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Allied Universal Enhanced Protection Services

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Allied Universal Enhanced Protection Services reviews

3.2

54% would recommend to a friend

(179 total reviews)

Glen Kucera

42% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Allied Universal Enhanced Protection Services has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 179 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Allied Universal Enhanced Protection Services employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.5 stars).

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179 reviews
1.0
Dec 25, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They'll let you borrow a dog that poops on command.

Cons

MSA is being sued from coast to coast for unpaid wages by hundreds of current and former dog handlers. That should be a big indicator about this company. Management acts like they're auditioning for Goodfellas 2 . They've lost so many handlers in the last year that they have to threaten to take dogs away if employees won't work crazy amounts of overtime. These threats are not baseless. Retired Cops and Veterans have lost their jobs at MSA because they were unable to work because of: 1. They were on company approved vacation and wouldn't cut it short to work. 2. They had custody of their kids on weekends and couldn't work without MSA giving them advance notice. 3. MSA called an hour before a shift started and expected you to "step up", drop everything, and go to work. Scheduleing is a disaster. Pay discrepancies left and right but it's always someone else's job to fix them. Scheduleing will forget to schedule someone at a post and then when the client calls to complain they'll lie and say you were in a car accident or stuck in traffic. Then they'll call you and tell you to go along with the lie or you could lose your post. Upper management is aware of this scheme and have done nothing to reprimand those responsible. You'll fall in love with your dog and the company knows that. They have no issue reminding you that it's their property and they can take it at anytime for any reason.

2.0
Dec 18, 2017

EDC Handler

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Dream Job handing explosive detection canines

Cons

Everything else, bad hours, rude and unreasonable irresponsible upper management and scheduling is the worst of the bunch. Need to listen to handlers needs instead of just firing them as soon as they bring up a concern. I think it is important for them to keep a steady group of people on instead of just rehiring every chance they get because a person quits every single month.

2.0
Nov 25, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Camaraderie and relationship with Peers, Immediate Supervisor and Clients, enjoyable to work/handle an Explosive Detection Canine.

Cons

Poor management of what could be a great company. In its current state, this is not an establishment where you can have a career. MSA is unfortunately a revolving door. Pay does not cover the cost of living and benefits are a joke. I could go on and on with the cons but other employees (Current & Former) have covered it in their comments. If you are considering this company as an option I would advise against it until they get their acts together. You will know positive changes have been made when the negative comments (Cons) are not the pattern that they are.

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