Is Republic Services a good company to work for?

Republic Services has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 3,585 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 55% of employees would recommend working at Republic Services to a friend and 54% 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 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Republic Services. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Republic Services?

55% of Republic Services employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Republic Services 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Republic Services?

Operations Supervisor (215) , Customer Service Representative (109) , Truck Driver (91) , Account Manager (89) , Driver (88) , Operations Manager (62) , Residential Driver (53) , Sales Representative (48) , Account Executive (41) , Manager (39) , Associate Account Manager (36) , Heavy Equipment Operator (36) , Dispatcher (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 390 reviews)); "Good pay for your first year with the company and they care about their employees" ((in 334 reviews)); "awesome place to work the people are great the company really cares about its workers whether your temp worker or not" ((in 194 reviews)); "They have great training and encourage each employee to develop themselves fully." ((in 60 reviews)); "hey take care of their employees and care" ((in 55 reviews))

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

"Poor management to work with" ((in 196 reviews)); "Very busy and long hours sometimes" ((in 93 reviews)); "No work life balance be prepared to work up to 12 hours a day + Saturdays." ((in 89 reviews)); "Horrible upper management." ((in 63 reviews)); "Lack of support from direct manager." ((in 57 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 are the top reviewed Republic Services locations?

Phoenix , Charlotte , Houston , Chandler , Indianapolis , Scottsdale , Las Vegas , Chicago , Dallas , Atlanta , Los Angeles , Fort Worth , Anaheim , Boise , Arlington , Cleveland , Saint Louis , Lewisville , Columbus , Seattle , Philadelphia , Memphis , Nashville , Fort Wayne , Fishers , Baltimore , Detroit , Jacksonville , Lakeland , Boston

Republic Services reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(3,492 total reviews)

Jon Vander Ark

68% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

May 17, 2018

Great people to work with.

Revenue analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The business is an easy one. The people were wonderful from the drivers to the office staff. Everyone felt like they were on the same page.

Cons

Changes in leadership and at the corporate level sent a lot of needless new systems that never amounted to anything and just caused busy work. Constant fear of trickle down staff changes.

Republic Services Response

8y

Thank you for the feedback.

1.0

May 15, 2018

Customer Resource Consultant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They did have some really good benefits as far as medical and also a great 401k package. Training was subpar as the real learning experience happened on the floor. Computer systems are great when they are working. Plenty of room to advance.

Cons

There is very little consistency across the entire company as there are so many levels between the top and the bottom causing communication to lack. Supervisors are not trained to properly lead their teams or some literally do not care. There are constant changes that were being made which affecting my work life balances. The stress we were all put under is indescribable and because of this, I will probably never work at a call center again. The pay does not match up with the responsibilities of this position. This position is pretty much a supervisor role without the title. This company also sets certain expectations but fails miserably to uphold those expectations.

Republic Services Response

8y

Thank you for the feedback.

4.0

May 6, 2018

So much potential

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sustainable business. There will always be a need for it.

Cons

Every division operates differently. The processes aren't standardized.

Republic Services Response

8y

Thank you for your feedback.

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