horrible experience , i gave away 5 years of my life to these blood sucking thieves . - Garbage Truck Driver WM Employee Review

1.0
Aug 27, 2014
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Pros

i met great hard working people here and most of them are still my friends , and this is it !

Cons

too many to list so i`ll write the most commons , their equipment is falling apart they never have money to fix their trucks , mechanics claim they do that to save money and therefore get a bigger bonus at the end of the month , pay rate is bad compared to what other companies pay their employees , taking in consideration that others companies have two lifters in the back of the truck , their management is terrible , theres no communication among them at all , like theyre there to boss people around and thats it , the way the treat people is bad , youre just a number , i hardly ever took a day off , even to renew your license was a problem , they would tell you like go after work they close late tonight ! and if you didnt theyd write you up , or you woulnt be on the roster the next day , or they would place you on a random/unknown route , now they do have cameras on their trucks which they said they were going to be used for insurance purposes ( lie ) they use them to scare drivers away , specially if you were up in seniority or payrate you would be their next target , and work their way down till they hire or bring new guys in at a lower payrate and no seniority , now they push you to the limits , these people are so bonus driven is not even funny , so they conduct some meeting before you go out on the route and they tell you go out there and break a leg , which theres nothing wrong with that but you dont expect that from a company that has a rule book bigger than a bible , i mean there are rules here that are so insane in case you have an accident theyre covered , therefor theyd trow you under the bus when the big shots are in the office , they would say something like ;oh we tell them not to do that , they know better ; , but they never say i told them to hurry up and finish the route quick , and theres alot more to add here but i dont think theyre worth my time writing all this for nothing

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1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share this! We’re so glad to hear that your experience here has been a good one. It’s feedback like yours that reminds us why creating a workplace where people feel respected, supported, and proud of what they do is so important. We're grateful to have you on the team.
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to be honest no pros.

Cons

Working here was stressful, I was starting to deal with anxiety and panic attacks especially when dealing with my Supervisor who was awful since the moment he arrived. I'm one to always be respectful no matter what but at some point you loose respect and you can't allow anyone to disrespect doesn't matter if he's your boss. They fire the hard working people while keeping the ones that do more damage in the work place. Ones that could hurt other employees yet nothing was done while firing the good ones. The Manager that arrived before I was let go was even worst! I wasn't sure what I needed to let her know or not know because since day one when I communicated with her she just brushed me off and never got back to me about anything or she told me to take her off all the emails she was attached to. Then threaten me on an email if I didn't show up to work when I had requested a day off. I mean there's a lot more I can say about both of them. Now about HR... after I was let go I requested termination documents and personnel file in January I waited a month to do a follow up got the run arounds then I was told they were going to get back to me. I waited and did another follow up they ignored my email I did another follow up and got ignored again we are now in April still nothing.

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WM Response
1mo
Your experience matters to us and we are so glad you took the time to share it. We value all feedback and take it seriously because it helps us learn and improve. We’re sorry things haven’t felt right, and your feedback helps us understand where we need to do better. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to growing as leaders and creating a workplace where everyone feels supported and valued.
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