Guardian Life reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(1,686 total reviews)
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Andrew McMahon

72% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Guardian Life has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,686 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Guardian Life employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Mar 20, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay, offices, and generally pleasant peers. Benefits are competitive.

Cons

Expectation from the top down is that you are available 24/7. Take calls and do work on vacation, constant meetings limit time to think about strategic work. Frequent unrealistic goals.

2.0
Sep 22, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, salary and good former pension (reduced for new hires)

Cons

Archaic processes, poor managers trying to impress, no HR presence. Gender discrimination exists Harassment exists No HR presence Very poor communication from management Managers fearful of making ANY decisions Managers too busy trying to convince others of their worthiness Managers making changes simply for changes sake, then change back to original methods again, and again, and again Ridiculous lack of organization Very unprofessional actions on part of first line and some middle managers

1.0
Mar 23, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The building is beautiful. Work from home is available to some.

Cons

The call center standards are impossible. You are expected to be positive and helpful to customers waiting 30+ minutes who are angry and get them off of the phone as quickly as possible and move on to the next call. The staff burn out quickly and no one wants to be there. There is a ton of critiscm of the staff.

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