Is Guardian Life a good company to work for?

Guardian Life has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,865 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Guardian Life to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Guardian Life have been left by employees working as Intern , Team Leader and Financial Advisor .

Does Guardian Life pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Guardian Life employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Guardian Life. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Guardian Life?

60% of Guardian Life employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Guardian Life 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Guardian Life?

Customer Service Representative (39) , Lead Engineer (37) , Financial Representative (36) , Associate (34) , Software Engineer (34) , Manager (31) , Analyst (26) , Business Analyst (25) , Engineer (25) , Intern (23) , Senior Engineer (22) , Senior Software Engineer (18) , Financial Advisor (17) , Director (15) , Team Leader (14)

What are the pros of working at Guardian Life according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good...but expensive....retirement is good... most hired will never see any part of their hard work placed on their behalf towards their retirement." ((in 141 reviews)); "Good work life balance and focus on mental health" ((in 130 reviews)); "I worked for this company for 10 years and the people were great and always willing to help when needed." ((in 87 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 81 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 64 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Guardian Life according to real employee reviews?

"Unfortunately 2 departments have now shut down in Tempe due to horrible retention because of poor management" ((in 84 reviews)); "Certain managers essentially relied on the person one step below them in the supervisory hierarchy to pretty much do their job for them" ((in 35 reviews)); "Leadership has no vision for company" ((in 26 reviews)); "Senior management also relies heavily on consulting firms to provide guidance and direction; however, senior management is not consistent in or persistent withapplying recommendations to effect the cultural change, sales and financial results they are looking for." ((in 25 reviews)); "There is no training." ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about Guardian Life layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed Guardian Life locations?

New York , Bethlehem , Appleton , Pittsfield , Spokane , Tempe , Holmdel , Plano , Atlanta , Dallas , San Francisco , Boston , Chicago , Philadelphia , Phoenix , Los Angeles , Allentown , Charlotte , Houston , San Diego , Seattle , Fort Myers , Raleigh , Miami , Orlando , Edison , Jersey City , New Brunswick , Richmond , Kansas City

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3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(1,688 total reviews)

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 1,688 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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1.0

Jan 2, 2012

Paid retirement...

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Pros

- No one expects much of you so preserve your brain cells - Retirement club atmosphere with full time pay and perks - No fresh ideas or input accepted so keep doing what has been done for the past 150 yrs - Easy life that is sure to make you unfit for any future jobs!

Cons

If you aspire to have a career don't even think about a job here! - Rife with politics and zero accountability for results - Extremely slow moving with strong resistance to change - Majority of employees counting days to retirement - Senior Management too busy building personal fiefdoms - Rampant favoritism with no desire for real results - Absolute hell hole for anyone below 50 yrs of age

1.0

Aug 24, 2009

Layoffs, layoffs, layoffs

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The long-time associates (non-management personnel) have a heart and are very pleasant to work with.

Cons

Layoffs, layoffs, layoffs. Many layoffs just about every month. I saw them get rid of long-tenured employees (who were here 10+, 15+, 20+ years) throughout the year. Practically every week you see another employee or two being laid off. How do they do it? Do they throw the long-tenured employees a going-away party and thank them for their contribution? No, they call him/her into a conference room, coldly say that he/she is being laid off, then tell him/her to go down to HR and then go back upstairs to pack their stuff into a box and to leave immediately (like they are a criminal). Morale is in the toilet - the way they treated their staff is absolutely unforgiveable. People absolutely hate working there, are scared for their jobs, and are utterly disgusted at how rudely they throw long-time associates out of the building (just pack up and leave immediately). High turnover.

2.0

Feb 15, 2009

Great lower-level employees, but the problem is with management

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Lower-level employees are a great group of people to work with - great diversity of employees, friendly, and the types of people you enjoy working with

Cons

With budget cutbacks, the workload is huge and many employees are working evenings & over the weekend just to keep up. Management is unappreciative, demanding and condescending at times.

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