FGH Security Employee Reviews

What is the best part of working at the company?I’m talking about, it’s very good management in Manchester What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Anyone work for FGH it’s always happy there no place for stress in FGH😊What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Focus on the company and your individual experience while employed there.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Focus on the company and your individual experience while employed there.

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Fun place

Door Supervisor (Current Employee) - Liverpool, Merseyside - 2 November 2023

Amazing Venues to work at ranging from football stadium to racecourses. Various festivals as well. Well organized and friendly staff. You will meet variety of people from different backgrounds and you'll enjoy working every bit.

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Caring management

Event Security Officer (Current Employee) - Birmingham - 29 October 2023

With event work, each job is different. I've found with FGH they will put in time and training with everyone also if you seek further or skilled training and have proven they again will help and assist.To work for them I have enjoyed it. Working events all over the UK. But they don't just have events also sites to cover on a regular basis and door work. Like any company or job it's the team around you that make your day and job enjoyable and most I have worked with have done this.

Pros

Good pay, wide range of work, catering on long jobs ie festivals etc. Discounslte at retail outlets and more

Cons

Slow to confirm work.

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Ok to work there

Door Supervisor (Current Employee) - West Yorkshire - 26 October 2023

It’s not the best or worse place I have worked for best thing to do is just get on with your job can be fun most of the time if you get on with the management

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Fun

Safety Steward (Current Employee) - Liverpool, Merseyside - 18 October 2023

Access to alot of shifts and manager are really helpful and chill to deal with, they also help you do the SIA licences which can let you earn more bucks if needed

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Working with some fab people at some great events.

Security Steward / SIA (Current Employee) - Birmingham - 9 October 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Great people, good leadership and management.Some great events and organisations to work for.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Not guaranteed work as zero hour contract.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Great organisation culture with exceptional leadership from the very top.

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Productive

Sercurity (Current Employee) - Manchester - 2 October 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Training Lovely people to work for all managers and everyone is friendly and approachable What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Nothing n9 stress loveley people and friendly atmosphereWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Everyone gets treated the same like one big familyWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Absolutely love it long shifts but if you like merting people and talking to people day in day out then this iscjob for you

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Great opportunities for progression and development

Project Manager (Current Employee) - Lancaster - 1 September 2023

There is not 'typical day at work' here. The role is varied and interesting with options for office based and home based working, as well as the opportunity for front-line security work, sometimes including international trips, especially during festival season.I have learned a great deal while working here due to the level of investment in learning and development. I have, for example, achieved Level 3 Spectator Safety, Level 5 Crowd Management, and Level 3 Safeguarding qualifications in the past 12 months. I'm now doing two degrees simultaneously on the company dime. The management here genuinely care about each other and about the wider team. The culture is really positive and provides ample opportunities to succeed. Hard work is absolutely required. If I have one criticism of the company, it is that workload is high and tolerance of a lack of effort is low. That being said, the approach is to work with the team member to improve rather than just to criticise even in these cases.The most enjoyable part of the job for me is the variety and the challenging nature of the work always giving me an opportunity to stretch myself.

Pros

Professional Development opportunities

Cons

Workload can be very heavy at peak periods

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Really good company to work for

Area Manager (Current Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 28 August 2023

Worked shortly as an area manager, they definitely do look after you and there's loads of progression available, shame I couldn't work there longer as everyone is really nice

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They talk a big talk about being industry leaders in looking after their staff but it's all rubbish to get as many people on the books as possible.

Security Supervisor (Current Employee) - UK wide - 25 August 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?You get to work with genuinely nice people who are passionate about security.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Very few shifts have breaks. Shifts can be very long (16+ hours). Not much in the way of support or welfare.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Fend for yourself. Dog eat dog.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Turn up, wait around for ages for your deployment, then once deployed you'll stand in the same place until the end of your shift. If you're lucky you'll get stood down around the time you expect your shift to end but don't be suprised if you're still waiting for someone an hour later.

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Would only recommend if you have no other options

Security Officer (Former Employee) - Preston, Lancashire - 18 August 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?The money was good only if you asked for it What is the most stressful part about working at the company?A lot of false promises about venues , upcoming events things like that What is the work environment and culture like at the company?It seems to hire staff that no one else would take on

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Good work place

Festival Assistant (Former Employee) - Manchester, Greater Manchester - 27 July 2023

Was only on for festival events but jobs where never not offered on the job page , good variety of jobs also if you wanted to mix things up . You could get the chance to go see musical festivals etc

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feel at home

Security Officer (Current Employee) - England - 21 July 2023

fgh is one big family everything you would want from a job or even a career since there is room for progression, the management are the best the way to book shifts is easy to use and the pay is alright but could be better

Pros

variety

Cons

last min

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Interesting

Event Steward (Former Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 3 July 2023

Lots of lovely people to meet. Management can be a bit rude depending on being new. Can see favouritism. Bit unorganised and didn’t allow to select shifts. Working environment was okay.

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Fun workplace, bad management

Supervisor (Current Employee) - Manchester, Greater Manchester - 18 May 2023

Management are bullies. Miss a shift due to illness? Shifts cancelled. Miss a shift due to a family emergency? More shifts cancelled. As ur on zero hours they'll do what they want. Managers don't even communicate with a lot of people they seem to get rid of day ik day out. can't keep up with the contracts they have so you end up working with sub contractors who don't know the bar/venue

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Amazing place to work

Started as a door suoervisor now Area Manager (Current Employee) - Lancaster, Lancashire - 10 May 2023

Great place to work with excellent training and opportunities to progress also chances to work at the best events and also gain valuable experience in other fields such as door supervision guarding and supervisory roles

Pros

Good pay great staff and plenty of work

Cons

None

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Amazing staff

Door Supervisor (Former Employee) - Manchester, Greater Manchester - 7 March 2023

Management can be hit and miss due to the long hours they put in but overall amazing rates of pay compare to some and lots of opportunities eg festivals, doors, retails, music events , sporting events

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Good Company

Door Supervisor (Former Employee) - Manchester, Greater Manchester - 7 March 2023

I worked for FGH for a good few months and they have a good amount of shifts available and always pay you on time, the supervisors will always give you a break when you need it as well.

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work alright untill theres no jobs available

Door Supervisor (Current Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 27 February 2023

work alright until there's no jobs available works only really available in the summer season lucky even to get 2 shifts a month in the winter season

Pros

good shift managment system

Cons

waviered breaks can be working 12 hours with zero breaks

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Love FGH

Security Operative (Current Employee) - Manchester City Centre - 15 February 2023

Absolutely enjoyed the engaging and informative hiring process. My shifts have been rewarding and management supportive. Can't fault my time employed here

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16 Years and counting

Training development officer and security supervisor (Current Employee) - Lancaster - 8 February 2023

Having first started working for FGH in 2006 I can honestly say it is a fantastic place to work. I have enjoyed various roles within the company and have been afforded a number of professional development opportunities. FGH like to promote from within and definitely reward hard work and effort. It is amazing to see how much the company has grown over the years and how much the company gives back to its staff to acknowledge their contribution to that growth. When it comes to the festival season in particular, the sense of team spirit that exists at every level is exemplary.