Allied Universal reviews

3.0

46% would recommend to a friend

(13,331 total reviews)
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Steve Jones

45% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Allied Universal has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 13,331 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average 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
4.0
Feb 6, 2026

Former Security Guard

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People are nice, pay is decent

Cons

Some (not all) of the employees... as well as higher level management, like to act like cops! lol (this is somewhat normal in the security field, but when they get out of and (and they do) ... I tell them to go apply at the nearest police station)... most woukd never pass the physical nor the exam! lol

2.0
Feb 6, 2026

Worst company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Weekly pay is good depending on the site

Cons

Management needs to step their game up, especially at sites where you’re working with multiple people Fix the issue with poor management training (resulting in writeups for ridiculous reasons) and make sure staff is trained properly

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