Everything Isn't as it Seems - Environmental Services Director Aramark Employee Review

3.0
Nov 2, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Enjoyable job atmosphere with ever-growing add-on responsibility. Strong corporate involvement. Strong management and financial controls, with focus upon strong leadership, quality control and customer service.

Cons

Human Resources at all levels is known for knee-jerk reactions, especially in response to unfounded customer complaints, or situations unfavorable to the company bottom line of profitability. Human Resources will "investigate" at management request any seemingly or alleged management misconduct, seek to control the flow of accurate, truthful and reliable information to upper management to facilitate their range of control within the organization hierarchy. The manager(s) unfortunate enough, despite absolutely no wrong-doing, having displayed nothing less than stellar performance at any time based in part but not limited to solid, written/documented customer satisfaction letters and evaluations combined with excellent to outstanding ARAMARK documented performance evaluations, is hung-out to dry, as a scape goat-essentially for all practical purposes BLACK LISTED-despite the negative implications. The moral and corporate responsibility to defend it's employees from wrong-doing in this situation doesn't enter the picture. Sadly enough, those in position of authority to step forward and correct a wrong-from the Human Resource leadership, to the District Managers, to the Group Presidents, and higher-remain silent. Sadly enough, this experience isn't isolated or limited to the type experience mentioned here. The arena extends beyond into contract renewal, contract bidding, and labor relations.

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5.0
Jul 16, 2026
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Pros

I worked for Aramark as a bartender at two different arenas in 2 different states and I absolutely loved it. Probably just lucky to have a good management in both places . Great money, fun job, amazing co-workers.

Cons

I don’t see the place for growth but it’s not something I am seeking, because it’s just a side gig of mine

2.0
Jul 8, 2026
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Pros

Travel opportunities. Former corporate management was extremely supportive and good to work with. Free food. Free drama.

Cons

Work life balance. Don’t be a mother to young children if you want to work here. Verbal communication vs. what you get in an email will be contradictory….the gaslighting was unbelievable. Digital metric systems put in place by new corporate management has taken all the creativity and actual management out of the job. Will be mad at you if you don’t make the numbers they want to see, but will provide zero guidance on how best to do so. Hours were extremely long in order to complete all job responsibilities. New upper management is inflexible to specific account needs. Each account is different. HR does not help you - they protect the company. If you need to terminate an employee - they make it impossible.

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