AlliedBarton Reviews

Former Employee – worked at AlliedBarton full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – I worked with very knowledgeable, considerate people who helped balance work and personal life while meeting business needs. The opportunities abound for advancement if you want to stay within the company and want to meet the challenges and people daily. Be ready to be flexible, professional, outgoing, willing to work flexible hours as needed.

Cons – I really had no downside issues with AlliedBarton. Due to nature of business there is simply a high turnover of people, some work out and others shine and advance in this career path.

Advice to Senior Management – Tukwila branch office has great people working there.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at AlliedBarton full-time for more than a year

Pros – Supervisory skills are vastly improved, Leadership and training are strongly emphasized. American owned. Nationwide and can promote within

Cons – Field pays poorly, promotion is slow, people are looked at at resources not human beings that need a break

Advice to Senior Management – Make sure you look at employees as people not just as resources. Practice the "internal customer" philosophy that is in so much of the EDGE training

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at AlliedBarton full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – An energetic staff and collboration contribute to a great team atmosphere. The benefits are decent if a bit pricey but the work-life balance of most groups is great.

Cons – Management is reluctant to address problem staff and weak players. High turnover may be expected amongst the officers but 50-60% turnover within IT in 2 years points to a problem.

Advice to Senior Management – Shuffle the deck and bring in fresh management.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at AlliedBarton full-time for less than a year

Pros – Work/life balance is okay, the site I work is an 8 hr shift. Most of the Officers I work with are great.

Cons – Pay is low. You only receive sick days, or personal days, if the client you work for wants to pay for them, though if you are an account manager or if you work in an AlliedBarton corporate office you receive them plus more vacation time and longer funeral leave. Everything is based on if you average 35 hours or more a week. With Obamacare starting, they are encouraging managers to hire more part time employees and keep them below the 30 hours to avoid paying for insurance. They promote who they want, then a day later post the job to make it look legit. Basically your only treated as well as the client wants to pay to treat you.

Advice to Senior Management – Treat your Security Officers like you treat your clients, or your corporate employees instead of like equipment. The training is terrible, your given the answers to the tests to rush you through so the "trainer" can go back to Indianapolis. The "Edge" training modules is full of grammatical errors and contradictions this needs fixed. I would suggest using an undercover officer at sites to find out the truth about how things operate.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at AlliedBarton full-time for more than a year

Pros – Consistent amount of full time hours. Most of the people are good to work with. Uniforms are provided and are of good quality.

Cons – Very inconsistent hours/days. Some weeks I would not know when I would be working almost until the day of. You absolutely cannot call in sick or have an emergency, because getting someone to cover your post can be next to impossible. And if you are unlucky enough to be a rover, dont plan on having a life outside of work because the minute someone calls in sick, has an emergency, or resigns on the spot (which happens frequently), then you have to fill that post- no matter how short notice or if it is day or night. No vacation time until after an employee has worked at least a year. Health benefits are not very good. Overall, I would not recommendd working here unless you are sure you are going to move up the ladder quickly.

Advice to Senior Management – There is really nothing they can do, as they are bound by what the clients pay for the services. And many clients have a habit of frequently asking Allied to lower the price of the service.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at AlliedBarton full-time for more than a year

Pros – Had a steady position at 1 post for 8 months.

Cons – Contract on my post was lost out of the blue.So no real security in security.No raises,Benefits suck,

Advice to Senior Management – Need better benefits,Better account managers,better communication with employees,better pay structure,Raises,better everything.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at AlliedBarton part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – You have a very flexible schedule and a lot of down time to better yourself

Cons – Its very seldom you advance far in security or gain useful experience

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at AlliedBarton full-time for more than a year

Pros – Overtime and more overnight work in the winter

Cons – Lack of communication and organization

Advice to Senior Management – More training

Former Employee – worked at AlliedBarton

Pros – Competitive salary, with ok benifits

Cons – Always understaffed and quality people are hard to come by

Advice to Senior Management – Pay a bit more and you may be able to retain good people.

Former Employee – worked at AlliedBarton full-time for more than a year

Pros – Flexible hours, fast promotions depending on hard work.

Cons – Work doubles and overtime, especially through Graveyard shift.

Advice to Senior Management – No advice keep up the good work.