Security Officer - Security Officer Allied Universal Employee Review

2.0
Jun 9, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Union benefits if you are lucky to be at a site like mine (Uncommon in this industry) Union pay that's well above national average plus overtime ( Also uncommon) Good co-workers Good site supervisors

Cons

Payroll discrepancies take weeks to resolve. No career growth outside of work site Poor communication by management Managers holding employees back from opportunities at other sites. Unprofessional at the Branch level and disorganized. Impossible to get a hold of anyone in the branch office to resolve payroll or HR issues. Most managers are incompetent and lazy Nepotism

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Great company that expect and provide great professional performance.

Cons

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5.0
May 4, 2026
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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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