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Vanguard Charitable Endowment

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A Mixed Bag - Anonymous employee Vanguard Charitable Endowment Employee Review

2.0
15 Feb 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits. In the beginning, there were a lot of engaged and great colleagues, but as people left, the folks they brought in weren't as qualified or good fits.

Cons

Very cliquey. People in management who were actively abusive towards staff were promoted into executive leadership, despite countless HR complaints. Ineffective HR function that didn't seem to care about employee concerns. Paralyzed by indecision and too many cooks in the kitchen. Too many committees and leadership groups made it hard to ever get anything done. Forced RTO was poorly communicated and people were made to jump through hoops for accomodations. Golden employees were often chosen for "rotations" to areas of the business they had no experience in for development, despite having no knowledge or experience. There seemed to be a different set of standards for the UHNW team and everyone else in the company. Lack of transparency and a culture of micromanagement was rampant. There isn't much professional development or career pathing available, and only those who are in the "in crowd" get elevated and developed. For being HQed outside of Philadelphia, the workforce was pathetically non-diverse. Pay was more comparable to non-profit salaries despite being run like a corporation and having corporate expectations of the level of work expected from staff. Everyone was so concerned about never hurting anyone's feelings that uncomfortable but necessary conversations were never had. Continued grantmaking to hate groups and racist organizations despite purporting to value DEI, and again, refused to take a stand or actually have an opinion and take action.

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22 Aug 2025
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Pros

Everyone is very friendly. Encourages growth in the company

Cons

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3.0
21 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Very nice team/group of people to work with. Flexible hours, only 2 days in office

Cons

Pay is low, benefits for contractors are none

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