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 162 reviews)); "The pay was good." ((in 99 reviews)); "Awesome place to be and the people are great" ((in 91 reviews)); "A good work life balance" ((in 42 reviews)); "Great people and opportunities to grow" ((in 38 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Compass Group USA according to real employee 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)); "Salary is low!" ((in 25 reviews)); "Had no training at all for my position." ((in 24 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

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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).

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2K reviews

3.0

May 7, 2019

Okay

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Company store is nice, benefits are good, lots of locations, variety of jobs and industries

Cons

Pretty much all of the good opportunities and good pay is at the corporate headquarters. Getting a job there is pretty hard as there is a lot of competition for those positions.

3.0

Apr 30, 2019

Overall very good company to work for

Director, food service management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, many accounts are M-F.

Cons

Don't work in National Accounts! Most of the divisions are fine. (Chartwells, Canteen, Eurest...)

1.0

Apr 22, 2019

DONT WASTE YOUR TIME

Barista, shift supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

you will waste your time.

Cons

poor management. insubordination. favoritism. retaliation.

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