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

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
1.0
Jan 2, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Straight sales..If you can make it you will have all the freedom in the world.

Cons

Experienced producers will split all of your business and give nothing back. If there is ever a disagreement the partners will always back the top producer Only way to make money is to sell to family/friends.

2.0
Nov 29, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Location to the city, little traffic going to and from work (Head office). Great as a started job, young adults will find the environment helpful to gain work experience.

Cons

Executive have little regard for staff and how they are to be treated. Management often use bully tactics instead of positive reinforcement when trying to motivate staff.

1.0
Aug 24, 2009

Layoffs, layoffs, layoffs

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

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.

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