GFL Environmental reviews

3.2

54% would recommend to a friend

(672 total reviews)
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Patrick Dovigi

58% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

GFL Environmental has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 672 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GFL Environmental employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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672 reviews
4.0
Sep 25, 2025

Growing company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fast growing, lots to learn. Everyday is different.

Cons

A lot of politics. Difficult to move up the ladder unless you are close to upper management. Hard work is not always rewarded.

1.0
Sep 22, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This could be a great workplace with proper leadership and a commitment to inclusivity, but until those issues are addressed, I would not recommend this office to anyone seeking a healthy, supportive environment.

Cons

My experience with this company was extremely disheartening. The office culture was toxic. Instead of fostering teamwork and respect, management allowed a “clique” culture to thrive, where only certain staff members were included and others were deliberately excluded. Communication was poor, Favouritism was evident, and constructive feedback was rarely offered. Efforts to raise concerns were met with defensiveness or dismissal, indicating that employee well-being was not a priority.

1.0
Aug 18, 2025

Disappointed

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Day to day work is similar which provides some stability in certain roles but no growth.

Cons

- Employee engagement initiatives are okay if you’re invited, however some management or issues create an unstable work environment. - Performance reviews show a lack of professionalism, education, and ability to actually review or teach instead of critique and investigate. - Certain individuals choose to create their own job titles and cause constant disruptions in the workplace adding little to no value. - Remuneration issues create a toxic work environment and lack of common sense or professionalism. - Turnover becomes an issue with a lack of willingness of certain individuals to work with others for underlying motives and unethical reasons or factors. Some choose to burn bridges instead of forge alliances and build teams. - Sexism by both women and men - There is also a lack of growth given company debt and restructuring or divestments. There is a genuine lack of trust built over time given multiple factors. - Consistent resistance and attacks/harassment without reprimanding individuals or critiques, toxic culture, management, turnover, toxicity of certain groups and individuals, remuneration, no growth - Nobody follows the rules - Speaking other languages in the office - Disruptions at desks during working hours - Health and safety issues in an office environment - Too many too list all cons as we have better things to do than review on Glassdoor.

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