TIAA-CREF: for the greatly ambitious and back stabbers. - Anonymous employee TIAA Employee Review

3.0
23 Feb 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you're seriously ambitious, make friends quickly, and work when and how they want you to you're doing good. I think it's really important that they care about their heritage. I think they are attempting to get on the right track with their customers and service level.

Cons

There is a lot of internal relationships; it's a web of connectivity. There are so many people that have jobs because they "know someone". It is often evident how deep these ties go, especially if you "mess with" the wrong people. There is a lack of value for the good work intelligent people are doing.

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Cons

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