Allied Universal® Security Services — Local services in Palm Desert

I came to Allied when I had a tough time getting work due to situations at my home. I didn’t have much success with other businesses, and I was recommended to try Allied from a friend who had worked for them for a few years.

I went through the process of getting a guard card and such and I was worried that despite this, I’d be turned down or given an odd job here and there when they needed a quick fill-in. After all, I didn’t have much experience and in my past, I had a traumatic incident that made me extremely uncomfortable in vehicles, so my hopes weren’t high that I’d be given much at all.

I ended up meeting with Irene and she was willing to give me a shot and found a great spot to put me in. It was more than I was used to, but I ended up learning faster than I thought working a gate job behind a desk, and I grew into my role, and I felt pretty good keeping the gears turning.

Even when I had to find a new spot to work, I’m glad I didn’t just fall into a pile of faces that used up their usefulness, and soon enough, Irene had found me a new spot with a schedule I can work with, and even has a place picked out when I feel I’m ready for higher responsibilities, and I don’t feel like I’m just being used to fill a schedule. It’s a good place to be in, and I feel blessed to have gotten here.

No company is perfect, no matter what rung of the ladder you’re on, and I’ve had hiccups here and there, but in my personal experience, I haven’t been left to sink and I’m grateful for where I’ve gotten and for the people that...

THIS REVIEW IS ABOUT DAVE WALTON OF THE PALM DESERT CALIFORNIA LOCATION. I wish I could less than 1 store because this company TRULY took advantage of my father, in the Army for 27 years and a policemen for 22 years. DAVE WALTON of the Palm Desert office should be fired for his inability to run a competent business on behalf of such a large scale company. His actions alone belittled my 61 year old father with more experience than a security guard would ever had and questioned his ability to perform his duties while working and wrongfully terminated which is against the law and lawsuit worthy. I even talked to other managers of other locations and they also believe Dave Walton does not have proper decision making skills to run a proper business, and is in fact an embarrassment to the company he shouldn’t be holding his job should be evaluated by higher management and needs to be fired. He potentially forced my father into a STROKE, that he is now fighting his life for and should never be trusted to protect individuals let alone the reputation of a credible company such as Allied Universal. Expect a civil case if this is not corrected immediately. Never trust Allied Universal as a trusted solution in Palm Desert California until further notice, at least until more qualified leadership...

I do not like this company. They oversee the security of my neighborhood and they do NOT do a good job. The security team of my neighborhood are pure angels. And this "company" overseeing the angels - are giving my angels such a hard time. They have no idea how good, kind, earnest our security team is. The security team here is TRUE BLUE. They put every ounce of their being into doing the right thing each and every time. You have never met a more ethical, responsible, caring team. And this "Allied universal" is so full of incompetence, BLAMING, SCAPEGOATING, BUREAUCRACY. Honestly, they have too much time on their hands and a propensity to neurotic finger-pointing wasting everyone's time. A company full of neurotic unrest bringing disharmony to my neighborhood. And that is the TRUTH. Do...