Republic Services reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(3,482 total reviews)
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Jon Vander Ark

74% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Republic Services has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,482 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
Sep 15, 2022

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

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Pros

Base Salary, Health Insurance, Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement.

Cons

- You're only a number in an environment where you're expected to hit unrealistic revenue goals. - Prepare to be "Heavily" micromanaged. Management say's they don't which is a lie. - Company only cares about their stockholder's and stock price on wallstreet - Daily matrix requirement is extremely high (Calls, Meetings, Quotes, Tasks) - Vacation time is a joke. You have to make it up by working twice as hard to catch-up with daily matrix requirement's or you'll be written-up. - Sick time is a joke. You have to make it up by working twice as hard to catch-up with daily matrix requirement's or you'll be written-up. - Management is out for themselves. - Management has no problem documenting half-truth's to pass blame. - You're in a Contract based industry but the company set's Sales Quota's as if nobody in your territory is in a contract (3 or 5 year) and in fact almost every business is locked in, basically 98%+ is tied-up in a contract. - Company has ridiculous price increases and expects customer's to be ok with it.

2.0
Aug 29, 2018

Place is not managed very well!

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Pros

If you want to work long hours and not get payed OT this could be the place for you! If enjoy driving POS trucks it could also be the place for you. You you want to hear about saftey, safety and safety but no one stands behind it its a great place to work. If you want to work for less money then what you wrre hired for it could be the place for you also. If you enjoy favoritism at the work place, you guessed it. This is the place for you. If you love tension between your co-workers, once again this is the place for you.

Cons

Everything. Arguing with shop every morning cause they don't fix the trucks. Most of the trucks are in poor shape. Some trucks have violations and are being put out on route. No engagement from higher management. Run out of proper equipment to do the job all the time. For a company that claims safety all the time,Saftey briefs are a joke. Poorly trained drivers being hired. Transfer station is is extreamly poor shape, accidents waiting to happen. No care in the world when it comes to drivers concerns. The push, push, push method does not work. Poorly trained management, lies from management on a daily basis. Driver's are being shorted on their pay. Driver's pay is going on if they like you or not.. Other's are not getting paid what they we're told. This email system you have going on is out of control. No-one knows how to do their job. They just send e-mails all day long. Seems like people are put in authority roles because they feel bad for them.

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3.0
Mar 8, 2018

Day to day change

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice call center facilities and average benefits Fun environment (for the most part)

Cons

No support from senior managers and HR dept. Nearly impossible to hold employees accountable Headhunting supervisors and managers No policies and procedures in place Daily changes making the job nearly impossible to master Blame is easily placed, but never owned by corporate

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