Is Compass Group USA a good company to work for?

Compass Group USA has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 2,159 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at Compass Group USA to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Compass Group USA have been left by employees working as Director , Project Manager and Food Service Director .

Does Compass Group USA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Compass Group USA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Compass Group USA. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Compass Group USA?

61% of Compass Group USA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Compass Group USA 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Compass Group USA?

Executive Chef (61) , Food Service Worker (56) , Director (38) , Manager (38) , Cook (35) , Cashier (33) , Chef Manager (29) , General Manager (27) , Food Service Director (26) , Line Cook (26) , Sous Chef (26) , Director of Dining Services (25) , Barista (21) , Chef (20) , Supervisor (19)

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

"Used to be a caring company that was great to work for and had good benefits." ((in 157 reviews)); "Awesome place to be and the people are great" ((in 87 reviews)); "A good work life balance" ((in 42 reviews)); "The opportunities to move around the country are great, and to move between divisions." ((in 37 reviews)); "great culture and leaders" ((in 33 reviews))

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

"The pay was low and you had to negotiate a pay raise" ((in 95 reviews)); "They purposely drive out the good managers" ((in 55 reviews)); "Worked many long hours (salary) because company did not invest in resources nor staff ahead of time to open the account." ((in 51 reviews)); "Long hours, on call 24/7, upper management" ((in 44 reviews)); "Had no training at all for my position." ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about Compass Group USA layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Compass Group USA locations?

Charlotte , New York , Chicago , Houston , Los Angeles , Redmond , Atlanta , Seattle , Dallas , Austin , San Francisco , Washington , San Jose , Philadelphia , Baltimore , Boston , College Station , Miami , Cincinnati , Jacksonville , Phoenix , Indianapolis , Detroit , Portland , Kansas City , Louisville , Minneapolis , San Diego , Hartford , Saint Louis

Compass Group USA reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(2,076 total reviews)

Palmer Brown

74% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Compass Group USA has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,076 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Compass Group USA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Mar 26, 2020

Working with compass

Food service worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work is easy Good for a beginner or student Good hours if you need em People are phenomenal Really, REALLY hard to get fired If you're in a nursing home, you've got "job security"

Cons

Poor management No bonuses Mediocre pay Staff can be not even halfway competent sometimes and not get fired No growth

1.0

Feb 2, 2020

well.......

Office assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay is once a week

Cons

Management is only about "ticking the box" for their District Manager to know they did something. One and done ...never looked at again. They don't stay consistent on their daily management-it's whatever corporate is promoting that week with no mind for what the actual business needs. As an office administrator, I did more actual work in the kitchen and involved in producing daily menu. It was crazy and unsafe.

1.0

Jan 20, 2020

Not for Chefs-This is a adult babysitting job-

Sous chef

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hours are decent, and pay is ok. Most of the people here are friendly and you will have a free meal a day of whatever Sysco garbage is there.

Cons

If you are a actual chef this place is not for you. Sysco products, mostly premade garbage food, no creativity because it’s for hospitals and the lower immune system demographic. If you enjoy middle school level paperwork, customer service work w/ the sick, and a company that will totally break your soul then this is the place for you!! Compass Group takes advantage of poor people, has no care about real human compassion because the staff isn’t capable of free thinking... would not recommend

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Jobs at Compass Group USA

HRIS FUNCTIONAL ANALYST-(REMOTE)

ASSOCIATE ACCOUNTANT (HYBRID)

CONTENT EDITOR (HYBRID-CHARLOTTE)

SR. VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS (CHARLOTTE, NC)

CORPORATE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS DIRECTOR-(MID-WEST) REMOTE