Great Benefits but management treat you like a robot - Client Service Associate Vanguard Employee Review

3.0
Jun 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great Benefits, Awesome people, Great culture

Cons

Call center environment, terrible base salary, hard to advance (during recession), alot of office politics, hard to get noticed

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3.0
Jun 3, 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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