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      Allied Universal

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      Allied Universal reviews

      3.0

      46% would recommend to a friend

      (13,311 total reviews)
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      Steve Jones

      45% approve of CEO

      36% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Compensation and benefits

      2.6

      Culture & values

      2.5

      Senior management

      Allied Universal has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 13,311 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
      3.0
      Jan 26, 2024

      It's OK

      Security guard
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Depending on where your post is, you day can look very different. Currently I'm working at a very low key, quiet community at their guard shack. It's very minimal in terms of what's expected. Minimal stress, and plenty of free time depending on what time of day you work. Nights are naturally slow and give me plenty of time to work on my HW for my online classes. Ultimately, I recommend it. It's a job, it pays bills. Some posts have a higher rate of pay than others and the pay is not bad considering how minimal the work is. Realistically, given the work load I wouldn't expect anyone to get paid more than 19/hr yet I'm getting paid as much an entry level CNA without the schooling or costs of education. Ofcourse a guard card is required and they can help you through that process.

      Cons

      Ironically, across all security companies, communication seems to be a struggle from base employees to upper management. Also, the security industry attracts all kinds of people, both good and bad, young and old, so just be careful and mindful of who you are working with. Most of the time, depending on the post, you will be working alone regardless.

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      Allied Universal Response
      2y
      Thank you so much for your feedback. We will share this with management teams. We appreciate the work our team does to protect our local communities and keep people safe.
      1.0
      Oct 3, 2023

      In need of a serious overhaul on policies and management methods(or to just have one from the start)

      Console operator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      "You feel lucky to have a job", lunches, good 1st job work experience, good field exposure

      Cons

      No representation, no mismanagement hotline, they play favorites depending on the client, weak policies

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      Allied Universal Response
      2y
      We are sorry you had this experience. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors and please know this will be shared with the management team in order to improve.
      2.0
      Sep 19, 2023

      Not worth it

      Operations manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Company doesn't recognize talent in the company

      Cons

      The job is not worth it.

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      Allied Universal Response
      2y
      We are sorry you had this experience. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors and please know this will be shared with the management team in order to improve.
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