Okay job not too hard at all - Security Guard Allied Universal Employee Review

3.0
7 Aug 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Easy and laid back job, has basic benefits including 401k after 6 months of employment. The starting pay ranges from $19-24 an hour depending on years of experience or have armed guard card you get paid more. Overall it's alrite lays the bills but not a career for a person in your 30s, just perfect for any younger person in their early 20s or retiree.

Cons

Low pay, recruiters are all over the place, miscommunication within the company, lazy co workers who call in a lot of are always removed from a site due to unprofessionalism or not making the client happy and potentially losing a client. Just a job nothing too special about working for this company, would choose any other security company.

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5.0
4 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

good work/home balance. nice pay

Cons

the pay could have been better

5.0
4 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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