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 262 reviews)); "some good people but constructed by lack of vision and leadership" ((in 119 reviews)); "Good salary and cool environment bosses are great" ((in 80 reviews)); "They have really good benefits" ((in 78 reviews)); "Good colleagues to work with" ((in 44 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 89 reviews)); "A number of managers don't seem to appreciate how their decisions will affect others ability to do their work" ((in 72 reviews)); "No training provided at all" ((in 53 reviews)); "Some supervisors are bad" ((in 43 reviews)); "No communication with main office." ((in 39 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

Jul 28, 2012

Never Again

Security officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Mildly accommodating of outside schedule

Cons

- Always calling to try and force you to work random shifts, despite being listed as unavailable for those times - Switching shifts with little notice - Calling mid - shift to tack on more hours - Serious lack of experienced people to work at more demanding sites - Serious lack of compensation for work - Will ask you to come in 30 minutes after phone call to work a 14 hour overnight, when you have 8 hours of classes starting an hour after that. Belligerent when told that you are unable to do so and constantly ask why, also stating that others have worked longer shifts. Like I'm supposed to care what others do. - Lack of opportunities that are actually worthwhile

4.0

Jul 27, 2012

Satisfactory

Security officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Capable, Educative, Efficient, Consumer prone, strong

Cons

Centric, undemocratic, non negotiable, follower of rules, egoistic

3.0

Jul 21, 2012

Its what you make out of it

Tso

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mentally and Physically very easy job, possibility of meeting alot of new people and plenty of fresh air depending on the site

Cons

pay is low, promises are broken all the time, and managment needs to learn the meaning of the term MANAGMENT

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