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      3.1

      46% would recommend to a friend

      (13,283 total reviews)
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      Steve Jones

      46% approve of CEO

      37% positive business outlook

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      3.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Compensation and benefits

      2.6

      Culture & values

      2.5

      Senior management

      Allied Universal has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 13,283 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Allied Universal 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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      13K reviews
      2.0
      Jan 20, 2024

      Do you have a pulse? You're hired!

      Security professional
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Easiest job ever, especially for the pay.

      Cons

      Going above and beyond will be your downfall. Being a hard-charger will only wear you out as there's never any incentive or reward for doing more than your job. Self-satisfaction will only go so far since they'll look at you as the "dependable" worker, and the entire workload will fall onto you while others can hardly do the bare minimum. There's no genuine appreciation outside of a scripted "we thank you for you hard work." The saying "people don't quit their jobs, people quit their management," rings incredibly true here since management has a knack for making the easiest job in the world incredibly difficult.

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      Allied Universal Response
      2y
      We are sorry you had this experience. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors and please know this will be shared with the management team in order to improve.
      1.0
      Nov 28, 2023

      Needs a lot more organization.

      Security guard
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some locations are good. When you least expected you get a good team (After several turn overs).

      Cons

      Management is all over the place. Communication is Minimal to nonexistent. Paycheck is always off. Site will have you do things outside of your job description and Higher ups will allow it. Lying about more money for higher positions. Not following up with time off forms, but quick to call if something bad happens.

      3.0
      Oct 31, 2023

      Could Be a Good Company - But Very Little Pay & Poor Leadership

      Regional recruiter
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You work for the biggest security company in the world. Useful when applying to different companies. Direct supervisor is a good manager just overwhelmed. Manages 17 other recruiters in 6 states. His boss only manages 3 managers. Pretty convenient. She has lots of free time to overstep and try to manage for him. Shows lack of trust. Makes him look weak. But he is well rounded and good to work for.

      Cons

      Pay does not match the industry, location or workload for amount of work in this position of any of the manager positions. Receive $50k where cost of living is much, much higher than this. Regional VP who is really the district manager just with cool title is a tool. Try’s to micro manage everyone. Puts his work on everyone else’s plate. Does not know how to do the things he tasks out. If I don’t hear “Don’t know, Figure It Out….” again from someone who makes 3 times what I make I’ll call that a Win for me, 8/12 in office have quit in last 6 mo’s. He has lot more to do with this than he should.

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      Allied Universal Response
      2y
      We are sorry you had this experience. We will be sharing this feedback with our management teams in order to improve.
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