Middle of the road - Client Relationship Associate Vanguard Employee Review

3.0
2 Nov 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Vanguard is ideal for two types of individuals. Those who are looking at building up their resumes, and those looking for a 2nd career (i.e. retired). This is very obvious by the awards Vanguard boasts they have won. One of the biggest benefits of working for Vanguard is similar to working for the Government, job security and benefits. You definitely will never go hungry working for Vanguard, but the pay is right on par...Literally. They try to purposely stay right on the mean.

Cons

VERY CORPORATE. You definitely need to play the network game and even if you do accomplish this, you will hit a ceiling fairly quickly unless you do something drastic like go and get your MBA from Harvard.

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3.0
3 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Awesome coworkers for young professionals. Paid licensing for a few months.

Cons

Micromanagement is out of control. Incompetent team leaders who are obsessed with power and metrics. Back to back calls, limited support, and nearly impossible effective communication between departments. Zero time to cultivate culture because you are taking calls every second of the day except for 30min/1hr lunch and two 15 minute breaks. You’re locked into your role for over a year (apprenticeship for around 60 days, then a year after promotion to associate) and your team leaders will not approve internal applications unless you are “eligible”.

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