Low pay and no career advancement - Associate Vanguard Employee Review

1.0
13 Oct 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work life balance Great travel budget for Asia office Great package if you are an expat

Cons

- No career advancement for junior to mid level; however, senior managers are the ones who are getting promotions - Junior to mid level salary is so low, compensation structure is just absurd and not competitive with market practice - claim they don’t lay-off but they did shut down Singapore office

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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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