Large corporate company with opportunities - Anonymous employee TIAA Employee Review

3.0
31 Oct 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people at TIAA are very friendly and the hours are manageable and very flexible. It is a large organization so groups vary widely and if you move among groups, it is almost like starting a new job. Great place for a person starting their career to get large corporate experience.

Cons

TIAA probably has its share of below average performers. In that sense, they are willing to give people more than a single chance to improve.

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Pros

Great opportunities for growth and supporting management

Cons

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2.0
4 Jul 2026
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Pros

Good starting salary and benefits package.

Cons

The longer you’re there, the more of an expectation that you work more for the same or less income. Producers find it hard to justify staying when leadership keeps moving the goal posts on how to increase income. No rhyme or reason as to how they decide “promotions.” One advisor might have one good year and get promoted over an advisor that produces year in and year out. They fail to share revenue because they’d have a hard time justifying the income level compared to outside advisors with a fraction of the book size. They claim and depend on brand recognition to justify a capped income but fail, or just won’t admit that is why they keep losing their top talent. Operations is a nightmare that I can’t even begin to describe. When I share the processes that have been in place for over a decade, colleagues in the industry shake their head and laugh. They can’t believe we earn and keep business. The saying while I was there was “the biggest threat we face is that TIAA clients start to explore their options outside of TIAA.”

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