Drink the Kool-aid or leave!! - Anonymous employee Vanguard Employee Review

1.0
9 Mar 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits including health insurance and PTO.

Cons

You have inexperienced FADP and suck-ups running lower management. Out of touch middle and upper managers who only care about hitting their employees hitting the ever rising metrics. New FADP and IADP PAS advisors start in the mid to upper 50’s while Voyager Select advisors make low 90s after two years in the role. Start paying all of your employees a competitive wage. Stop judging and punishing employees when you don’t agree with your opinions. Stop treating crew like robots and overworking them.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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