Bad leadership and too much polite politics - UX Designer Vanguard Employee Review

1.0
Jun 2, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Promotions seem to depend more on favoritism and personal alignment than on actual performance. They don't have any standard of UX at this organization. Most of the people are good at talking and that's all.

Cons

If you ever shared your honest opinion regarding anything, you will be fired.

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3.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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