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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

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      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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      2.0
      Feb 7, 2013

      Used to be a great place to work and have a career

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Guardian was once truly a company with a conscience and meant it when they said "We do the right thing". Hard work and ability were rewarded (though it did help to know or be visible to the right people). Long tenure was valued and actually rewarded, and in many cases co-workers felt like family. It's still a stable, financially secure company.

      Cons

      Over the past few years, changes in top management have eroded the culture of the company. There is currently no one in upper management that came up through the company - previously unheard of. Employees are no longer valued as an asset, but rather seem to be looked upon as a debit item.

      3.0
      Feb 4, 2013

      Stability and opportunity in IT

      Project manager
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      Pros

      The firm has been around for a while. It's not a publicly-traded firm so your fortunes and future as an employee don't necessarily move with the market. My director in IT security services and governance was smart, knowledgeable, demanding and fair. The work was interesting and challenging, sometimes mundane. Compensation was ok.

      Cons

      The pay and bonuses aren't the most competitive. You can go over a couple blocks to Wall St. and earn much more. The tradeoff is that you'll be working in a far less collegial environment. Management beyond the director level aren't the most technically smart, which is ok. They should be more focused on leadership and not get mixed in with the technology too much, but they often dive into technical water that's far too deep for them to swim and end up creating a mess for the staff level folks who are "doing the work."

      3.0
      Jan 17, 2013

      Senior Retirement Benefits Specialist

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Good location. Good people. Good benefits.

      Cons

      Always had to watch your back. One manager drove me to therapy. Her replacement got me fired to give his friend my job.

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