Allied Universal reviews

3.0

45% would recommend to a friend

(13,310 total reviews)
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Steve Jones

45% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Allied Universal has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 13,310 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average 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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13K reviews
3.0
Feb 13, 2026

Alright

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They have many sites to choose from.

Cons

Used to have many unpaid hours although this has improved

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Allied Universal Response
4mo
Thank you so much for your feedback. We appreciate the work our team does to help protect our local communities.
1.0
Feb 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None worth noting at this time.

Cons

Below-market pay, regardless of experience. Negotiations are effectively stonewalled. Pay errors are handled poorly and dishonestly. My pay rate was reduced without explanation. When I reported it, I was told it would be corrected in 3–4 business days. When that didn’t happen, the timeline shifted to 7–10 business days. Weeks later, the issue still had not been resolved. I was repeatedly told it was “fixed” when it clearly was not. Chronic communication failures. Upper management routinely says they will follow up and does not. Promises to call back, investigate issues, or coordinate with site management go unfulfilled. Job expectations are misrepresented during hiring. I was told certain duties were optional, only to be informed on-site that they were mandatory. This suggests either severe internal miscommunication or intentional misrepresentation to staff positions. Low morale and learned helplessness among staff. Many employees and even lower management openly express that upper management is unreliable. As a result, employees feel they must handle problems themselves or escalate repeatedly just to get basic needs met. Escalation is required for basic issues. I ultimately had to go above multiple levels of management to address pay and role discrepancies that should never have occurred

1.0
Feb 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Left alone to work ok pay

Cons

Terrible leadership Can't move locations No room for advancement

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Allied Universal Response
4mo
Thank you for bringing these concerns to light. We’re focused on developing more consistent and supportive leadership practices.
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