Guardian Life Reviews
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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.
Advice to Senior Management
This company is not the same ever since the new CEO started around 2000. When you treat your employees that rotten, have no heart and throw them out of the building like criminals, you reap what you sow.
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Anonymous in New York, NY:
“Nice People - Cheap Company”
Aug 7, 2009
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Anonymous:
“Decent company, but raises are few and hard to come by. They keep expecting more and more for less money.”
Jul 15, 2009
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Anonymous:
“People come and go in such a hurry here...”
Jul 7, 2009
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Director (Corporate Officer), Assistant Vice President - Subsidiaries in New York, NY:
“New execs fail expectations to deliver products, sales; focus on destroying Guardian's culture and values”
Apr 17, 2009
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Compliance Intern in New York, NY:
“Good company to work for”
Apr 15, 2009
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Business Analyst in New York, NY:
“Great lower-level employees, but the problem is with management”
Feb 15, 2009
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Former Director (Corporate Officer) and AVP of 2 Subsidiaries in New York, NY:
“Stumbling toward Success”
Jan 3, 2009
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Regional Sales Representative in Quincy, MA:
“Not Good and Not Getting Any Better”
Oct 1, 2008
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Agency Support in New York, NY:
“A company at a cross roads”
Sep 7, 2008
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