Does Allied Universal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Allied Universal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Allied Universal. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Allied Universal?

46% of Allied Universal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Allied Universal 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Allied Universal?

Security Officer (4300) , Security Guard (1743) , Unarmed Security Officer (506) , Security Professional (492) , Armed Security Officer (269) , Account Manager (243) , Unarmed Security Guard (226) , Security Supervisor (212) , Shift Supervisor (211) , Site Supervisor (184) , Security (141) , Supervisor (141) , Security Officer - Site Supervisor (91) , Operations Manager (70) , Security Officer/Security Guard (59)

What are the pros of working at Allied Universal according to real employee reviews?

"Good pay depending where you work: work for a state/gov facility you’ll get paid more." ((in 1117 reviews)); "Those were just good people trying to do the right thing and they all eventually leave." ((in 309 reviews)); "Flexible hours but be sure to handle more hours if needed in certain times of the year." ((in 304 reviews)); "Easy money and fast start" ((in 153 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and usually punctual." ((in 152 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Allied Universal according to real employee reviews?

"And poor management!!" ((in 1105 reviews)); "There are no benefits and the pay is to low to buy into their dental plan." ((in 412 reviews)); "Not all operational managers is bad but the one I work with Rarely would ever respond to your messages let alone pick up your call." ((in 274 reviews)); "Poor communication from the office to the field." ((in 227 reviews)); "Supervisors can be rude and think they’re better than you because they make a few dollars more" ((in 208 reviews))

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Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Allied Universal layoffs and their outlook for job security at Allied Universal in 2026.

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3.1

46% would recommend to a friend

(13,264 total reviews)

Steve Jones

46% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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3.4

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Senior management

Allied Universal has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 13,264 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Allied Universal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0

Mar 14, 2024

Do not trust this company

Security officer/security guard

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Pros

willing to work with you on time off, as long as you find coverage. base salary is ok for the area. but at times McDonalds was hiring at a higher salary so competitive for the area as there is not much in front royal but not the best either.

Cons

absolutely everything involving corporate. they will lie and change your contract without informing you; the management positions (with a lot of added responsibilities) only pays $1 more than the base salary; the anual inflation raise didint cover the inflation rate in 2022 or 2023, so I ended up Making less in monetary value by the time I left the company from when I started with the company. and anything else you can think of is awful. I left due to managments refusal to control the indoor smoking and the fact that other coworkers where deficating all over the office, Granted he was disabled, but they should be responsable for making sure its cleaned up, not just leave the us (the night shift) with it as there is no one other than security personnel on site by the time we get there, I complained in daily emails and in person for nearly 1.5 years till I quit, Then they refused to pay unemployment. so yeah save yourself the trouble of working for such a misguided company

Allied Universal Response

We are sorry you had this experience, the situation you described does not reflect the expectations we have of our teams or Allied Universal’s values. We will be sharing this feedback with our management teams in order to improve.

2.0

Jan 20, 2024

Do you have a pulse? You're hired!

Security professional

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Easiest job ever, especially for the pay.

Cons

Going above and beyond will be your downfall. Being a hard-charger will only wear you out as there's never any incentive or reward for doing more than your job. Self-satisfaction will only go so far since they'll look at you as the "dependable" worker, and the entire workload will fall onto you while others can hardly do the bare minimum. There's no genuine appreciation outside of a scripted "we thank you for you hard work." The saying "people don't quit their jobs, people quit their management," rings incredibly true here since management has a knack for making the easiest job in the world incredibly difficult.

Allied Universal Response

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.

1.0

Nov 28, 2023

Needs a lot more organization.

Security guard

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Some locations are good. When you least expected you get a good team (After several turn overs).

Cons

Management is all over the place. Communication is Minimal to nonexistent. Paycheck is always off. Site will have you do things outside of your job description and Higher ups will allow it. Lying about more money for higher positions. Not following up with time off forms, but quick to call if something bad happens.

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