Choosing a division is like betting on a roulette wheel - Truck Driver Republic Services Employee Review

3.0
Feb 8, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pretty decent pay, in New York it is union and hourly, and in Florida i get "production pay" as well as whats called chinese overtime. its a bit odd actually but i make about the same in either spot. Just show up and do your job and you won't have any problems. LATHAM//SCHENECTADY NY ARE AN 8 OUT OF 10 RATING AND LAKELAND FLORIDA IS A 6 OUT OF 10 IN MY OPINION

Cons

it seems that unless you have a business,earth science,or geology degree, you won't make more than 60k., (some) Egotistical people in higher positions,pretty normal anywhere. mis leading management sometimes. lots of trucks to maintain so you have to be pretty patient. Re-tread Steer tires make me feel very unsafe,especially with doing 300+ highway miles per day

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Republic Services Response
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Thanks for your feedback. We would like to hear more about your ideas on how we can improve our employee experiences. Please contact us or your local Human Resources Representative. We can be reached at recruiting@republicservices.com.

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Pros

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Cons

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Republic Services Response
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Thank you for your feedback! At Republic Services, we're dedicated to maintaining our highly inclusive culture and leveraging human-centered practices that make us an employer of choice. We're thrilled to know that you've enjoyed your time as a Republic Services team member.
1.0
Jul 16, 2026
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Pros

I liked my collegues and we worked well as a team.

Cons

Poor leadership, micromanagement of sales team, disorganized, operations could not service current customers and sales team were expected to bring on new business that we also could not service, zero sense of urgency with operations, a 30% price increase was applied to most all accounts every 10 month and sales team were instructed by the GM NOT to tell new and/or existing customers, very deceitful practices, AI pictures taken from cameras on trucks generated a vast amount of fees that were invalid, customers had to babysit their invoices as to not be taken advantage of, very difficult to retain customers due to price increases, bogus fees, and all around poor service. I’m not sure how or why any customers would use Republic Services.

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