G4S reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(3,737 total reviews)
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78% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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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5.0
Dec 20, 2010

Challenging

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Global company with a strong identity 570,000 people can't all be wrong Fair remuneration - usually! If you're prepared to read a book for 5 hours of an 8 hour shift, you'll get nowhere, but if you put in the graft it's possible to achieve your goals Good support for the best ideas from employees Relevant core values, key of which is Integrity Loyalty is rewarded

Cons

Long hours at times Lots of mileage every week Communication between junior / middle management and shop floor is at times non-existent Senoir management only ever say thanks to the troops at Christmas time. Strong tendency towards knee-jerk reactions in policy & procedure A number of managers don't seem to appreciate how their decisions will affect others ability to do their work Group is very good at looking forward but individual business units are focused on the here and now and the two views don't always gel. or translate into a coherent message. Management-speak. "Incentivise the management silos to impact actionable solutions in order to pro-actively facilitate going forward" anyone?

5.0
Dec 16, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Wide range of roles and opportunities to use different skills You are recognised and valued for the skills you have Good compensation with no "them and us" aeparation between levels Everyone is treated as an equal

Cons

None really: You have to work hard - but then you get the compensation, so not really a downside No different to any place where you have lots of people with their ambitions - that's life

4.0
Nov 2, 2010

Changes

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company is in change mode. New people at the top, with new ideas and new strategies. Come if you want to be part of the revolution!

Cons

Change is going to take time. The company (processes, people and infrastructure) needs time to catch up with the vision.

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