The GEO Group reviews

2.9

46% would recommend to a friend

(866 total reviews)
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George C. Zoley

46% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

The GEO Group has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 866 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The GEO Group employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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866 reviews
1.0
Sep 4, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

THERE ARE NO PROS BESIDES HELPING OUR CLIENTS THAT YOU GET TO HELP THOSE WHO WERE INCARCERATED REINTEGRATE BACK INTO SOCIETY SUCCESSFULLY

Cons

Management treat their staff poorly Too much favoritism Higher up staff treat the residents poorly Sick is tied into the PTO time, not separate You have to work the scheduled work days before and after a holiday to be paid PAY SUCKS. A new employee will get paid more than you and you have to train them I am looking for another job so I can get out of here, this is a horrible and unprofessional place and I wouldn't ever work for this company even if they paid more. NO ROOM FOR ADVANCEMENT, BENEFITS COST WAY TOO MUCH AND UNAFFORDABLE IF YOU HAVE RENT. THEY TREAT THE NEW STAFF LIKE ROYALTY AND THE ONES THAT BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS LIKE CRAP

2.0
Sep 29, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Almost guaranteed 60+ hours a week with overtime. Great local management that is mostly understanding and still finds time for team building.

Cons

Corporate. Both corporate and regional management prop-up corrupt staff and this hurts the rest of local staff. We are constantly told to ignore laws, with all audits being jokes that we always pass even when we shouldn't. Many major issues are pushed under the table. Insider trading with major stockholders. Protests that local staff have to deal with. Being an officer can be rewarding only in terms of the overtime, but some people work constant 16 hour shifts and get fired if the nod-off in the middle of the night. There should be 30-minute sanity checks of the officers during these hours, not throw them under the bus because we are deliberately understaffed, underpaid, and overworked by contract. Because of these issues, we have a revolving door and few stay more than a year. I feel sorry for not just my fellow officers, but the line staff that are often told to do impossible tasks because of being understaffed, then being disciplined for not being a superhero. I understand that we are constantly in lawsuits that we apparently always lose or settle, but this is by design and much cheaper than actually fixing any problems.

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