Is Compass Group a good company to work for?

Compass Group has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 7,214 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at Compass Group to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Compass Group have been left by employees working as Project Manager , Director and Executive Chef .

Does Compass Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Compass Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Compass Group. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Compass Group?

61% of Compass Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Compass Group 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Compass Group?

Catering Assistant (155) , Barista (154) , Supervisor (123) , Manager (112) , Cook (103) , Food Service Worker (95) , Chef (89) , Cashier (81) , Executive Chef (72) , Utility Worker (60) , Waitress (57) , Sous Chef (53) , General Manager (51) , Bartender (50) , Operations Manager (49)

What are the pros of working at Compass Group according to real employee reviews?

"It has been great to meet so many people all over the world that are so passionate about food." ((in 288 reviews)); "Used to be a caring company that was great to work for and had good benefits." ((in 254 reviews)); "Very easy going and friendly staff" ((in 114 reviews)); "Free food at work but the structure of compass is too many chiefs and not enough Indians.." ((in 105 reviews)); "Good work life balance for employees" ((in 102 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Compass Group according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours sometimes but that can be dependent on the unit /site you work at." ((in 208 reviews)); "Bad managers who are high handed" ((in 157 reviews)); "Base salary is low for many positions especially ones where you must travel on a regular basis." ((in 114 reviews)); "no training you're just thrown in and expected to know what to do." ((in 80 reviews)); "A lot of false promises from upper management and poor ethics/morals when COVID started and taking care of sick staff members" ((in 70 reviews))

What are employees saying about Compass Group layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Compass Group layoffs and their outlook for job security at Compass Group in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Compass Group locations?

Charlotte , New York , Chicago , Houston , Seattle , Atlanta , Redmond , Austin , Los Angeles , Boston , Philadelphia , San Francisco , San Jose , Jacksonville , Dallas , San Diego , Miami , Washington , College Station , Minneapolis , Richmond , Indianapolis , Newark , Phoenix , Denver , Saint Louis , Greensboro , Cincinnati , Bowling Green , Reno

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Compass Group reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(5,963 total reviews)

Dominic Blakemore

66% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Compass Group has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,963 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Compass Group 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

5.0

Oct 25, 2016

Barista (licensed store)

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I only worked for compass group while I was attending school. It was a great place to work. My manager would work around my school schedule and allow me to leave early if I had a test. It was really great to work their. Plus the pay was pretty good .

Cons

No cons... for a job I had in college it was great. As a career I cannot really say much. People may have another opinion.

2.0

Oct 22, 2016

I have 14 years of experience in the food service industry.

Food service manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I am offered benefits, a paycheck every 2 weeks and paid time off. They do have training and education courses available for qualified associates.

Cons

Low salary, limited perks- no perk/ holiday pay for working holidays/ work life balance poor, generic benefits. How the company had their account set up needs to be looked at more closely. RDOs only r seen if ur account is under water, upper management has a poor way of communicating with accounts, needs to be more structured.

1.0

Oct 20, 2016

Accounting

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

To meet the glassdoor requirement. I have none.

Cons

They have ridiculous daily task list that doesn't take into account questions or problems from the field. It's structured to the point that there is no time for new innovations.

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