Vanguard – IT - Not a career – just a job - Anonymous employee Vanguard Employee Review

2.0
Mar 2, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The only pro was when Mr. Bogle was CEO.

Cons

Bogles family like atmosphere has been systematically replaced by a fascist like management structure that would make Hitler proud. Company has steadily progressed down-hill. Especially it’s IT department. Current IT environment is led by inept, egotistical, professional thieves who promote themselves before the good of the company. Morale is at an all-time low and getting worse as time goes by. Every review cycle management selects a 10 % quota for bad reviews with no merit or raises , whether deserved or not. This has been largely substantiated by crew members and former managers . In addition, you become a target after a certain age and will take the brunt of cost savings by low bonuses and raises with trumped up degrading performance evaluations. Management’s perception of being, “Best Place’s to Work”, is delusional. But read this for what it is and look around some more. Read on, check other reviews.

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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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