Toxic management and low pay overshadow career mobility - Project Manager Vanguard Employee Review

1.0
2 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Failing to see any benefits of working here compared to others in the Philly area.

Cons

Between Salim and Tim, they have created a cut throat culture that goes against a lot of the core values of what Bogle founded. I understand adaptability and remaining up to date with the industry but they have created a work environment where middle and upper management are genuinely just toxic leaders. The career mobility used to be a good thing but the pay of internally promoting compared to external hires is still substantially off

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5.0
9 Mar 2026
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Pros

Vanguard covered housing for the summer for almost completely free and the people you work with will actively try to develop you.

Cons

The work you do (and therefore your overall experience) can be highly team dependent and team assignment seems to be random

3.0
3 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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