TIAA reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(4,017 total reviews)

Thasunda Brown Duckett

54% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

TIAA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,017 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TIAA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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4K reviews
3.0
Oct 24, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

They pay for training, great benefits, nice location.

Cons

Managamenet is all over the place and can be either entirely absent from your woekload or way micro-managing.

5.0
Oct 23, 2025

A great company

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

TIAA serves educators, medical professionals and non profits. As a result you work with participants who are for the most part such wonderful, caring and intelligent people. The company does have a great culture (particularly at the Denver office where I worked). The leaders are really focused on the mission of the company and the people who work to deliver that mission to the participants and institutions they serve. I had fantastic leaders and coworkers and felt proud to have worked for the organization. They really did invest in their team members with additional training opportunities. I think that the benefits offered by TIAA are very competitive and are a real pro to working for the company.

Cons

The company is large and has been around over 100 years. Many of the processes and systems seem like they were cobbled together and don't work as efficiently as they could. I know that the company is working to create a modern and efficient new technology eco system and improved processes through strategic partnership with Accenture, but that change seems to be happening more slowly than it feels like it should. I hope that they accelerate this process to provide a better experience for the employees of the organization and for their participants.

1.0
Oct 19, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with and was a great culture where I was looking forward to building my career.

Cons

Accepted severance package due to not wanting to relocate to Frisco, TX. IMHO this decision by EC will haunt this firm for years to come and a shiny new building in TX will not stop the bleeding of assets to competitors. Also, in-office 3 days a week badging was very annoying.

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