Hard work doesn't pay off, it's about who you're friends with. - Anonymous employee Guardian Life Employee Review

Many hours of mandatory overtime are regularly required. Management will tell you work is more important than family, that you need to learn to manage your time. Strict guidelines for production and quality are required and they enforce with threats of job loss and comparing employees to "unruly children without guidelines" rather than nuture and encourage growth. Consistently exceeding expectations in production, quality, and teamwork does not aid you in moving up within the company, however. Only the favorites and/or friends of the management excel within the company. The management is not very honest with the employees. The teams are plagued with consistent drama and rumors due to the fact the management has different expectations for different peers based on who they like better. Also, a lot of teams are assembled to create solid work flows so the work can be shipped to the offshore team, leaving the full time staff to worry about job security.