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      Guardian Life

      Engaged Employer

      Guardian Life reviews

      3.5

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (1,688 total reviews)
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      Andrew McMahon

      69% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Guardian Life has an employee rating of 3.5 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
      3.0
      Sep 7, 2012

      CYA

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Former environment encouraged loyalty which led to greater profitability. Employee ideas were encouraged. Career path was clear and longevity equated with experience.

      Cons

      Fear of mistakes has created a CYA culture. More time spent fixing blame rather than fixing problems.

      3.0
      Sep 6, 2012

      With significant improvements, could be great. Compensation and development lacking.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      -Good cafeteria -Decent work - not great, but could definitely be worse -Decent benefits -Some smart and friendly employees -Good office location

      Cons

      -Poor compensation -Lack of advancement opportunities or professional growth opportunities -Disorganized -Poor technology and support, slow internet and systems -Very low morale -Poor communication from management to employees

      5.0
      Sep 5, 2012

      Used to be 5 stars. Used to be very satisfied.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      My division folded 2 years ago so I am no longer with the company. I worked for Guardian in their group life and medical for over 25 years. The first 20 were wonderful. I climbed the ladder at an above average pace. They promoted from within whenever possible. I worked very hard at my job because I loved my job, my team, my management and the company. Human resources provided many team building workshops and seminars which really paid off. We created a mission statement, established metrics and goals to measure our performance as a group and as individuals. We became a high performing, cooperative team. We were happy, management was happy and corporate was happy.

      Cons

      When several high level directors, VP's and CEO's retired, their replacements changed every thing. The new management was strictly top-down. Input from division managers was not considered and acknowledgement of "a job well done" became non-existent. Mandatory overtime during the week on weekends became the rule. And that is the current state of affairs today. Teams were dissolved and no one was happy...mid level management included.

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