Everyone I know is miserable here. - Specialist Vanguard Employee Review

1.0
Apr 11, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

If you are in a leadership position you basically walk on water. I know people out of college two years who are in senior management positions today. Don’t take the specialist route. You’re just a work horse who can never do enough.

Cons

Pay is way lower than the industry in every area. The performance management process is vague and ambiguous. Is applied at the discretion of your manager. Which means it does not matter what you do. It is up to your manager to decide they think you are worth giving a good rating. So what happens if your boss is crazy and only respects people who give their soul to a job? Bad rating. What if I want to improve? You will be given bs answers that basically say work harder and hope for the extra .025% to show up in a raise.

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3.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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