GardaWorld reviews

This is the worst run organization I've been at in over 25 years of professional employment. The company was bought out several years ago and most employees have been treated poorly ever since. This is a VERY short-term focused company. Many executives seem to be not quite qualified in their area of responsibility and seem to have been placed in their position by equally not-quite-qualified senior executives. Most employees are treated with open disrespect. There is a large French Canadian contingent of employees that actually seems to enjoy treating those not French Canadian poorly. Since I've worked with other French Canadians before, I feel confident this isn't just a cultural misunderstanding on my part. Executive management seems oblivious to operations beyond the short term implications of increasing cash flow. Employee staff reductions are frequent, raises or cost of living adjustments do not happen, and bills always seem to be paid late. This makes working with vendors difficult. Perhaps all of this is because the parent company based in Montreal was highly leveraged before it went private and exited the Toronto Stock Exchange. The short-term focus makes work more difficult in the long run because you are always fixing a poor decision made earlier that was focused on reducing cost not increasing long-term efficiency. From an employee's perspective, the staff reductions make work unpleasant since the work load remains the same or increases with fewer people to do the work. Executive management explicitly just tells salaried workers to work harder and longer. There is no annual review process or uniform pay review process.