Aramark reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(12,096 total reviews)
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John Zillmer

58% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Aramark has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 12,096 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Aramark employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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12K reviews
4.0
Dec 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the senior management is amazing and supportive. Fare pay for management.

Cons

The upper management, and admin workers in the head offices are very out of touch with what is happening on the ground level.

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Aramark Response
5mo
We appreciate your recognition of our supportive leadership and fair pay practices. Your feedback on staying connected to what’s happening on the ground is valuable, and we’ll continue to encourage and strengthen communication between teams and leadership. Thank you for sharing your experience.
4.0
Dec 2, 2025

Good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good money and volume during season

Cons

Seasonal and inconsistent weekly schedule

1.0
Dec 1, 2025

Good colleagues but unsustainable workload and lack of support

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly team Some opportunities to learn on the job through sheer necessity

Cons

Chronic understaffing leading to unmanageable workloads Little to no support from management when issues are raised High levels of stress and burnout due to unrealistic expectations Time in lieu not given for extra hours worked Promised support structures don’t exist, lip service only

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