Does G4S pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, G4S employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at G4S. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at G4S?

52% of G4S employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated G4S 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at G4S?

Security Officer (692) , Security Guard (286) , Vigilante Patrimonial (97) , Custom Protection Officer (72) , Steward (51) , Upscale Security Officer (50) , Shift Supervisor (45) , CPO (42) , Security (42) , Armed Security Officer (40) , Event Safety Steward (37) , Supervisor (37) , Security Supervisor (36) , Vigilante (36) , Manager (31)

What are the pros of working at G4S according to real employee reviews?

"The pay was good and I did like the work but was limited to advance even though I passed every course offered" ((in 256 reviews)); "some good people but constructed by lack of vision and leadership" ((in 118 reviews)); "They have really good benefits" ((in 81 reviews)); "Good salary and cool environment bosses are great" ((in 76 reviews)); "The training is good and often and helps with revalidation and building up skills." ((in 51 reviews))

What are the cons of working at G4S according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and a lot of time on your feet which could be challenging if not used to it." ((in 89 reviews)); "Long hours sometimes some very boring work and dealing with people that can be difficult." ((in 41 reviews)); "Some supervisors are bad" ((in 41 reviews)); "No communication with main office." ((in 35 reviews)); "Absolutely no work life balance" ((in 34 reviews))

What are employees saying about G4S layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about G4S layoffs and their outlook for job security at G4S in 2026.

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3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(3,737 total reviews)

Ashley Almanza

78% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

G4S has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,737 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The G4S employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0

Mar 21, 2015

High overturn of management. Bad morale among employees.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Not many pros if any at all

Cons

Bad company culture, very poor morale

1.0

Oct 6, 2016

scam

Security guard

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nothing . just you waste your time !

Cons

they will promise you certain location and ask you to do 3 days of orientation "not paid" after that they will give you another locations with almost night shifts or the worse shifts that they have! be careful guys

1.0

Sep 5, 2015

Poor management at regional hospital

Security officer

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Starting pay was higher then most security jobs in the area Monday-Friday 8am-430pm Raises after probation to 14.5 and then 16.5 after 6 months and a review

Cons

Boss wasn't professional and was hard on everyone but the ones who deserved it. Staff had it out for us due to managements attitude toward them. No team environment

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