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Valor Security Services

Acquired by Allied Universal

Is this your company?

Bottom of the barrel when it comes to security jobs... Customers and potential employee's be warned... - Security Officer Valor Security Services Employee Review

1.0
19 Dec 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I worked for this company for a little under six months and the only consistent pro's I encountered was the daily exposure to stressful situations and customer service tasks that helped me later on in other fields of employment. In addition to that my pay (though meager) was always given to me on time and without complications.

Cons

The minimal training you receive is laughable and its clear the only reason any training is provided is for liability reasons, my coworkers were mostly people with a serious lack of ambition and/or people that had no business in an authoritative position. Pay is not up to par with most other entry level security jobs and the benefits are some of the worst I've seen in my entire career. I would recommend this job only to those who need a source of income and have no other options.

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5.0
17 Jan 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A company who provided security services to over 300 properties and employed over 7,000 people nationwide.

Cons

The company was purchased in 2015 by Universal Protection Service.

2.0
21 Oct 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It doesn't take much in order to be a trained security officer for this company. The training is fairly painless, as well as the job itself. The hours are decent depending on the times of your shift in which you applied for. The people you work with are pretty nice and easy going, and the bosses are typically understanding.

Cons

The pay is the obvious down side to this job. It's hard to make a living on $10/hour, especially when they don't let you get any overtime, no matter how badly they might need the help. The boss directly above you is usually pretty easy going, but once you go above him (Director of Security), they are all jerks and really don't seem to care about anyone but themselves. The job itself is boring and you don't really have any say or power or privileges other than to "observe and report." You are required to scan checkpoints around the premesis every hour for your entire shift, which gets really old very fast. The company is more worried about protecting themselves and not getting sued than doing what you're hired to do in the first place.

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