Possibly the most incompetent, demoralizing place I've worked - Individual Consultant (Inbound ) TIAA Employee Review

2.0
22 Sept 2011
Recommend
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Pros

- decent medical, dental, and vision - fairly good retirement plan - generous paid time off - large company with many locations

Cons

- horrible IT, computer systems, still using IE6 - a few fantastic, competent coworkers; many employees are nitwits who can barely spell or speak proper English - very dry social atmosphere - management creates a Kindergarten atmosphere; lots of silly posters and banners about doing your job to "keep the boss away" promotes a culture that values negative reinforcement - company imposes fairly high burden on its clients in terms of forms, paperwork compared to competitors - drab offices, full of fluorescent lights and ugly grey cubicles designed to drain any creativity or positive energy from your soul

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5.0
14 Jun 2026
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Pros

Great work life balance, good benefits, decent pay, ease of running your own practice as an “advisor”, and healthy work environment

Cons

Management styles can vary and affect your experience, upper management doesn’t seem to be well equipped to ensure the organization’s success but it is resilient nonetheless.

2.0
16 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Compensation is great for advisors once they are promoted to VP. Everyone else has to wait a year and hope for a good rating that's more of a game than merit based

Cons

Woke culture, reverse discrimination, very frustrating to do business with as a client

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