GardaWorld reviews

Crappy Upper Management what pays them self there Bonuses but tells there Managers you cant get your Raise even that you have a contract with them for the raise. Crappy Trucks and faults promises that you will get new Trucks 250 New truck divided by 184 Branches. The Person that Calculated that should be fired and if investors would invest in new Trucks you would get your Money back instead patching up trucks and sending people out without A/C. saving on the wrong end and giving the investors there Cut instead thinking on the people that risk there lives Daily. Any Owner knows if you keep your Employees Happy you will have less Theft and Less turnaround

Unfortunately GardaWorld in most facilities don't care if you are a good responsible human being. Once you start working for the company... you will be treated like you are expendable because you are and they will remind you of this every chance they get. You will have to endure unsafe working conditions with low pay. Their are people that have been working for the company for 10 years or so and still don't make over $20 an hour. Public perception is that your starting pay as an Armored Car Guard is $20+ an hour due to the risk and responsibilities involved with your job duties. Management acts like you are out there delivering boxes full of teddy bears. The reality is that you will be out there (in most cases) with no backup delivering and picking up boxes and bags full of currency (not teddy bears). As a Messenger you will be expected to do everything by yourself. You are accompanied by a driver but there isn't much that a driver can do to help you as they are not allowed to get out of the driver seat (unless they have to go use the bathroom of course but either then that drivers are expected to sit there for 8, 10, 12 and sometimes 14 hours). Your days will be long so don't expect to have a normal life especially if you have a family. It's like DOT Daily driving limits don't apply to the Armored Car Industry. Actually Management acts like they are exempt from all DOT Regulations. The old Armored Trucks have no business being on the road because they are unsafe to the crew and the public. Most of the older trucks leak oil every where. If you see an oil spot in front of a business there is a good chance that an Armored Car left it there. Be ready to endure extreme temperatures. In the winter most Armored cars don't have working heat and in the summer they don't have working air conditioners. Unfortunately there is no law that say employers have to provide air conditioned trucks in the summer time (believe me we checked). And that's all well and good for trucks that have open windows but Armored Trucks are sealed shut when in operation. So as an Armored Car Driver/Messenger be prepared to endure 110+ degrees with a bullet proof vest on in the summer and near zero temperatures in the winter, sometimes for 8, 10, 12 and 14 hours at a time. They do just enough maintenance on the trucks to keep the trucks moving. Training... what training? If something were to happen while you are performing your job duties (like a robbery) hope that your survival instincts will kick in and will get you through the crisis because you will get very minimal training from Garda World with firearms or driving those Armored Trucks. As a matter of fact Garda World invest very little money on training and developing their employees. Once upon a time Armored Car work was an honorable job... now days you are one of the lowest paid with highest risk in the security industry and transportation industries. UPS Drivers are better trained are safer and make a lot more money! Thumbs up to those guys... in other words you are better off going to go work for them.