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Select Security reviews

3.3

60% would recommend to a friend

(57 total reviews)

Patrick Egan

67% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Select Security has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 57 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Select Security employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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57 reviews
1.0
Jul 5, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Some good co-workers ; free corporate lunches.

Cons

Because its a growing company they keep loading more and more work on all departments across the board but can't hire additional workers. Unfortunately I worked in SVC Coordination and the people in that department were a revolving door. Mgt. in Svc Coordination had a negative impact on employees; their was constant micro managing and writes ups. So many nice people left because of this and the constant tension that we felt at all times.

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8y
Thank you for your honesty. This review will be shared with our Senior Leadership Team and used as we continue our company-wide focus on making Select Security a Compelling Place to Work, Shop, and Invest.
1.0
Jun 26, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible work hours, minimal supervision, company leads were decent, good installers, great local support staff.

Cons

Saleswomen were treated like window dressing to provide larger sales to under- trained men. You will not earn the money promised, $50,000 - $75,000 unless you come in with your own 400 or more, customer base. When you do get a good one on your own, if it is more than a $1500 sale, very well could be turned over to a man, any man as long as it is not you. You will run your vehicle into the ground with all of the travel of which you are given not enough reimbursement to pay for the gas. Expenses were not paid in a timely manner. The commission structure was a mystery for the first 4 months on the job. Once you figure out the commission, you will spend your time trying to be sure you are getting paid the correct amount which will change on a whim. One month you'll be told you can go after certain accounts, the next, they will be off limits. H.R. does not have your back. Everything that is really important to a new employee, like how they get paid and when their Health Insurance starts, is decided by Home Office and they pass the buck all over the place. It will take you at least 5 or 6 phone calls to find how you get your commission and how much you can expect.

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Thank you for your honesty. This review will be shared with our Senior Leadership Team and used as we continue our company-wide focus on making Select Security a Compelling Place to Work, Shop, and Invest.
4.0
Oct 25, 2017

Super exciting!

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Pros

The company is constantly growing, expanding, just evolving! The opportunities to grow professionally are limitless. If I get out of the current department, I feel like my supervisor will hold me back as they have done to others in the dept.

Cons

My direct supervisor although they are highly intelligent on our products, they are not a leader, or team player. I don’t feel like they care about my opinions or ideas, it’s more like this is the way. Even if it’s not right or practical. This person is a black sheep in this company because everyone else seems to be people oriented, friendly, outgoing, and excited. It’s hard to be happy and exited in the mornings having to see them miserable and grumpy. Definitely not a leader, team player. A supervisor should be someone that wants to utilize their teams ideas, push them to be better, take advantage of everything that person can bring to the table. Dictating and talking down to your people because you haven’t invested the time to train them is completely unacceptable.

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