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 (4302) , Security Guard (1744) , Unarmed Security Officer (506) , Security Professional (492) , Armed Security Officer (269) , Account Manager (243) , Unarmed Security Guard (227) , Security Supervisor (212) , Shift Supervisor (211) , Site Supervisor (185) , Security (142) , 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?

"I use to work for G4S and Allied completed their merger/buyout this October the weekly pay is good" ((in 1102 reviews)); "Flexible hours and great for full" ((in 318 reviews)); "Those were just good people trying to do the right thing and they all eventually leave." ((in 302 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and overtime available" ((in 159 reviews)); "Easy money and fast start" ((in 153 reviews))

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

"And poor management!!" ((in 1094 reviews)); "There are no benefits and the pay is to low to buy into their dental plan." ((in 416 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 270 reviews)); "Communication with relocating management candidates is poor." ((in 222 reviews)); "Supervisors can be rude and think they’re better than you because they make a few dollars more" ((in 200 reviews))

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3.1

46% would recommend to a friend

(13,269 total reviews)

Steve Jones

46% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 13,269 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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3.0

Oct 31, 2023

Could Be a Good Company - But Very Little Pay & Poor Leadership

Regional recruiter

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Pros

You work for the biggest security company in the world. Useful when applying to different companies. Direct supervisor is a good manager just overwhelmed. Manages 17 other recruiters in 6 states. His boss only manages 3 managers. Pretty convenient. She has lots of free time to overstep and try to manage for him. Shows lack of trust. Makes him look weak. But he is well rounded and good to work for.

Cons

Pay does not match the industry, location or workload for amount of work in this position of any of the manager positions. Receive $50k where cost of living is much, much higher than this. Regional VP who is really the district manager just with cool title is a tool. Try’s to micro manage everyone. Puts his work on everyone else’s plate. Does not know how to do the things he tasks out. If I don’t hear “Don’t know, Figure It Out….” again from someone who makes 3 times what I make I’ll call that a Win for me, 8/12 in office have quit in last 6 mo’s. He has lot more to do with this than he should.

Allied Universal Response

We are sorry you had this experience. We will be sharing this feedback with our management teams in order to improve.

4.0

Jul 10, 2018

Lead Officer

Lead security officer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The work is fairly easy and doesn't consist of much mental strain. Very flexible hours hours; perfect for students, parents, and/or people with multiple jobs. Always overtime opportunities.

Cons

Minorities only occupy entry level positions and management solely consists of white males; therefore, it brings about a sense of segregation that is very uncomfortable. Also, communication is easily misconstrued (even though there are guidelines to follow specific channels for communication) and training isn't even distributed. Lastly, many of the employees (including management) participate in a lot of gossip and speaking behind others' backs. It feels as if I'm back in high school.

3.0

Apr 5, 2017

Company was better before the merge

Site supervisor

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Pros

pay can be good depending on where you work other officers are nice being in the union most sites in SF are near bart

Cons

women of color are not promoted often or women in general HR and Managers are buddy buddy so complaining to HR will not help managers lie about pay rates company will not pay you for hours worked and give you the run around company does not care about employees company only cares about clients

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