Does G4S pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, G4S employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at G4S. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at G4S?

52% of G4S employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated G4S 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at G4S?

Security Officer (692) , Security Guard (286) , Vigilante Patrimonial (97) , Custom Protection Officer (72) , Steward (51) , Upscale Security Officer (50) , Shift Supervisor (45) , CPO (42) , Security (42) , Armed Security Officer (40) , Event Safety Steward (37) , Supervisor (37) , Security Supervisor (36) , Vigilante (36) , Manager (31)

What are the pros of working at G4S according to real employee reviews?

"The pay was good and I did like the work but was limited to advance even though I passed every course offered" ((in 268 reviews)); "some good people but constructed by lack of vision and leadership" ((in 121 reviews)); "Good salary and cool environment bosses are great" ((in 75 reviews)); "good colleague & team to work" ((in 42 reviews)); "great team and fast paced" ((in 37 reviews))

What are the cons of working at G4S according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and a lot of time on your feet which could be challenging if not used to it." ((in 96 reviews)); "No benefits for partime and schduling" ((in 77 reviews)); "A number of managers don't seem to appreciate how their decisions will affect others ability to do their work" ((in 73 reviews)); "Its a slap in the face when some idiot gets paid more than you and has no training or experience." ((in 52 reviews)); "Some supervisors are bad" ((in 42 reviews))

What are employees saying about G4S layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about G4S layoffs and their outlook for job security at G4S in 2026.

G4S reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(3,737 total reviews)

Ashley Almanza

78% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

G4S has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,737 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The G4S 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

1.0

Oct 11, 2012

Rudderless, leaderless and dysfunctioonal

National training manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The ability to mislead clients into getting something they want.

Cons

Only interested in money, no interest in training or development. Workers are simply robots.

2.0

Oct 10, 2012

You're a Security Guard, what'd you expect?

Custom protection officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a job. There's not too many out there right now.

Cons

Extremely low pay for the amount of Military/Law Enforcement experience required. Hiring process is long and tiresome if you include the mandatory license classes taught by elderly security "officers" who know very little about anything at all, much less security. Shift supervisors are incredibly incompetent and will regularly make scheduling errors and then blame their mistakes on you. There is absolutely no room for advancement or any kind of growth. If you are incompetent, lazy, over weight, have zero drive to better yourself and have a superiority complex; you will fit in splendidly. You wear a golden whistle and straw hat for god's sake.

3.0

Oct 7, 2012

it is one of the experience to give training to juniors.

Security officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it is one of the leading security services to work

Cons

it is same as local security agencies when it will face threats.

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it is one of the experience to give training to juniors.

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