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      Guardian Life

      Engaged Employer

      Guardian Life reviews

      3.6

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (1,687 total reviews)
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      Andrew McMahon

      71% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Guardian Life has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,687 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
      2.0
      Sep 1, 2016

      New digs -too bad we have a sense of dread each time we walk thru it's doors,if our job is being outsourced to India

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      New building, good place for a entry level job before moving on in a year. Allows work from home for some positions.

      Cons

      Outsourcing is at epidemic levels at this company-quality as a result, is very poor and onshore employees are having to fix the mistakes. Managers are inaccessible because meetings are their full time job. Extreme overtime (unpaid for exempt) is unsustainable.

      1.0
      Jul 25, 2016

      Toxic, miserable environment

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are fairly good. Some managers and teams are supportive and good to work for.

      Cons

      The company micromanages to a ridiculous degree. Management's always in meeting after meeting. Actual time dedicated to supporting their staff is minimal, which means people need to find for themselves with minimal guidance or direction, and then get yelled at for "doing things wrong" when they weren't given direction in the first place. Training is a joke - attending one training seminar makes you suddenly an expert on subject matter, or so management likes to believe. Many managers are apt to throw their direct reports under the bus. And I've never worked in such a negative environment where it seems like some managers are happier to see others fail - and gloat about in a public, unprofessional manner - than show interest in working towards common goals and succeeding as a team.

      1.0
      Nov 15, 2014

      Eliminating Older Employees

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It was a great place to work in terms of morale, benefits, etc...until I hit 50 yrs old and 23+ years of service

      Cons

      I was let go...obviously for cost reasons Guardian's motto is "we do the right thing" ...for policyholders...not employees

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