Vanguard reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,314 total reviews)

Salim Ramji

76% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Vanguard has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,314 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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6K reviews
1.0
May 15, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

PTO policy (23 days off my first year). 401k matching (if you stay the 6 years there to get the vesting it is good, but you're salary still sucks and anybody that stays there for 6 years that came in as an entry level hire is an idiot).

Cons

Inflexible work hours and difficulty in getting out for doctor's appointments without it counting as an "Unscheduled Paid Time Off" (which has ramifications). Arbitrary "Time in Job" requirements that cannot be waived, regardless of how overqualified you are for your current position. Monotonous nature of the work. No way to get time off the phones. Straight up, if you are hired into an entry level phone associate position you are going to hate your job and despise coming to work every day. If you have any sort of ambition in life, this is not the place to start your career. The turnover in the departments is absurd, "Team Leaders" lack basic knowledge of financial markets and try as hard as possible not to take elevated calls.

2.0
Jan 23, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Ample amount of personal time off Reasonable Medical Benefits (changing for 2012 on) Never take the job home with you Training resources

Cons

Compensation is well below industry average (if your not licensed they start you at 31,500, licensed 33,000) Every minute of the day is scheduled and monitored Career Middle Managers don't necessarily understand procedure and often unwilling/unable to aid Dissemination of information is poorly managed Terrible worker morale, bordering on depression Uneducated, occasionally hostile clientele Lack of accountability for own work

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