Securitas Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I do enjoy working for Securitas, however there is a serious lack of communication from the main office to each site."

"Securitas is a good company to get off your feet from not working for awhile and to further your education as well."

"I've worked for Securitas for about a year now and it's rather the opposite of what many think about security. Regardless on the site you are contracted to your level of strictness, professionalism and required duty on site will without a question rise. They have a strong ethic, hence their worldwide presence."

"Security is generally a dead end insofar as I do not want to learn to carry a sidearm. That would be the next step necessary to advance in the company. However, if I carry a sidearm, I expect to have to use it, and I do not want to have to use a sidearm.Perhaps I should have been a defense attorneyI do this security work because it has flexible schedules and locations."

"The quality of the position depends greatly on the site at which you work."

"Guard of six years now, would've left by now if I didn't need Christmas money. Minimum wage (despite their recruitment slogan stating above average industry wages), no actual breaks during shift, no room for advancement, wage does not increase with experience, absolutely no holidays off and time off is literally forbidden around Christmas time. You must put in seven years just to get three weeks of vacation time. Local office is incompetent, constantly messing up the pay of almost every guard I work with (with one guard once not being paid for several weeks in a row). I was also once briefly fired for taking a scheduled and approved vacation that had been planned and paid for prior to being hired. Yes, you read that right. Once Christmas is over and I feel a little comfortable financially, I'm waving goodbye to this awful company."

"I've worked with this company for 8 years and have not yet moved up into a favorable position. This is a job and not a career. Good for people who have retired or just to pay the bills while looking for real work."

"I have worked for Securitas for approximately 3 months and have found it to be very disorganized with people in the wrong positions. They do not respect the employees they have and do not follow up with there promises."

"I've worked for Securitas since 2009. The company employs around 120 people and has over 30 locations in New Jersey"

"I will be President of this company one day. Or maybe you will. He began as an S/O 2."

What do you like about working at Securitas?

"I like that it feeds me and my children. I like that they offer good healthcare for my family. I love that they work so well with my union even though the dues are not for me, I work. I love my job and almost all of the good people I work with. It is what you make of it, like most things in life."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Wear a suit, it will get you an interview. Set your expectations to a reasonable level, this is a security officer job after all, and make the best of it. It could carry you to places you never imagined for yourself. Patience, hard work, and loyalty are rewarded. It is a company... It is a business. Either help it and yourself make money or don't even bother, find another job to work short term."

What don't you like about working at Securitas?

"The culture is aged and stale. There is a lack of innovation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My management team is multI layered, maybe too much so. Less chiefs more workers."

"I started work as a Security Guard after I had decided to return to the University of South Alabama to work towards my Masters in Computer Science. They were extremely flexible with my class schedule and were pretty understanding when I needed to take time off for my exams."

"If you don't mind the crazy hours and insane management, your okay."

What do you like about working at Securitas?

"Flexibility with hours. Easy to get hired on. Field Service Manager is superb."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't. If you want to work security, research other firms before accepting a job with Securitas. Should be a last resort."

What don't you like about working at Securitas?

"Low wages. Lack of care for officers well being. Corrupt Branch Manager. No consistency on hours (one week 40 hours, next week 8 hours)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get rid of the Branch Manager. Instead of just hiring anybody off the street like you do, make sure the person isn't a seasoned criminal or a bad worker (Have seen a handful of both)"

What do you like about working at Securitas?

"For the most part, the sales team works well together to meet its goals. No one, take up too much of the burden."

What don't you like about working at Securitas?

"Recently went through a major reorganization. I don't like how they handled it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I get along well with upper management, and recognize while there may be things I dont like (such as how the reorganization was managed) they have to make business decisions they feel is best based on the direction of the company."

"I had a good experience working for Securitas, but I needed room for growth."

What do you like about working at Securitas?

"I was alone most of the time and I got a lot of work done."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be truthful and honest with yourself and Securitas will hire you."

What don't you like about working at Securitas?

"I didn't work with any co-workers. Sometimes the nights would be long because I had no one to talk to."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have more officers on night shifts for safety reasons only."

What do you like about working at Securitas?

"Okay pay for the amount of work, great direct manager, have met good coworkers"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Expect a long, hard fight if you are not ex/current military or a female. Don't hold your breath hoping for promotions/raises. Work hard, keep your mouth shut and respect your coworkers because anyone without a vagina who doesn't get fired will end up being your boss."

What don't you like about working at Securitas?

"Often extended night shift hours (12+) Can be unbearably boring, yet suddenly jump to high stress. Must have exceptional time management skills and ability to make decisions alone."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Fire all office management immediately, follow through with employee standards, increase pay rates"