Republic Services reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(3,492 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 3,492 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
4.0
Jan 15, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Routine schedule day in day out, full benefits and a great 401K, Free Turkey delivered on Thanksgiving, great staff, overtime all the time

Cons

Members were unhappy, coworkers nice but unhappy, frequent communication breakdowns between Operation Department and Management and the other departments. After working the for over 8 years, the company merged and my department was moved from Sun Valley to Santa Fe Springs (Whittier area). The position was too far from my residence. The 50 or more inbound calls per day were easy but the complaints never stopped and at one point I no longer believed in the company.

2.0
Jan 13, 2014

BEWARE

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is "OK", Needs to be more though. Benefits are "OK", Nothing great.

Cons

Prepare for the end of your personal life, I get up at 1am and get home at 5-6pm. They constantly look to "wright you up" over any little thing they can find. I've been here less than a year and have seen more wright up's, 3 day suspension's, And people getting fired than I have in my entire working life. Trucks don't get repaired like they should. If it can be "patched up" instead of downing the truck and spending the money to fix it right, That's what they will do. I've been told the less they spend on repairing trucks the bigger the bonus management will get. Of course I can't prove this but I can say they don't like to spend money the trucks, I'm in my mid 40's and this is the worst truck I have ever been in. They'll preach safety one minute, Then give you a day and half worth of work and expect you to get it done, Safely, In one day. You have to run long, Hard hours and if you get into an accident you could loose your job depending on how bad it was. Nobody in management has ever told me "Good Job, Thanks, I Appreciate You", Nothing, Ever. They usually act like your bothering them if they have speak to you. Overall this is the worst place I have ever worked.

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