Republic Services reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(3,493 total reviews)
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Jon Vander Ark

68% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Republic Services has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,493 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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3K reviews
1.0
May 15, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

working directly with clients internally and externally

Cons

The company lacks communication entirely, this is why a majority of customers leave as well, no one is on the same page. There is no room for growth unless you have a degree (knowledge base or experience doesn't count) or are friends or family of someone already in management They pay very poorly and the average increase yearly is around $.16 if you are even given one. You are micro-managed at all times and in all honesty the office atmosphere is that of a kindergarten class. Everyone blames each other for problems (including management) instead of working together to fix issues. If you enjoy gossip, this is definitely the place for you. And don't forget being talked down to by management as if you are a child being punished. Respect is not a factor here. All in all, the Salt Lake City office is summed up as a HUGE stress and has the ability to break a person down both physically and mentally.

1.0
May 13, 2014

Awful.just really awful

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Paycheck deposited regularly and essp is ok....just ok

Cons

Senior leadership resembled feces throwing gorillas in nice suits. But if you like to engage in monosyllabic dialogue with greedy, valueless clownish thugs, then call this place home. Otherwise avoid at all costs this poisonous environment.

1.0
May 13, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay was above average

Cons

You basically apologized all day for the drivers missing pickups, the phone would not stop ringing with people complaining about how bad this service was. Also billing questions about why their bill would go up by 25% 9 months after signing a 3 year contract. It's total extortion as they try to hold you to the contract. It appears that organized crime hasn't gotten to far away from the garbage business. Horrible work environment in an office for 10+ hours a day, too hot and then too cold. Not very friendly employees and the training is horrible. You will spend weeks doing online training and then 3 days in phoenix only to realize that everything you were taught was completely useless when it came to the performance of the company and it's operations staff. Way to paperwork heavy too. Still manually filling out forms and trying to figure out the right codes. You will get buried in paperwork.

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