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Alpha Video Surveillance reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

74% positive business outlook

Alpha Video Surveillance has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alpha Video Surveillance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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19 reviews
2.0
Jul 23, 2024

Unless you're going for the Remote Guard position, don't bother

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Most people are actually very friendly on a STRICTLY personal level. The pay is decent enough.

Cons

I thought long and hard before writing a bad review as I'm typically an enemy of bashing previous employers, but I think it's only fair others know what they're getting into. Do you like having an adequate training program? Do you like knowing how your success is being measured? Do you want to have a healthy work-life balance and have personal commitments outside working hours? Do you appreciate being able to ask questions and get guidance when needed? Do you like knowing that you'll be trained and corrected to improve if you're missing the mark? If you answered yes to any of those, avoid working here because none of that exists, I heard people openly discussing how a lot of people came and went and got fired days, weeks or a month into the position, and there is definitely a reason for that (hint: It's not the employees), There are no training manuals, no standard procedures, no nothing. There's no formal training department and questions are absolutely frowned upon: People will refuse to give you a straight answer (or even AN answer) for anything. There's a consistent "figure it out" attitude where no one bothers telling anyone anything, yet you're somehow expected to know everything. And, since there is no access to reference materials or self-training resources because they don't exist, you cannot really figure it out. The person "training" you is still expected to perform all their other normal job duties, so due to no fault of their own, they simply cannot provide quality guidance because they'll be too busy to really focus on teaching the duties properly or developing reliable knowledge resources. Again, this is not the person's fault, but leadership because they're putting too much on their plate. They genuinely expect to own ALL of your time under the flag of being "salaried", and if you have to leave on time (notice I didn't say early, I said ON TIME), can't stay late at a moment's notice, or are unavailable OUTSIDE your established working hours for ANY reason, you will get in trouble and you will be reprehended for trying to respect healthy work boundaries. Mind you, none of that is disclosed in the position ads, your contract, or anywhere else beforehand. You're also expected to use your personal phone and your personal vehicle for company duties and errands outside your schedule on a nearly daily basis without this being compensated in any way. There were many red flags during the hiring and onboarding process and I chose to ignore them thinking the company was still barely more than a start-up and was still in the process of figuring things out. I wish I had listened to my gut. This is genuinely not a place to build a long-term career. A casual employment where no one really cares about your success, sure, go for it. An actual career? Look elsewhere. The Command Center team seems to have their act a bit more together so this does not apply to them. All other areas, I can't recommend in good conscience.

4.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of experience to be gained in a short amount of time - if you can make it here, your resume will be excellent in the IT field. The things you learn here can easily kickstart your career.

Cons

Raises are slow and work will be very busy.

1.0
Jan 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There are no pros to this company.

Cons

This company bought a Security company in Burton, Michigan for no other reason than to abscond with their list of clients, then move all of the business away from Michigan, lining their pockets in Henderson (Las Vegas), Nevada. McCall Brown has been the CEO since December 2025. Her background is as a realtor, who then took years off to have a family, then got involved with Alpha Video Surveillance and somehow managed to rise through the ranks quickly. (Make that make sense.) Meanwhile, at least 100 full-time employees were terminated in Michigan with no notice. If you are looking for a trustworthy video surveillance company, avoid Alpha Video Surveillance or their newly-stripped subsidiary, Premier Security Solutions in Michigan. There is no future for you, should you decide to work for these companies... unless you are a nepo hire.

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