Is Republic Services a good company to work for?

Republic Services has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 3,590 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 55% of employees would recommend working at Republic Services to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Republic Services have been left by employees working as Customer Service Associate , CRC and Division Manager .

Does Republic Services pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Republic Services employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Republic Services. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Republic Services?

55% of Republic Services employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Republic Services 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Republic Services?

Operations Supervisor (216) , Customer Service Representative (109) , Truck Driver (91) , Account Manager (89) , Driver (88) , Operations Manager (62) , Residential Driver (53) , Sales Representative (48) , Account Executive (41) , Manager (40) , Associate Account Manager (36) , Heavy Equipment Operator (36) , Dispatcher (35) , Supervisor (34) , Inside Sales Representative (33)

What are the pros of working at Republic Services according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good and dispatch" ((in 401 reviews)); "Good pay for your first year with the company and they care about their employees" ((in 344 reviews)); "awesome place to work the people are great the company really cares about its workers whether your temp worker or not" ((in 188 reviews)); "hey take care of their employees and care" ((in 61 reviews)); "Great team and team members" ((in 41 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Republic Services according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management to work with" ((in 203 reviews)); "No work life balance be prepared to work up to 12 hours a day + Saturdays." ((in 90 reviews)); "Very busy and long hours sometimes" ((in 90 reviews)); "Horrible upper management." ((in 62 reviews)); "Lack of support from direct manager." ((in 56 reviews))

What are employees saying about Republic Services layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Republic Services layoffs and their outlook for job security at Republic Services in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Republic Services locations?

Phoenix , Charlotte , Houston , Chandler , Indianapolis , Scottsdale , Las Vegas , Chicago , Dallas , Atlanta , Los Angeles , Fort Worth , Anaheim , Boise , Arlington , Lewisville , Cleveland , Saint Louis , Columbus , Seattle , Philadelphia , Memphis , Nashville , Fort Wayne , Fishers , Baltimore , Detroit , Jacksonville , Lakeland , Boston

Republic Services reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(3,496 total reviews)

Jon Vander Ark

68% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

Republic Services has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,496 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Republic Services employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.8 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

1.0

Sep 30, 2014

The absolute worst company in which you could ever be employed. Led by old school management that won't change.

Operations supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You have a cell phone that you luckily get to receive emails that add more work to your already stretched day. The five personal days, and two to three weeks vacation you receive that prevents you from totally going over the edge.

Cons

The extremely long hours and Saturdays you work. It is such a joke to look at your pay stub and see you are only getting paid for the first 40 hours you work which you usually reached on Wednesday. All upper management talk about what they used to do when in their own minds they were successful. They don't have an answer when you ask them "Why are you here instead of your former job"?

Republic Services Response

11y

We are sorry to hear that your experience didn’t meet your expectations. We strive to create great experiences for our employees and we’re always seeking feedback. If you’d like to discuss this further please email us at recruiting@republicservices.com.

2.0

Sep 8, 2014

managemt get your heads out of the sand and listen to your employees for once please lives depend on this

Swing driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent pay and benefits stable work uniforms open door police but don't mean much when you have management that don't want to hear you out

Cons

we report safety concerns to management and get ignored because profit comes first unsafe equipment that is out dated and makes a mess and upsets customers

Republic Services Response

11y

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.

2.0

Aug 30, 2014

Very Political

Maintenance supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The salary is very good.

Cons

The company does not like to invest in their employees. No college assistance

Republic Services Response

11y

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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