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Universal Background Screening reviews

2.5

28% would recommend to a friend

(110 total reviews)

Kevin Olson

19% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Universal Background Screening has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 110 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Universal Background Screening employee rating is 33% below average for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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110 reviews
1.0
Jun 8, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers in my department were very pleasant and helpful.

Cons

Literally everything from the moment you walk in. The whole office space is anxiety inducting and lack of windows makes you depressed. The light you are allowed is on your two 15min breaks or 30min lunch. Timecard is very strict so if you remember how being a few min late to class affected your attendance in high school prepare for reliving that experience. Your managers are rude and unhelpful. I believe they just can’t be bothered with things for the low pay they also make. Don’t expect anyone to email you back about anything, ever. Ever heard of “mandatory overtime” !?!? Well get ready for a wild ride because you’re always in mandatory overtime. Perhaps nobody can correlate the high turnover to the actual work being 2 weeks behind schedule. Even if you’re still in your 90 day period, nobody is safe from mandatory overtime. But if you ask for a day off within a 90 day period you will be denied because you have no rights unless it’s when they can squeeze out more overtime out of you. If you enjoy contradicting ideas even more, you’ll be happy to hear that phones and headphones are not allowed at all. very strict policy. UNTILL you’re in overtime after 3:30 or on weekends. At that point you’re allowed headphones which before over-time were strictly prohibited.

2.0
Mar 2, 2018

If you have NO OTHER OPTION, work here

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The coworkers are nice, and you can work independently (kind of have to). The work isn’t hard and it has the potential to be a great working environment. If you’re a quiet person who keeps to themselves and doesn’t mind being underpaid for the work you do than you might consider this place.

Cons

Upper management does not care about their employees at the bottom of the ladder. There is a huge amount of favoritism within the company. I have a feeling the CEO is a sexist. There is NO employee morale. There is no incentive to work how hard we’re expected to. They say overtime is optional unless they make it mandatory but they make you feel like your job is at jeopardy if you don’t do OT (verifications department). The employees might as well be robots because we’re treated as such. The rules for the job description are unnecessarily strict. You can’t talk, they’ve threatened to take away cell phones for the day if they’re seen, you can’t listen to music, and much more. Don’t expect to get a raise or even a 1 year review for that matter. A majority of the time management is talking down to you and telling you everything you do wrong but will never praise you for anything you do properly. We get great compensation for referring friends and I still would never consider letting a friend work for this company. This is a large company that has been established for years and they haven’t figured out how to keep their good employees, that alone says it’s all. No one feels appreciated and the people who deserve to praised are ignored. This company is a JOKE. oh did I mention pay is the absolute worst.

1.0
Oct 13, 2023

Stay away!

Recommend
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Pros

PTO and being able to call out whenever without any points or strikes against you.

Cons

They compare you to your co workers and don't even care. Will overwork you and expect more if others are doing more. So the harder someone else works the harder you need to work as well. No way to climb the corporate ladder. Been there 5 years and no promotion even with doing OT daily and hitting my numbers. You only get promoted if they like you and you're friendly with management.

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