Lots of 4+ star FAKE HR reviews - Client Relationship Specialist Vanguard Employee Review

1.0
10 Apr 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A paycheck Coworkers Licensing if you stay in finance

Cons

I've written a review with a large list of cons. This is a soul-sucking company that doesn't give a damn about its employees or the client experience except to get them off the phone FAST. You will be treated like a child and micromanaged worse than you'd experience in high school. Need to use the bathroom? Better be using part of your 30 minute break to do that. Dare to spend the time to actually guide clients through the process they need help with and thoroughly answer their questions to help them understand what they're doing? Not OK, get them off the phone, youre costing Vanguard money. This company does not give a DAMN about you. They'll act as though their benefits are just the bees knees and not found anywhere but they're average. Maybe even below average. When you hear/read 18+ PTO days make sure you account for the fact that there is no personal or sick time. So basically almost 4 weeks to start total. Very average compared to companies with sick/personal time too. The pay is awful, especially if you're at the malvern location. Hope you have a roommate to split costs bc you won't afford it alone if you don't want to live in a slum! The team leaders are fake as can be and their managers aren't much better. Ive never had a job make me so incredibly miserable in my life. I was ready to go beg for a Xanax prescription to try to tolerate this job until I could find a new one. I spent all my free time studying for certifications and used all my PTO to take tests for them just to get out of this hell-hole. Please do NOT give any credence to these positive reviews. They are written by HR or someone who truly had Stockholm syndrome. This place will ruin you until you can finally escape. One of the happiest days was the day I walked out of the building for the last time. FIND. A. DIFFERENT. JOB. I wouldn't recommend this job to someone I absolutely despised.

Explore other reviews about Vanguard

5.0
21 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good culture Good work life balance Great Benefits

Cons

Location is far from Philly Hard to gain large pay jumps

3.0
3 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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”.

4
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All