GEO Group Reviews

I worked at GEO Group full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – -Above average pay
-Promotional opportunities
-Transfer options
-Great benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision and 401K

Cons – -Administration not on the same page
-Sergeants and Lieutenants too afraid to stand up for Officers

Advice to Senior Management – All management needs to be retrained. They refuse to realize that they don't make the facility run like clockwork, the officers and support staff (culinary, case workers and grounds keepers) are what make GEO a great company. Management sets it back.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at GEO Group full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – A full time job, and at times flexible hours.

Cons – Very questionable management, who treats the employees in a very unprofessional manner. There is no opportunity for growth, and pay increases were never given in the three years that I worked for the company.

Advice to Senior Management – Look into your Oakland office. Management, especially at the director level treat their employees with very little respect and are constantly talking down to them.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at GEO Group full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – I work with an excellent group of people who are very supportive of each other. Middle management supervisors are above average and attempt to assist as well as manage thier people. PTO is above average for most companies.

Cons – Low pay and no raises for non uniform staff in 5 years, 60 hour work load no overtime permitted. Caseloads are more than double what simular companies assign. Non uniformed are considered as support security and often pulled for that purpose with no leadway to complete our work, nor trained for security. Employees work under the "fear factor" princible and time is micro managed by GEO. Employees have been "walked off" for investigation and left there for up to 6 months with no pay. Pay is lower than what is averaged by this company. If you don't complete your work your supervisor receives a contact. Most of the people at our facility are actively seeking a new job.

Advice to Senior Management – Give us a work enviroment that allows us to do our work, give us a raise, stop assuming the inmate doesn't lie and investigate before you walk people off. Stop micro managing our time, teach us how to do pat searches, cell searches, stand chow before you assign us to do it. Allow us the overtime to complete our work after pulling us for security.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at GEO Group full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – GEO offers opportunity to buy in on their stocks at a special rate.
After my 5 year anniversary I will be earning more paid time off than before.
They offer lots of benefits including a uniform and education reimbursment.

Cons – Never having a pay raise is a downer. Really wish they would consider cost of living increase at least.
All of my annual evaluations are really good. But we are not rewarded with pay increases.

Advice to Senior Management – Please consider a cost of living raise for us. There are many dedicated employees who have been with the company around 5 years but have never had a raise.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at GEO Group

Pros – The opportunities for advancement is great as long as you are compitent in your abilities as a Correctional Professional. Benifits are decent and the people you work with are generally decent.

Cons – The ONLY complaint and I do mean only one that I have is as follows. Mr. Zoley, You are constantly investing into expanding the companies reach and contracts. At the same time you give senor managment staff a hefty anual bonus while the backbone of your company the Correcitonal Officers, have gone without ANY pay raise of any kind in the nearly 5 years that the facility has been in operation in this region. The cost of living along with gas prices are constantly rising whilst you continue to pay the core group of staff the same rates that were standard prior to the economic failures of our nation. Please slow down the companies growth and maybe consider cutting these Annual bonuses (not counting bonuses given when ACA audits are absolutly smoked by your loyal employees) to maybe compensate your foot soldiers that keep your investments profitable with a higher pay rate. We need it.

Advice to Senior Management – Management staff at NENMDF is absolutly outstanding. The wardens are very approachable. and all management staff are very knowledgable about polices and proceedures.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at GEO Group

Pros – the pay was very good

Cons – the managment wasn't always the best

Advice to Senior Management – listen more to the employees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at GEO Group

Pros – room for advancment because of turn over is high

Cons – There are people that don't do anything and get paid well. no pay raise in 4 years or cost of living

Advice to Senior Management – Clean up the dead weight check pay verses work

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at GEO Group

Pros – great staff very knowlegable and respectable trustworthy and honest people show up and work as a team from minute one

Cons – cons would be some are unorganized some dont treat others respectfully and very few dont do their job to the best of their abilities

Advice to Senior Management – my advice would be make sure your staff shows up to work with a full alert mind and a sound body too be prepared for anything

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at GEO Group

Pros – GEO Group provides excellent opportunities for advancement. Also, since GEO Group is an international company, you can transfer to any institution worldwide, where there are openings. GEO Group has excellent benefits and also provides a 401K for employees.

Cons – The company does not match your 401K. It is very difficult to get time off and GEO Group does not seem to know or care that people have lives at home. It is also very difficult for security staff to be able to get breaks, and they receive no lunch time at all. When you work 13 hour days, breaks become very helpful.

Advice to Senior Management – Ensure that your workers are allowed to eat! 13 hours is a very long time to go without food.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at GEO Group

Pros – stepping stone. two weeks vacation every year.

Cons – two weeks vacation only after each year you reach on your hire date.

Advice to Senior Management – return sick leave for all employee's. Better medical benifits for staff.