Guardian Life Reviews
68% would recommend to a friend
(1332 total reviews)
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- "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 114 reviews)
- "I worked for this company for 10 years and the people were great and always willing to help when needed." (in 70 reviews)
- "Unfortunately 2 departments have now shut down in Tempe due to horrible retention because of poor management" (in 68 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 30 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)
- "No care to employees, upper management doesn't care about you, the only thing they care about is to get the work done." (in 20 reviews)
- "Directs to senior leadership hire their friends (even if they don’t know what they are doing)." (in 20 reviews)
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Updated Nov 23, 2023
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- 5.0Sep 6, 2023AgentCurrent Employee
Pros
They give you, or give you access to, EVERYTHING you could need to be successful! Especially if you are also underneath Park Ave Securities
Cons
Best experience is if you are with an independent firm
- 4.0Nov 3, 2023Life UnderwriterFormer Employee, more than 5 yearsLargo, FL
Pros
Immense support from management and your peers, small business feel, flexibility with your offers, Rockstar field team, all communications through an agency contact (no miscellaneous agent emails), unlimited PTO
Cons
A lot of work, semi-flexible daily goals, management overrides your decisions when agents go over your head
- 5.0Nov 21, 2023Customer Service RepresentativeCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsDallas, TX
Pros
Great benefits PTO from the start Management Helpful
Cons
I have no downsides with Guardian
- 2.0Jul 25, 2023Claims SpecialistFormer Employee, more than 1 yearBethlehem, PA
Pros
• Free breakfast Monday - Friday. Bacon, eggs, pancakes or waffles, egg whites, toast, oatmeal & fresh fruit. Free lunch on Wednesday’s and affordable lunch options on the other days. • Benefits are great, in-line with other Fortune 500 companies. • Incredible coffee bar & gym
Cons
• Not everyone has unlimited PTO • Not very flexible when it comes to what days you’re in the office or not. • Toxic work environment • Everyone is watching you • $50k for a role that has so many moving parts - this is easily is $70 - $75k a year role • You will have “homework” assignments • None of the many programs integrate with each other and are incredibly outdated.
3 - 4.0Nov 15, 2023Reginal Sales ManagerFormer EmployeeRaleigh, NC
Pros
Great and solid company. Very financially stable.
Cons
Company is controlled by their GAs. Onboarding was disjointed.
- 4.0Nov 3, 2023DirectorCurrent Employee, more than 8 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
Smart people who care and doing exciting work.
Cons
Can have a pretty heavy work load
1 - 4.0Nov 2, 2023Customer Response RepresentativeFormer EmployeeAppleton, WI
Pros
You get a 30 minute lunch and two unpaid 15 minute breaks
Cons
constant phone calls, always calls in queue
- 2.0Oct 26, 2023ActuaryFormer Employee, more than 5 years
Pros
- Intimate culture where it's easy to get to know people - Typical rotation program with good exposure to different LOBs - Good retirement benefits
Cons
- Revolving door of management & pushed out respected leaders - Pay and benefits are not competitive - Actuarial resources scarce compared to other insurers - Several managers awaiting retirement or severance which dampens employee morale and hopes for innovation
1 - 1.0Nov 1, 2023Marketing CommunicationsCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
Nice people who are struggling with you. Make it a bit easier.
Cons
Micromanagement. Toxic “leaders”. C-suite who have no clue what’s going on outside their directs. No appreciation for historical efforts. Well-being isn’t taken to heart.
2 - 5.0Oct 12, 2023Senior Compliance AnalystFormer Employee, more than 10 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
Collaborative culture. Competitive pay. Executives that care about their employees.
Cons
Commute to NYC Some of its technology
Guardian Life Reviews FAQs
Guardian Life has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,480 reviews left anonymously by employees. 68% of employees would recommend working at Guardian Life to a friend and 63% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.
68% 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, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Guardian Life to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, management.
