Wackenhut Employee Reviews for Security Officer
Browse Wackenhut Reviews by Job Title →Security Officers at Wackenhut give their company a 4.8 out of 5.0, while the average rating for Wackenhut is 4.7, making them 2% happier than every other employee at Wackenhut and 34% happier than every other Security Officer on CareerBliss - the happiest Security Officers work for Safety Service Systems.
"Awesome place to work. I enjoyed every minute of working for this company."
What do you like about working at Wackenhut?
"its an excellent company but the pay was too small"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Yes it is an excellent company and to interviiewers I will advice them to apply for the trasit TrI Rail patrol because they start you at 17 per hour."
What don't you like about working at Wackenhut?
"the pay was to small for my experience and if they send you to another post the pay is according to the post and it might be alot less."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Management was very good as for as protocol and hierarchy."
Average Security Officer Ratings in the Past 2 Years
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2012 | $5 |
| 2013 | $4 |
What do you like about working at Wackenhut?
"I like that you get up to two weeks of vacation time after you have been employed after 4 years."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"I would suggest that you be on time,and write down the hours you work."
What don't you like about working at Wackenhut?
"I don't like the favoritism,no promotions,no benefits,and the major has a bad attitude."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would suggest that they work on get a more professional Major for that company."
Average Wackenhut Attributes by Security Officer
"$610 Family Insurance, and no raises leave security positions quite inadequate to raise a family on."
What do you like about working at Wackenhut?
"The people you work with, and the uniqueness of the job. There was almost always something interesting going on, and you get to really have an indepth idea of how the place works."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"If you want a career in this field, focus on armed security for companies that continually increase their contract pay. Government positions are about the only opportunity to advance in this career. But it is a fun job, and if your not concerned about pay, its a good option to go with. But best to keep this career option on the back burner for when you retire."
What don't you like about working at Wackenhut?
"If they offered better benefits, and pay raises, it would not be bad at all. But as all the positions are Sub-Contracted, raises depend upon the company paying the contract out. If they feel like paying more, we get a raise. My supervisor only made $0.25 more then I did, and she had been there for 10+ years."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Negotiate contracts better, and find a better insurance company. The major reason why people do not stay at there for very long is the poor benefits and the chance for advancement. If these things reflected a normal career, they would be far better."
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