Dead End/ Low pay - Security Guard Allied Universal Employee Review

1.0
30 Jan 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

To get experience in security if that's your chosen path in life.

Cons

You will never advance at Allied Universal. This is a dead end job no matter how much effort and time you put into the job. If you are not hired on as management or friends with the managers then you will always be exactly what you are hired as. The company pays site by site so if the site doesn't give a raise or a bonus you will never receive one. The management in the office does not look out for the officers. Period. As long as the client is happy Allieds employees do not matter. I would not recommend this job to any one.

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Pros

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Cons

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