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      Guardian Life

      Engaged Employer

      Guardian Life reviews

      3.6

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (1,688 total reviews)
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      Andrew McMahon

      71% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Guardian Life has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,688 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
      Nov 29, 2015

      Ability and Results Don't Seem to Matter

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Mutual company with decent benefits. Professional sales force. Unfortunately, sales force abilities are not reflected in home office employees. Definitely not a meritocracy. A real good olde boy or girl company for promotions.

      Cons

      Results not seem to matter. Senior management across the board is promoted based on who people know and not results. We constantly hear the phrase "transition year" when behind goals. Unfortunately, transition years never seem to end. Home office has become very politically correct and ability doesn't seem to matter. Company seems to be headed downhill rapidly under new CEO.

      2.0
      Nov 17, 2015

      Typical Life Insurance Co.

      Human resources manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Don't have to work very hard Easy to hide

      Cons

      Typical sleepy life insurance company. Nothing exciting happening. NY Office is right out of 1985. (Maybe a plus for some if you like that)

      1.0
      Nov 7, 2015

      1995—20 Years of Stagnation

      Retirement services
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you really enjoy using outdated, proprietary software developed & deployed in 1995, then this is the job for you!

      Cons

      Terribly wasteful, time-consuming work-flow; horrible support (or lack thereof) from management and other departments; lack of initiative or inspiration to move the company forward (all employees, from bottom to top); outsourcing; low wages

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