating an unworkable condition for senior crew, which either force them to quit or get enough bad rating that they are managed out.

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Recommend
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
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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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