Merger bad for the employees - Security "Professional" Allied Universal Employee Review

2.0
13 Jun 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Weekends off, decent company to work for when it was just Allied Barton

Cons

Since the merger with Universal, they did away with the vacation pay and overtime is rarely offered anymore, and with overtime that you do get, they never pay you correctly. I also heard from my friends who works as armed guards, that they had to take a drastic pay cut or quit the company.

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Cons

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Pros

The role provides subsistence-level wages, offering little financial security.

Cons

Management arbitrarily downgraded my position from full-time to part-time, yet still demanded overtime. I grew overwhelmed and complained that overtime was impeding my health. After that I was told then don't do overtime like it wouldn't negatively affect me. After moving me from a solid post to a flex post, they expected me to show up with only an hour's notice. They then used an "available quota" as an excuse to terminate me after creating a schedule that made it impossible to succeed.The company's adaptive workflow seamlessly absorbs last-minute modifications with zero friction. Advice to Management: Treat your employees' time with respect instead of setting them up to fail with unrealistic scheduling and quotas. I advise management to invest more heavily in employee development and modernizing our core tools. Providing clearer pathways for advancement and better operational resources would significantly boost morale and retention.

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