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      It's OK - Security Guard Allied Universal Employee Review

      3.0
      26 Jan 2024
      Security guard
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Depending on where your post is, you day can look very different. Currently I'm working at a very low key, quiet community at their guard shack. It's very minimal in terms of what's expected. Minimal stress, and plenty of free time depending on what time of day you work. Nights are naturally slow and give me plenty of time to work on my HW for my online classes. Ultimately, I recommend it. It's a job, it pays bills. Some posts have a higher rate of pay than others and the pay is not bad considering how minimal the work is. Realistically, given the work load I wouldn't expect anyone to get paid more than 19/hr yet I'm getting paid as much an entry level CNA without the schooling or costs of education. Ofcourse a guard card is required and they can help you through that process.

      Cons

      Ironically, across all security companies, communication seems to be a struggle from base employees to upper management. Also, the security industry attracts all kinds of people, both good and bad, young and old, so just be careful and mindful of who you are working with. Most of the time, depending on the post, you will be working alone regardless.

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      Allied Universal Response
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      Thank you so much for your feedback. We will share this with management teams. We appreciate the work our team does to protect our local communities and keep people safe.

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      Pros

      works with my schedule great breaks

      Cons

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      5.0
      4 May 2026
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      Pros

      Once you've networked with the right people it becomes all success and excellence. Through my years of experience with Allied Universal, I was fortunate enough to work with the right accommodations and site placements. I even had a chance to demonstrate supervisor status that I never did before in private security. I think Allied Universal gives chances to anyone eager enough to try gainful employment with opportunities to prove it. One quality pro factor that Allied Universal offers is through your journey of work placements at client sites, one client site will eventually become your primary site by choice to stay permanently as a career.

      Cons

      Career growth is slow because Allied Universal is humongous as both a company and private corporation. Opportunities don't exist often after getting your Guard Card but if you take the opportunities as an opportunistic, you'll do fine and reach the next stages in bottom management.

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