Is Allied Universal a good company to work for?

Allied Universal has an overall rating of 3.0 out of 5, based on over 13,682 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 45% of employees would recommend working at Allied Universal to a friend and 36% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Allied Universal have been left by employees working as Event Staff , Special Police Officer and Fire Safety Director .

Does Allied Universal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Allied Universal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Allied Universal. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Allied Universal?

45% of Allied Universal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Allied Universal 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Allied Universal?

Security Officer (4313) , Security Guard (1752) , Unarmed Security Officer (507) , Security Professional (495) , Armed Security Officer (269) , Account Manager (243) , Unarmed Security Guard (227) , Security Supervisor (212) , Shift Supervisor (211) , Site Supervisor (185) , Security (143) , Supervisor (142) , Security Officer - Site Supervisor (91) , Operations Manager (70) , Security Officer/Security Guard (59)

What are the pros of working at Allied Universal according to real employee reviews?

"I use to work for G4S and Allied completed their merger/buyout this October the weekly pay is good" ((in 1127 reviews)); "Flexible hours but be sure to handle more hours if needed in certain times of the year." ((in 311 reviews)); "Those were just good people trying to do the right thing and they all eventually leave." ((in 301 reviews)); "Easy money to make and real easy job" ((in 162 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and usually punctual." ((in 151 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Allied Universal according to real employee reviews?

"And poor management!!" ((in 1097 reviews)); "There are no benefits and the pay is to low to buy into their dental plan." ((in 414 reviews)); "Not all operational managers is bad but the one I work with Rarely would ever respond to your messages let alone pick up your call." ((in 275 reviews)); "Poor communication from the office to the field." ((in 223 reviews)); "Supervisors can be rude and think they’re better than you because they make a few dollars more" ((in 200 reviews))

What are employees saying about Allied Universal layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Allied Universal layoffs and their outlook for job security at Allied Universal in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Allied Universal locations?

New York , Los Angeles , Atlanta , Seattle , Houston , Dallas , San Diego , Philadelphia , San Francisco , Chicago , San Jose , Denver , Charlotte , Austin , Tampa , Washington , Las Vegas , San Antonio , Miami , Boston , Phoenix , Orlando , Raleigh , Indianapolis , Nashville , Columbus , Baltimore , Saint Louis , Menlo Park , Salt Lake City

Allied Universal reviews

3.0

45% would recommend to a friend

(13,309 total reviews)

Steve Jones

45% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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Allied Universal has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 13,309 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Allied Universal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.5 stars).

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13K reviews

1.0

Sep 17, 2023

Not worth is unless y ou're per diem or desperate

Pss

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There aren't any pros for this organization

Cons

It might depend on the site, but the general consensus for most sites is that this company, no matter where it is, is a clown show. Pay is trash, the management is trash, they cant keep anybody because they treat people like trash. I have had so many different managers and they some how all have been crap people. The pay (23$) is not enough for Boston, and i think no amount of money will ever be enough to deal with this place. Its so bad people quit during training or within the first month.

Allied Universal Response

2y

We are sorry you had this experience, the situation you described does not reflect the expectations we have of our teams or Allied Universal’s values. We will be sharing this feedback with our management teams in order to improve.

1.0

Oct 12, 2022

Good luck getting your vacation pay.

Security officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This job is extremely easy with moderate stress.

Cons

They stole money from me by cutting my overtime pay rate from 1.5 times my hourly rate to 1.4 times my hourly rate (which is against the law). It literally showed me getting paid .10 to $1.00 per hour less depending on how much they felt I was worth that week. Disgusting. And the one constant every year is the lack of vacation pay. They offer it, it's just that you put in for the vacation time months in advance. The days come and go and the week when the check is supposed to come you realize they didn't pay you your vacation time. Than you have to call the office weekly for months, until you give up. It's been like this for years. They refused to pay employees there hourly rate for being out sick during the Corona, even though the company makes multi billion dollars a year. The CEO wanted to save money by shorting the overtime pay rates during the Corona, as well. They took away my two weeks of vacation time away by "mistake" and it's been 3 months of me calling to get that time restored and nothing. Now I'm being told that the corporate office has to fix it. Irritating! This cheap company with their cheap CEO have stole from their employees, and screwed them out of earnings. The place we work at, a hospital, paid all of their employees thousands in extra money for working in a hazardous environment. And our company couldn't even pay us our hourly rate, (I can't say this enough) resorting to stealing from us, and refused to pay us for our forced two weeks off of work after getting the Corona.

Allied Universal Response

3y

We are sorry you had this experience, the situation you described does not reflect the expectations we have of our teams or Allied Universal’s values. We will be sharing this feedback with our management teams in order to improve.

1.0

Aug 7, 2019

Exceeding Poor Management

Shared services

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many genuinely nice co-workers.

Cons

Where to begin? The culture in the SSO is a joke. Managers do not interact with the underlings. And believe me, we are treated as such. The Directors are socially awkward, and pained to even have to converse with the staff. Middle management, aka "Supervisors" are unwilling (likely because they are incapable) to train subordinates. They openly, and with glee, talk about how incompetent the staff is, not realizing ( or not caring) how pathetic they sound. You literally cannot ask a question without being made fun of or snarled at. They all have weird medical issues or family problems they love to talk about. It's the most unprofessional work environment I've ever worked in.

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