GardaWorld Employee Reviews

The work is what you make of it, pay a decent for the industry. Most of the time you will be in a react room or training. This is not a job for someone that needs to be challenged daily.

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Good branch, beware of the company

Armed Driver/Messenger (Current Employee) - De Pere, WI - June 9, 2023

It's a decent place to work, but corporate doesn't seem to care AT ALL, about its employees. The trucks are in extremely rough condition, and several don't have air conditioning or are constantly having problems. Being that the trucks windows don't roll down for specific reasons. Not having AC is a very large problem. Your basically the dog trapped in the car while the family is in the store. Except its all day even while the truck is on the move. Steps are being taken to improve that but it is a slow process. You dont have lunch breaks in the traditional sense, you eat as you go along your day. The pay does not feel adequate at all. It is decent but often feels like we should be making more. The honest to God savior of the place is the staff, the pto, and the weekends off.Alot of this is changing, again it's just really slow.

Pros

Excess of hours, solid job security, good staff and management at this branch specifically, decent wage, weekends off, good pto

Cons

No breaks in the traditional sense, very poor condition vehicles, little to no advancement or pay increase.

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What people like

Ability to meet personal goals
Clear sense of purpose

Areas for improvement

Sense of belonging
Trust in colleagues
Support from manager

Good company.

Physician Assistant (Former Employee) - El Paso, TX - June 9, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Pay rate was good. Per diem and lodging was provided. Staff and coworkers were good.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?One day notice of layoff/termination hanging over your head every day.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Work environment at the border was hot and dusty. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Light patient load most days, but could be a bus load anytime

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Just a fun a enjoyable job.

Security Officer SRT on Football games and Special Events (Current Employee) - Miami, FL - June 7, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Great Company with great Supervisors and excellent benefits.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?You have to patrol on your feet for very long hours.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?You are able to work next to professionals that bring to the job experiences.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Just deal with different types of fans that come to see the different exhibitions at the Stadium.

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If they had better communication the job would be better

Armed Security Officer (Former Employee) - Greensboro north carolina - June 6, 2023

They don't have enough people to do the job, one person only should not be by themselves, with the amount of money on the truck. Not to mention the trucks have a lot of issues. Meaning the doors will fly open when driving. Not safe at all. Which is why I quit

Pros

Paid lunch

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Horrible

Security Officer (Former Employee) - Salt Lake City, UT - June 5, 2023

Awful job would not work here for any amount of money. Training was nonexistent (not good especially at the high security site I was assigned to) . Supervisors speaking to you as if you were a child. Very unprofessional. Did not care about site just wanted someone to fill a seat. Would not recommend this company to anyone here in SLC.

Pros

I got paid

Cons

Badly managed site, no teamwork, horrible supervisor

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Good place

RN Staff Nurse (Current Employee) - El Paso, TX - June 4, 2023

Good work environment, great paid. No too much work, work on your own pace, great experience so far. Medical management can be better, no good communication

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Decent until

Post Commander/ armed guard (Former Employee) - Los Angeles, CA - June 2, 2023

Work was great OT was consistent.My supervisor was fired and it’s almost as if they forgot about me. Got offered an armed post despite having a post commander post miles from home with decent pay. Took the offer to advance which only lasted 2 weeks. Was left without work and unable to return to original post. (Was there for 2 years befofe the chaos)

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Horrible place to work

Armed Guard/Driver (Former Employee) - Madison, WI - June 1, 2023

Avoid this place at all costs, they don’t care about your well being just getting the routes done. Trucks break down all the time, AC doesn’t work. Trucks are rusting away, management and higher ups don’t do anything about it. Not to mention co workers seem to hate each other. The pay is horrible for the job you’re doing, there’s other jobs paying way better. Don’t jeopardize your life for this company and type of job.

Pros

Driving to different cities

Cons

Equipment/Trucks, Work/Life balance, Pay for the job you’re doing, management and higher ups don’t do their jobs or care about your well-being, Co workers are not friendly

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Don’t work here

Driver Messenger Armed (Former Employee) - Mableton, GA - June 1, 2023

Please don’t work here!!! Only if you want to ride in a broken truck with no A/C…company don’t care about their employees.. will have you working in dangerous vehicles and most definitely we have you crazy in the most craziest /dangerous situation

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It's what you make of it

Security (Current Employee) - Islandia, NY - June 1, 2023

Do your job and you will advance. Show up 15 minutes early to your job sites consistently and you will eventually be rewarded by overtime, better sites and advancement opportunities. You get what you put into this career.

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Horrible work environment

Armed Driver/Messenger (Former Employee) - Houston, TX - May 28, 2023

They hired a bunch of new people and barely had work for them to do if they didn't have anything they would send you home because they are losing customers

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Not consistent.

Security Officer (Current Employee) - Houston, TX - May 27, 2023

Account Manager7sjpe too much favoritism and are very disrespectful to their Supervisors. I filed a complaint on the account manager at scat solutions and nothing was done.

Pros

Good contrasts.

Cons

No respect.

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Save yourself

Armored Truck Driver (Current Employee) - Fairfield, NJ - May 25, 2023

go to get your firearms license and leave, High turnover rate, worst compensation compared to every other company in the market, no job security, no pay out for vacation, upper management not connected with on floor management, save yourself the headache from the rampant disorganization

Cons

no breaks bad health service no loyalty

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Loved working there

Messenger/Driver (Former Employee) - West Sacramento, CA - May 25, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Garda is like working with extended family . Lived working thereWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Armored transportation can be dangerous at times .

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Be prepared to have no social life. Garda consumes your whole day.

Vault Employee/Armored Car Driver/Administrative Assistant (Current Employee) - Rockford, IL - May 24, 2023

Good and bad. Work is steady but we are always understaffed. Pay is way too low for what we do. Management is out of touch. Extremely long hours and minimal pay for very hard and dangerous work.

Pros

Consistent work, no worry about layoffs

Cons

Long hours, too low pay, sucks your soul

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Coworkers were fun to work with

Guard (Former Employee) - Dublin - May 24, 2023

6-month employment SF Bay Area.Horrible benefitsNo paid vacationNo PTO There was an extremely low retention rate at my site, over a dozen supervisors quit along with dozens and dozens of guards during a 6-month period all due to how our manager treated our employees .

Pros

Lots of overtime

Cons

Lots of overtime because cant retain employees

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Interview process

Na (Former Employee) - Savannah, GA - May 24, 2023

I was scheduled for an interview at 9am, and once I arrived I realized it was a first come first serve deal. I arrived at 9am for my interview and waited almost an hour to be interviewed. I decided to leave, because the interviewer was still on the same candidate for almost an hour. I was prompt and on time to the interview and my time was not respected. It may be a great place to work. But it’s many other opportunities out here. No one wants their time wasted.

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Chill job, wack management

Security Guard (Current Employee) - Leavenworth, KS - May 22, 2023

Pays alright considering all you have to do is show up but the company doesn't know what it's doing at any given moment. Constantly receiving mixed messages on pay, hours, job postings, and recently had my hours cut without much recourse or explanation as to why (it turned out to be something about them not wanting to pay overtime so they are hiring someone to cover 8 hours a week of overtime they don't want to pay.)

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Not a bad place to work if you don't mind lack of work/life balance.

Vault Lead Custodian (Former Employee) - Livonia, MI - May 22, 2023

Overall a decent place to work. Management tends to recognize potential and gives more opportunities to those that put in the work. Late hours that are not determined. Start of shift is 4pm and we would work up to 2am-7am depending on the day of week. Chill and quiet overnight shift but the coworkers were exhausting. Some people want to max overtime so they drag their feet because you don't leave til everything is done. Overall a good job, wouldn't have left if it wasn't my peers.

Pros

Occasional free lunch, banking overtime, good managment, nice people.

Cons

Hours are not set.

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Dont apply !

Security Guard (Former Employee) - Ontario, CA - May 22, 2023

No proper management skills whatsoever They don’t treat the good working guards with respect There has been dead rodents under guard shacks They Also mess up on your checks alot