Company was better before the merge - Site Supervisor Allied Universal Employee Review

3.0
Apr 5, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
May 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Once you've networked with the right people it becomes all success and excellence. Through my years of experience with Allied Universal, I was fortunate enough to work with the right accommodations and site placements. I even had a chance to demonstrate supervisor status that I never did before in private security. I think Allied Universal gives chances to anyone eager enough to try gainful employment with opportunities to prove it. One quality pro factor that Allied Universal offers is through your journey of work placements at client sites, one client site will eventually become your primary site by choice to stay permanently as a career.

Cons

Career growth is slow because Allied Universal is humongous as both a company and private corporation. Opportunities don't exist often after getting your Guard Card but if you take the opportunities as an opportunistic, you'll do fine and reach the next stages in bottom management.

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