Vanguard reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,297 total reviews)

Salim Ramji

75% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Vanguard has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,297 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
4.0
Jun 3, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive benefits package and great flexibility with crewmembers, great place to network and learn the ropes of networking, teaches you how to get things done in a large company

Cons

Continually reinvents improvement process, no transparency of P/L for managers, Vanguard experience will vary greatly depending on when hired and who your manager and manager's managers have been during your career

2.0
Jun 3, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Vanguard provides a steady paycheck and benefits during turbulent times.

Cons

The majority of promotions and awards go to butt-kissers who have poor work ethics, poor skills, and overall poor job performance. Unfortunately these people get promoted into managment jobs, making VGI an increasingly nightmarish employer.

5.0
May 25, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Vanguard spends a lot of time and money training new employees and bringing them up-to-speed. Their main philosophy, from an employment perspective, is to hire the best and brightest right after graduation, and then try to bring them up the ranks. Vanguard also tries to fill all of its positions internally, and can be difficult for people from the outside to get into, at least for the higher level positions. Many of the people there have been there for 10+ years. Also, their retirement plan and other benefits are great, even if the pay is somewhat low compared to the average.

Cons

As a financial services company, it tends to be reactive, from a technological view at least. Also, the culture is fairly conservative, such as the "actual" dress code is actually one better than the "official" dress code (i.e., if the dress is business professional, which is supposed to be a shirt an tie, most people wear a full suit). Also, many of the people started there right after school and have been there for 10+ years, which fosters somewhat of a holier-than-thou attitude, in terms of companies to work for.

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