i did some work with them. they are a weird and different animal. i got hired there as a contractor. they paid a ridiculous high rate, double anyother offers i was looking at the time. they have a huge campus in Malvern, PA, affluent suburb of Philly. only place of theirs i know about. tons of huge buildings spread all over the town. absurd amounts of real estate and brick and mortar cost. Their IT infrastructure budget is absurdly high. they have the newest and best everything, in numbers way beyond what they actually use. i was told on my first day that their goal is to not turn a profit. super globalists - there are entire buildings full of indian imports, the craziest amount ive ever seen. so many that they speak hindi in the halls and breakrooms and will only start speaking english if a white guy is in a meeting with them. i have dialed into calls where they are running the meeting in hindi and swtich to english when i join. weird place. unlike anywhere else ive been

edit- just remembered more - vanguard is named after an old english ship, all the buildings on their campuses are named after old english ships, like when england was at height of its imperial strength in the old days. symbolism? not sure but just thought id throw it in