Allied Universal reviews

3.1

46% would recommend to a friend

(13,261 total reviews)
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Steve Jones

46% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Allied Universal has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 13,261 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
Jan 4, 2024
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Pros

Admin Benefits are decent. You can get lucky and meet Coworkers that are amazing.

Cons

San Antonio, Texas Divison Upper management only cares about numbers with no context. They love to preach about Family, Integrity, Honor and Respect but don't practice any of it. They will lie through their teeth to get employees to accept job offers. The branch has multiple cases of favoritism, fraternization and nepotism. They have no spine and will let clients walk all over them. Which only effects the actual onsite employees. Upper management will always use the onsite staff as scapegoats for all issues and will never step up or bother to actually investigate accusations from clients. They don't care about their employees at any level only about their profit margins and kepping the clients happy. No work life balance, they will work you to the bone and when you ask for a break chastise/ridicule you for it.

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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.
2.0
Nov 16, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

A job that pays well.

Cons

Security vehicle broke down every 2 or 3 months. We were told to use our personal vehicles with no financial reimbursement. Employees showing up to work with no uniform on at Vineland developmental center west campus Vineland nj 08360. Despite complaints to then supervisor Brian Wheeler and Mark Clements about officer not in uniform and smoking weed on the job. Nothing ever happened nor did they care as long as a body was on the work site.regional supervisor mark Clemments. Former Middlesex county Sgt prosecutors office. Was brought up on charges ( Google above info} in July 2009 for harassing under employees at prosecutor office via anonymous texts . Was likely told to retire or charges and termination would ensue. Like most police departments they allowed him to retire. He fired me because I cursed at him. Wow thought we were men. Plus he deserved it, I asked Mark Clements and Pete Gardner for FMLA paperwork via text. They said ok. I never received said paperwork. Employees wear hand cuffs carry mace and wear body cameras on duty which isn't allowed. But supervisor Brian Wheeler needed to carry his firearm on unarmed post at Vineland developmental center west campus which is closed facility. Yet others couldn't. How mark Clemments was permitted to be a supervisor based on criminal past charges from prosecutors office is mind blowing, Allied universal needs to do a better job of getting their supervisors and employees. Im glad I'm gone. I don't like hypocrisy.

2.0
May 17, 2021

Numbers, number, numbers

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Pros

Great learning experience, very competent local management. Great people, at least on the lower- to middle- end of the totem pole (don't know/never met the upper management). Very diverse company, and I have never felt excluded on the basis of any part of my identity.

Cons

I think that the upper levels of company/district management get so lost in the numbers that they forget that there are actual human beings working for them. I won't lie, I have met some of the best people in this company, but the senior management puts so much pressure on us little people that it will burn you out. That said, it is a very fast-paced environment and support is available - if you know where to find it.

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