Pinkerton reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(392 total reviews)
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Jack Zahran

82% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Pinkerton has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 392 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pinkerton employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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392 reviews
4.0
Jun 11, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

This is a very large company, so be sure to read the reviews that apply to your area. As far as Los Angeles, goes, Pinkerton is great if you're a cop or have another job and are looking to fill in some days or nights. They only hire part-time employees (you can't go over 30 hours a week). Sometimes you won't get any hours, and they offer no benefits. If you have experience, the pay is $25 an hour. When I was there (in 2015), management was hands-off, which was nice. It's sort of the anti-GDBA. Eric, the West Coast supervisor, is a pretty solid dude. It's a very old company with over 160 years of history. The fact that Securitas now owns it hasn't really had any adverse effects.

Cons

If they had less part-timers, they could offer full-time employment and benefits to the people who have been there a while. I guess that's not in their business model.

2.0
Apr 24, 2016

Facility Security Coordinator

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good experience, ability to create decent teams

Cons

Terrible insurance plans, was there nearly 4 years and never received a review, low pay for officers, supervisors and managers. Total lack of upward mobility - this is a job not a long-term career choice.

5.0
Apr 21, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

1. Supervisor is always available. Actually took her door OFF her cubicle to be MORE accessible to her employees. 2.There is always someone available to help you if you have a question, or are struggling with something.

Cons

1. Since there are so many employees, when you need time-off, we have to ask way ahead of time to get days off, so when something comes up at the last minute, and we want a day or two off, it is hard to get off if someone else has already requested it. (but management does try to work with you)

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