Republic Services reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(3,488 total reviews)
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Jon Vander Ark

72% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Republic Services has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,488 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
2.0
Oct 6, 2011

Garbage Out, Garbage in

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits package and wonderful coworker relationships make it easy to get up and go to work in the morning. Peers are helpful.

Cons

Commission plan is a total joke across the board. Advancement opportunities are based less on performance and more on years of experience. Management seems out of touch with employee needs and expectations are a mirror of corporate. Lots of Yes men in management who worry more about quotas than employee advancement.

1.0
Apr 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent benefits. Slightly above average PTO policy

Cons

Remote employees aren't considered on par with hybrid/onsite employees. Randomly changed hours for remote employees with no flexibility. Remote employees aren't able to pursue management paths in any form. Managers are hit or miss. Some seem to genuinely want you to succeed while others blatantly tell you they can't help you with career growth, even though they admit that's part of their job.

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Republic Services Response
1mo
Thank you for your feedback! We're sorry to hear you had a negative experience. As a certified Great Place to Work®, Republic Services strives to be a workplace where people can thrive and bring their whole selves to work.
1.0
Feb 20, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Some very competent people (who are not leadership) work at this company. - Projects move unbelievably slow, so you don't have to worry about being rushed, ever.

Cons

- Engineering leadership (middle and upper management) has ZERO technical experience. This leads them to setting up pointless meetings, creating time-wasting initiatives, and then the engineer has to take the time to explain to them why their ask either isn't realistic or doesn't make sense. Tons of wasted time was spent having to appease management vs getting actual work done. - I'm genuinely convinced (in my opinion) that leadership does literally nothing day-to-day but sit in meetings. I feel like leadership is very "buddy buddy" with one another and definitely gives off "Fraternity" vibes. Take that however you like. - Management doesn't understand the different job roles of an engineering department, leading them to (very often) approach the wrong person or ask someone to do something that has literally nothing to do with why they were hired. - I saw some contractors get terminated without reason or warning. Be warned if you decide to work here as a contractor. They will treat you like a disposable commodity vs an actual person who has a family to feed.

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Republic Services Response
2y
Thank you for your feedback! We're sorry to hear you had a negative experience. As a certified Great Place to Work®, Republic Services strives to be a workplace where people can thrive and bring their whole selves to work.
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