Changing Culture - Financial Analyst Vanguard Employee Review

1.0
Oct 11, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Vanguard has very good benefits - 401k, health insurance, PTO, maternity/paternity leave, tuition reimbursement. A lot of very good people work here. They have gyms and cafeterias on campus. Emphasis on volunteering. Typically 40-45 hour weeks.

Cons

-Forcing employees to come back into the office in the middle of the pandemic -Job stability is now gone with Tim Buckley outsourcing many jobs to low quality service providers -Seems less focused on the clients and more on making money -Politics and favoritism run rampant. -People who are more polished and pretty on paper demolish the hard working people who deliver actual outcomes. -Low base pay -Massive disconnect between management and the work they supervise -Many managers run teams tyrant like

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are amazing, good culture mostly

Cons

Middle management can focus too much on politics vs. improvements

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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