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What is the best part of working at the company?
When they assign a person a post of 40hrs, it is only for a short time, a few months.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Knowing that after a short time I  will be fired, they don't tell you this and technically you are NOT fired, and they try to give you work to complete 40 only giving 24hrs or 32hrs. I have bills that need to be paid.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment is good. As long as you know your time and have control for break and lunch and your relief shows up. late, but shows up, I am content, to a small degree.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I like to sign in 6min early, so by the time I get to my post it will will be close to the hour of 10Pm and not 7 or 10min past the hour. 
   I get to my post sit down and wait for employees to enter signing in at different times of the day, but most sign in in the morning at 5 Am. Then the same amount of people every hour. Some days more than others.

I was a rover. Management is not the best nor the worst. I agree people in the office can be taught better but they won't. Now supervisors it’s a hit or miss with who you get. If your first experience with a supervisor is bad chances are every interaction with them is bad. Supervisors can definitely do a better job at responding to their employees. I had a supervisor who would say “I’ll follow up with you” and NEVER responded. They get stressed easily and I don’t know if that's because they are being overworked to cover for guards who don’t show. Overtime is there if you really need it, you just need to ask for it. But even if they offer it to you it’s not guaranteed you get the hours. If they can work you like a dog they automatically love you. Favoritism is definitely a thing that exists within the company, please don’t let them tell you otherwise. Don’t bother complaining about any high ups, no actions will be taken. Don’t think privacy is a thing in this company either, they gossip a lot.

As a Field Supervisor, I was placed in an office most of the time doing Account Manager responsibilities, hiring and firing guards, setting schedules etc. Very often the office management was in meetings with clients and placed demanding expectations on the rest of the leadership staff that simply was not their job description. Site supervisors would constantly be overidden and then expected to carry themselves with authority while security officers trampled over their supposed "orders" and their own sites. The client's expectations of the guards was always a lot more than what they were paying, hence a constant turnaround that the company leadership then blames on the field supervisors who aren't supposed to be responsible for the issue in the first place.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Some sites are better than others.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They do not treat their part time workers as part of the team, they do not receive bonuses like the full time workers even though you are doing the same job, and have great attendance.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The administrative staff in the office do not solve your problems, you have to rely on your onsite administrator who is limited as to what they can do.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The work site is very welcoming and a warming environment.

Your environment depends on where they place you If you show up and do your best. The manager will make sure you have a place in the company. Sorry there is nothing I don't know why this wants such a long explanation that is what you get they don't talk to you after they get you established on a site except once every month maybe 2 months I didn't feel there was anything to it it's a good job if you want some place to get your first year of experience in other than that there is no way up even though they need somebody to help their management staffing there's only one person doing it and he's even taking time on sites when somebody doesn't show so he's overworked help him out and maybe something will change That's it that's all

What is the best part of working at the company?
Weekly pay. Seems like most security companies do not offer that these days.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Depending on the site of course, but I got to experience the worst supervisor of my life (Sergeant).

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment depends on the site and the supervisor who shapes the work environment and culture, so my Dictator of a sergeant made it a terrible  environment when he was there.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It was pretty stressful when the supervisor was running the show, but on the weekends when it was just us guards, it was OK, watching cameras and checking ID's.

This was easily the worst experience I’ve ever had at a job. Get in, get your experience, and leave. Management would threaten to write you up for calling out sick and then would not allow you to use your sick time. They proudly expressed that they have favorites. Vacation requests would never get answered (even when submitted months in advance) and on the day of the requested vacation, would get denied. Management would also instigate arguments between the guards who would also be punished when arguments came about. Benefits are insanely expensive. No sense of camaraderie or team ethic. The list goes on. Morale is so low, it’s pitiful. 



A typical work day is never typical there is always something new to be done and you've got to be flexible if you have the physical capability there's always something new to learn and even if you have already learned it it seems fresh everyday management always has a path for you and everybody the culture is work together no matter what sport you're in and whose team you're on it's fun and the hardest part of the job is being worked on I can always have a fun conversation don't forget to keep the conversation short

GSG has the potential to be an amazing company to work for. The upper management, however, gets in its own way and demoralizes even their hardest workers. Their concern does not seem to be for the clients they serve or for the employees working for them. They only seem interested in protecting themselves from getting sued, even when the right actions are clear. They show no real support for their people either. It is very disappointing. The promises they make in the beginning are a far shot from what they actually fulfill, if at all. 

One of the worst. Once you sign all the paperwork you’ll get your assignment then never hear from anyone in the company again. The posts are the worst of the crop and when you watch your coworkers smoke pot right there in front of you while working or right after their shift you know something is not right. The officers constantly think they are better than each other and that is an entire 8 hour conversation to be resumed the next shift. The company is a joke. $16 an hour to stand by a door and greet people at a company that makes billions a year was my client. No room for advancement nor any other assignments available.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Security officer 22 salaries reported	$19.92 per hour
Armed security officer 14 salaries reported	$23.88 per hour
Security guard 4 salaries reported	$19.23 per hour
Response officer 5 salaries reported	$21.80 per hour
Security supervisor 2 salaries reported	$24.00 per hour

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