Is Republic Services a good company to work for?

Republic Services has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 3,573 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 59% of employees would recommend working at Republic Services to a friend and 59% 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 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Republic Services. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Republic Services?

59% of Republic Services employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Republic Services 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Republic Services?

Operations Supervisor (214) , Customer Service Representative (109) , Truck Driver (91) , Driver (88) , Account Manager (87) , Operations Manager (61) , Residential Driver (53) , Sales Representative (47) , Account Executive (41) , Manager (39) , Associate Account Manager (36) , Dispatcher (35) , Heavy Equipment Operator (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 379 reviews)); "Good pay for your first year with the company and they care about their employees" ((in 332 reviews)); "awesome place to work the people are great the company really cares about its workers whether your temp worker or not" ((in 202 reviews)); "Training was good and regularly updated/distributed." ((in 67 reviews)); "Great employee's to work with and for." ((in 61 reviews))

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

"Poor management to work with" ((in 200 reviews)); "Very busy and long hours sometimes" ((in 95 reviews)); "No work life balance be prepared to work up to 12 hours a day + Saturdays." ((in 86 reviews)); "Horrible upper management." ((in 66 reviews)); "Lack of support from direct manager." ((in 55 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 Republic Services locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Winder , Little Rock , Birmingham , Sun Valley , Richmond , Pittsburgh , Jacksonville , Huntsville , Jenison , Corpus Christi

Republic Services reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(3,482 total reviews)

Jon Vander Ark

74% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

1.0

Aug 19, 2015

If you dont want to play by their rules then you're out!!!

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work hours, great customers that is all!!

Cons

Shannon runs Kay & Keliah. If your not labeld "cool" in her book then your gone! They have to hire thru temp services because they can pick and choose who fits with shannon. KELIAH DOES NOT DO ANYTHING A SUPERVISOR SHOULD. She talks about how sorry upper managment is to shannon and also sends hateful emails and texts back and forth! They HATE opperations and drivers more then anything when you dont participate in the negative talk about them they will push you out!!! Keliah sits on her phone most of the time on facebook and eating. They lie to customers so they dont have to deal with them!!! They call it russian roulette when a customer calls back! This place is a life sucker! If your not hailing to the queen shannon your not going to make it!

Republic Services Response

10y

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.

3.0

Nov 18, 2014

Was once a great company but currently going down hill. Stay away from Capital Heights MD location!!!

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great industry! Pretty much recesion proof. Car allowance. competive base salary. Lots of room for advancement locally and throughout the country. Good Benefits. 401K etc

Cons

Your sales manager pretty much makes or breaks you. They have been hiring a lot of sales managers from out of the industry, who have not idea how the industry works. Same with upper management. As an account manager, you are required to defend aginst VERY aggresive price increases, which are obvious cases of price galging.

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.

5.0

May 13, 2019

Awesome Company

Operations supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Republic really cares about its people. What a refreshing idea in an industry that is known for long hours and no home work balance. Best move I have made in my career.

Cons

Could use structured training at the local level.

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