Guardian Life reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(1,693 total reviews)
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Andrew McMahon

71% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Guardian Life has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,693 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
4.0
Feb 22, 2016

then and now

Anonymous employee
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Pros

up-to-date technology; decent benefits, downtown location

Cons

impersonal, no human factor, too corporate

1.0
Feb 21, 2016

Living hell

Anonymous employee
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Pros

None is all I can say. They want twenty words and truthfully I cannot write anything positive Do you want to be treated unfairly? How about working for clueless middle mgmt?

Cons

Where to begin? Favoritism micro management no mentoring too many chiefs not enough worker bees. Hey how about having the workers do a review on TL and Mgmt ?? This is by far the worse treatment I have experienced in my 30yrs of working Been an employee for several years and only had one minimal raise and have mandatory OT worked several hundred hours OT and get no recognition for getting work done Mgmt promotes who they want and not by capability. Any positive reviews here must be mgmt trying to save face. Would never recommend company New York totally unaware of the disgusting treatment of good hard working employees in Bethlehem.

1.0
Feb 9, 2016

Agent

Recommend
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Pros

The product line is good....the clients have a solid product. Benefits look great....if you ever get to enjoy them. Year one of the contract makes the income look great....there after....watch out! 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.

Cons

MGMT - are like used car salesman - turn and burn mentality Each agency runs independent and Home office is another entity. Therefore if there is bad agency management, or an issue...there is no system in place to support an employee. Some Mgmt are so old school and "good ol boys club" that they are disrespectful of the leadership and co workers. Its like they are in the 50's or 60's era. GA's encourage an FR to build their book of business, like it is their own. business...Then the GA's start their "hunt" to devour the agents ....and keep the agent's book of business.. Once you have worked for many years...you are "trapped" - can't afford to loose the book of business and start over, but can't stand to work there either.

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