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      Vanguard

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      Vanguard reviews

      3.7

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (6,311 total reviews)

      Salim Ramji

      76% approve of CEO

      66% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Vanguard has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,311 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vanguard 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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      Reviews by job title

      6K reviews
      3.0
      Dec 11, 2016

      Financial Representative

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Company has a huge inflow of cash into their funds with virtually no advertising Monday through Friday work week Good benefits

      Cons

      Potential for career advancement if you're young and become one of their"soldiers". Often sued for age discrimination, no value as to what an older employee may bring to the job. Diverse in their own minds but really aren't. Upgrades to systems is poor, try to "upgrade" too many things at once.

      3.0
      Aug 15, 2016

      Low cost

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Vanguard has large fund flow into it mutual funds and ETF. They have a great but fading reputation with clients. They created the no load index fund. They do have pretty good benefits and 4 week time off for most. This includes sick day.

      Cons

      Vanguard is highly regimented. You will have little autonomy at work. Don't expect to be trusted or empowered. It is a highly centralized management. All decisions are made at the top and as bad as some of them are they are to be followed the the letter. They have poor operational strategy and execution. They are currently the industry leader so they can afford poor operation however there is a tipping point that may push them over. They have many rules and procedures that make no sense. It is a good place to start, put on your resume and move on. It is very difficult to move up at Vanguard

      2.0
      Mar 2, 2016

      The Culture

      Client service associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Industry name recognition and experience.

      Cons

      The atmosphere and culture was very stifling. Ratings and reviews where subjective to managements feels toward you. A bad review could cripple any and all attempts at growing forward. Politics and networking from day one determined your future.

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