Don’t work here - Sales Executive Vanguard Employee Review

1.0
22 Feb 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

autonomy, brand (although on the decline), 401k match, work with good people

Cons

Leadership is either out of touch because they have been there forever or they are young and inexperienced. Vanguard’s value was low cost and the competition has caught up. The offer to clients and advisors is far behind our competition. As an employee you will be overworked and underpaid, vanguard talks about total compensation which is their way to pay you less money by including what they pay of your insurance premium into your compensation package (vanguard is paying less and less year over year by the way)

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5.0
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Pros

Large firm so great to get exposure to different groups.

Cons

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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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